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Analyst: It’s good having the EU-Ukraine summit - 14 February 2013 - Interview

The 25 February EU-Ukraine summit is not expected to make a breakthrough in relations between Brussels and Kyiv, but it can set the course for improvement ahead of the Vilnius Eastern Partnership summit in November, Amanda Paul, analyst at the European Policy Centre, told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

Russia denies bullying Ukraine into its customs union - 05 February 2013 - News

Moscow, which recently slammed Kyiv with a huge gas bill, said Monday (4 February) that an arrangement could be found. A Russian diplomat explained that the deal would not necessarily require Ukraine to join Moscow's proposed Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. 

Ukraine wants trade agreements with EU and Russia - 04 January 2013 - News

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said his country planned to sign an Association Agreement with the EU in the course of 2013. But he also stressed that the country would develop its relations with Russia’s Custom’s Union in areas which do not contradict other “international obligations”. 

EU-Ukraine summit set for 25 February - 20 December 2012 - News

The European Commission announced today (20 December) that an EU-Ukraine summit would be held on 25 February, ending a year of uncertainty about the timing of the next leadership meeting.

EU expects ‘determined action’ from Ukraine - 11 December 2012 - News

EU ministers adopted yesterday (10 December) a rather long text on the Union’s relations with Ukraine, leaving options open for the holding of a bilateral summit and for signing the association agreement in 2013, provided that they see “determined action” in a number of areas, including “progress in addressing the issue of selective justice”.

De Gucht: Ukraine doesn’t make its EU case easier - 25 September 2012 - News

The European Commission is concerned about the many “stumbling blocks” which prevent it from proposing member states to sign the Association agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free trade Agreement (DCFTA) with Ukraine, Commissioner Karel De Gucht said yesterday (24 September), in an interview with EurActiv.

Ukrainian import tariff plan threatens EU relations, global trade - 24 September 2012 - News

Ukraine has told its trading partners it wants to raise tariffs on hundreds of imported goods, a move that could unleash protectionist forces and may even pose a threat to the €14 trillion global trade system. EU sources told EurActiv that this could raise “systemic questions” over the country’s relations with the Union.

Ukraine balances between East, West at Yalta forum - 17 September 2012 - News

Leaders gathered at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum last weekend conveyed the message that Ukraine was at a turning point and had to make strategic choices between becoming anchored to the European Union or Russia’s economic and political sphere.

EU initials Ukraine agreement 'to keep momentum' - 30 March 2012 - News

Ukraine initialled today (30 March) a landmark Association Agreement with the EU and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. Although this is only a technical step before the official signature, the Commission said the move was important for "keeping the momentum" in relations with Kyiv.

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