The European Union may not offer anything new to present the program "Eastern partnership" at the upcoming summit in Riga on may 21-22: the conclusion of the visa agreement with Georgia and Ukraine are not reported in the draft summit Declaration,

The initiative "Eastern partnership" was launched by Poland and Sweden, and approved at the EU conference in Brussels in 2008, formally established in may 2009 in Prague. The goal of the program is the convergence of the EU with Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Belarus without their joining the Union.

"The European Union has nothing to offer to its Eastern neighbours. In the draft Declaration of the summit of " Eastern partnership ", which fell into the hands of Radio Poland, nothing is said about the conclusion of the visa agreement of the EU with Ukraine and Georgia, " - said in a dispatch Radio.

Ukraine and Georgia hope that at the conference the EU in Riga on may 21-22 will be given promises to abolish the visa regime with the European Union that would help the two countries to the European community and gave the citizens take advantage of the new possibilities of free movement." But in the draft Declaration is written in General terms that progress (in the matter of the abolition of the visa regime) depends on reforms, " says the radio station.

According to the radio, all this is a confirmation of what they say in Brussels - at the may summit of "Eastern partnership" will not be announced a plan to abolish visas for Ukraine, in the case of Georgia, the chances are 50%." in the Declaration still have the opportunity to be amended, But it is unlikely that they significantly changed the content, " informs Radio Poland.

The program " Eastern partnership envisages a significant increase in the level of political engagement, a broad integration of former Soviet republics in the EU economy, the increase provided them with financial assistance and enhancing energy security.

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