The European Parliament and the Parliament ratified the agreement on Association with EU
Deputies of the European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada synchronously ratified by a majority vote of the Association agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by 355 votes approved the draft law on ratification of the Treaty of Union between Ukraine and the European Union, ITAR-TASS reported. Ratification of the Treaty in the Parliament was held simultaneously with the review of this document in the European Parliament. Remember, at the end of June, the EU and Ukraine signed the economic part of the agreement. The political part was signed by the new Ukrainian authorities in March immediately after the February coup d'etat. To the treaties entered into force, they must be ratified by the national parliaments of the EU and the European Parliament. The European Assembly stated that the European Parliament will ratify the agreement on Association of Ukraine with EU session, 15-18 September. September 12, Russia, the EU and Ukraine in Brussels agreed to postpone the implementation of the Treaty of the EU - Ukraine before the end of 2015. The Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the Ukrainian government is not going to make decisions about the postponement of the implementation.