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The Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv completed the ratification process of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union and the entry into force of the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union. [26] 9 July 2018 The 20th anniversary Ukraine-EU Summit took place. [27] 12 October 2021
Ukraine's desire to join the European Union dates back to 1993 when the government declared that integration to the EU was the main foreign policy objective. [16] In reality, little was done since Kyiv had to take into account that Russia was its major trade partner and natural gas and fossil energy supplier.
The signing of an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, although finalised, was postponed on 19 December 2011. According to a joint statement by Ukraine and the EU adopted on a Ukraine-EU Summit, the ratification of the treaty depended on Ukraine's "respect for common values and the rule of law with an independent ...
The European Union describes its values as being 'Human Dignity, Freedom, Democracy, Equality, Rule of Law, and Human Rights'. [48] Democracy is a cornerstone of the project that is the European Union, and has been since its inception. It thus also represents a criterion for accession to the EU.
An integral part of Ukraine's European integration course was the provision of diplomatic support for the completion of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization, which took place on May 16, 2008. In 2006, Ukraine was proposed to move to the first stage of integration with the EU with the creation of a free trade area.
Borrell, the first top EU official to visit Kyiv since Trump's win, said that the purpose of his visit was to stress EU support for Ukraine, as its war with Russia nears 1,000 days. The European ...
Costa said Ukraine's process of joining the EU was marked by "a sense of urgency" and the bloc could take steps to integrate Ukraine before its entry, such as coordinating mobile phone roaming ...
European Union: December 1991 [55] See Ukraine–European Union relations, Accession of Ukraine to the European Union. The Eastern Partnership is meant to complement the Northern Dimension by providing an institutionalized forum for discussing visa agreements, free trade deals and strategic partnership agreements with the EU's eastern neighbours.