Журнал Viche 2012 №15

№15, 2012

European integration. Association deepens

“Standard English version of the chapter regarding the Association Agreement with the EU concerning the creation of the deep and overall free trade zone was initialed. Further there will be the technical work on its translation into Ukrainian language and the languages of the EU” - stated the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko after initialing of the part of the Agreement on free trade zone in Brussels on July, 19 2012. This political step can be considered as an achievement of Ukrainian officials who primarily planned to complete the technical process only at the end of 2012, or maximum - in September or October of the current year. Accordingly, if the above mentioned agreement will be signed, and so it will go under the necessary procedure of ratification in the national parliaments of all 27 states-members of the European Union, the largest market of the world will be opened to the Ukrainian producer.

Yulia TSYRFA