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Eurasia summit flops in Moscow - 20 March 2012 - News

A summit designed to put in place an economic union similar to the EU failed to reach its goals yesterday (19 March), following the objection by Belarus to putting in place a community mechanism, capable of imposing its decisions to member states.

Europe and Ukraine: Deal or no deal? - 21 November 2011 - Analysis

If no progress is made at the upcoming EU-Ukraine summit on a trade and association agreement, the country risks failing to democratise and falling into Russia's orbit, argues Vladimir Mishchenko.

EU 'postpones' milestone Yanukovich visit - 18 October 2011 - News

After several days of discrete communication between Brussels and Kyiv, following the sentencing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, EU leaders have decided that a visit of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich should be 'postponed' until conditions would be more "conducive to making progress" in bilateral relations.

EU-Ukraine trade talks enter defining stage - 13 September 2011 - News

The European Commission appears ready to seal a trade agreement with Ukraine by the end of the year, giving Kyiv a helping hand in countering Russia's growing pressure on the country. However, uncertainty remains high.

Ukraine's future is with EU, says president - 25 August 2011 - News

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich plans to take his modern and dynamic country much further down the path to becoming a "proud member of the European Union," he revealed in an editorial for the Wall Street Journal.

Special Report: Russia, Ukraine eye customs union with EU - 19 May 2011 - News

Russian and Ukrainian officials said their relationship with the EU could take the form of a customs union in the next 15 to 20 years, with Russia admitting it was willing to get closer to the Union "as far as possible," excluding only membership.

Russia: Customs Union instead of WTO? - 09 April 2010 - Analysis

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus may be on the brink of creating a supranational body modelled on European integration, but this could be a difficult task given the problems that their customs union has faced so far, writes George Bovt, a journalist and political observer, in a March publication for the EU-Russia Centre.

Ukraine's new president to visit EU first - 24 February 2010 - News

Viktor Yanukovich will meet European Union leaders next Monday on his first foreign trip as Ukraine's president, opting to visit Brussels before Russia, EU officials said on 23 February.

EU ponders 'what to offer' to Ukraine - 22 February 2010 - News

EU foreign affairs ministers will discuss today (22 February) in Brussels "what to offer" to Ukraine, as the country's new president-elect, Viktor Yanukovich, appears to be considering moving towards a customs union with Russia.

Interview: Turkey's reform process more important than EU accession - 11 July 2008 - News

Ongoing reform in Turkey, spurred by the prospect of EU membership, is a must, argued Murat Yalçintas, the Turkish President of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in an interview with EurActiv.

Turkey to extend trade pact to new EU members - 30 March 2005 - News

Turkey intends to extend a free trade agreement with the EU to the ten newest members, including Cyprus, with a view to starting membership talks in October, the Commission has announced.

Commission urges improved border control - 25 July 2003 - News

On July 24, the Commission issued a call for the Member States' national customs authorities to devise and implement a common risk strategy at the Union's external borders.

Accession preparation: the case of Latvian customs - 02 October 2002 - Analysis

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