Fresh Techconsult on Association of Ukraine with the EU are not planned

Maria Kniazeva. Russia, the European Union and Ukraine do not involve conduct additional expert meetings before appointed on 12 September Ministerial consultations on Association of Ukraine and the EU. About this Last news said a source close to the leadership of the European Union.

Ukraine on June 27, signed the economic part of the Treaty of Union with the European Union. Russia fears of negative consequences for its economy. In mid-July in Brussels hosted a trilateral Ministerial meeting on the issue, which was preceded by dialogue experts. Then Russia has sent to Ukraine the list of possible negative consequences of the implementation by Kiev standards of this document. Subsequent Ministerial negotiations in the capital of Belgium was scheduled for September 12. Preparatory expert meeting before it took place on the first day of the week.

" New meetings are not scheduled, " said the head of the Department.

" (Last Monday) meeting is a preparatory stage of the upcoming 12 September 2014 tripartite Ministerial meeting of the EU - Russia - Ukraine ", - reported in the published message, the permanent mission of Russia to the European Union.

the release States that a discussion of the potential negative impact of the norms of the Treaty on the unity of the Russian economy and trade and economic relations between Russia and Ukraine. According to the mission, " addressed the issues of sanitary and phytosanitary surveillance, technical regulations and customs cooperation, energy and access of Russian subjects in the market of Ukraine and Ukrainian subjects at the market of the Russian Federation ".

A free trade zone between Ukraine and the EU should provide gradual integration of the Ukrainian economy into the internal market of the European Union. For reviews of Russia, the damage to its economy from this contract may exceed 100 billion rubles (2, 7 billion). Moscow emphasized many times that will not do nothing, and if you come to a common opinion will not work, will be forced to retaliate, eliminating preferences for imports from Ukraine.


Among the goals of the Treaty of Union between Ukraine and the EU: the development of the Association, the gradual rapprochement between Ukraine and the EU on the basis of shared values, deepening economic and trade relations, the strengthening of cooperation in the field of justice, freedom and security.

the priority is the economic component. Special attention is paid to the position of the free trade area between Ukraine and the EU (FTA), which should provide a gradual economic integration of Ukraine into the EU internal market. Part of the contract involves the establishment of principles of cooperation in several sectors: energy, industrial policy and entrepreneurship, taxation, tourism and others. Also, determine the mechanism and the way of Ukraine's getting financial assistance from the EU.

The entire contract consists of more than 1000 pages, and its structure consists of a preamble, seven parts, 43 applications and three protocols. Priorities are economic aspects of the contract.

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