Barroso expressed the readiness of the EU to work with Russia on FTA EU-Ukraine
Maria Kniazeva. The European Union is ready to continue cooperation with Russia to find solutions to negative consequences for its economy of a free trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine, said in the letter head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, the head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin.
" in General Ministerial statement (from mid-September as amended) provides further meetings about how to respond to the concerns of Russia. We are ready to continue cooperation to address the negative consequences for the Russian economy arising from the implementation of the free trade agreement ", - said in the letter.
Among the goals of the Treaty of Union between Ukraine and the EU: the development of the Association, the gradual rapprochement between Ukraine and the EU on the basis of shared values, deepening economic and trade relations, the strengthening of cooperation in the field of justice, freedom and security.
the priority is the economic component. Close attention is paid to the position of the free trade area between Ukraine and the EU (FTA), which should provide a gradual economic integration of Ukraine into the EU internal market. Part of the contract involves the establishment of principles of cooperation in several sectors: energy, industrial policy and entrepreneurship, taxation, tourism and others. Also, determine the mechanism and the way of Ukraine's getting financial assistance from the EU.
The entire contract consists of more than 1000 pages, and its structure consists of a preamble, seven parts, 43 applications and three protocols. Priorities are economic aspects of the contract.
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