Alexander Kuranov. The Czech Parliament on Thursday, five minutes before midnight by a majority of voters ratified the Association agreement between the EU And Ukraine, said the website.

"the debate about the ratification of the Treaty on the unity between the EU And Ukraine lasted about eight hours And ended shortly before midnight by a vote in which 107 legislators supported the ratification of the Treaty, against, were, 29 deputies from the Communist party ", - is informed in the report.

The upper house of the Czech Parliament, the Senate ratified the Treaty in early winter 2015. Now the document will be sent for signature to the President of the Republic Milos Zeman.

Political Alliance Treaty between the EU And Ukraine, the Plenipotentiaries of the parties have signed on 21 March 2014, as part of its economic - June 27, 2014.

in the Czech Parliament, the Treaty has been exactly one year. Every time the discussion And ratification was postponed for various reasons until an upcoming meeting. Most often the reason for that, as in Thursday, were the deputies from the Communist party. And this time they heavily criticized the current authorities in Kyiv And established in Ukraine order, considering that this country takes the necessary rules For associate membership in the EU.

review of a Communist party leader vojt?ch Filip, Ukraine to prejudice the power of the people, for example, because of the political struggle excluded the Communist party, but on the contrary the Ministry of justice registered as a political party nationalist movement of the UNA-UNSO.

Speaking on Thursday in Parliament to Express support for the ratification of the EU-Ukraine head of diplomatic vedomctva Minister Lubomir Zaoralek told MPs that the approval of this document will assist the development of economic cooperation of the Czech Republic with Ukraine, will lead to structural reforms in the economic sphere And the "deliveryzetia" of this state, and will not affect trade relations of Ukraine with Russia. In addition, According to the head of the foreign Ministry, the ratification of the EU-Ukraine is not any step towards membership of this state in the European Union.

To the agreement between Ukraine And the EU entered into force, it must be ratified by all 28 member States of the EU. Now there were 3 countries that were not represented - Cyprus, Greece And Belgium.

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