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Ukraine-EU trade deal: Business seeks delay, quarreling MP’s stall
13-Nov-2013
Ukraine’s prospect of signing a key Euro-integration deal this month remains questionable. Its big business suggests delaying the move by at least a year, while parliament has stalled a vote that could release ex-PM Tymoshenko.
Ukrainian chances of clinching EU deal begin to fade
13-Nov-2013 AFP
Ukraine’s union of industrialists and businessmen late Tuesday called on President Yanukovych to delay the signing of the deal by one year, saying it was damaging trade relations with Russia and Kazakhstan.
Ukraine angry as Canada suspends free-trade talks
30-Sep-2013 The Star
After three years of talks and five rounds of negotiations, the Canadian government suddenly suspended free trade negotiations with Ukraine – leaving a nearly complete deal in limbo.
Signing of treaty on free trade zone between Ukraine, EU will create problems for Ukraine, Russia - Putin
4-Sep-2013 Voice of Russia
"If Ukraine believes it needs to sign a treaty on free trade with the EU, it means that’s how it should be. However, we see some problems for us and them here," Putin said in an interview with Russia’s Channel One and the Associated Press.
Ukraine, Israel resume talks on FTA in December
22-Aug-2013
Work on the FTA agreement between Israel and Ukraine goes as planned, the next round of negotiations is scheduled for December. The press service of the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine informs.
Ukraine’s EU deal: good or bad for the oligarchs?
21-Aug-2013 Public Service Europe
They continue to wield economic and political influence, but how will Ukraine’s oligarchs be affected by the Association Agreement the country is close to signing with the EU?
Russia readies tighter customs if Ukraine signs EU deal: report
21-Aug-2013 Reuters
Russia is preparing tighter customs controls with Ukraine in case Kiev makes the "suicidal" move of signing an association agreement with the European Union, an aide to President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Sunday.
EU-Ukraine FTA (draft, 2013)
14-Aug-2013 Ukraine Government
Ukraine: Government publishes draft Association Agreement
14-Aug-2013 ForUm
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine posted draft EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on the government portal. The document is freely available and can be read by any Internet user.
Turkey aims to complete talks for FTA with Ukraine
1-Jul-2013 World Bulletin
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey aims to complete the talks for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Ukraine as of 2015.
Ukraine handed November deadline on EU Association pact
7-Feb-2013 Bloomberg
Ukraine must seal a delayed accord to bolster ties with the European Union at a November summit or risk waiting years to sign the pact, the 27-member bloc said.
Uzbekistan might join CIS free trade zone in May 2013
29-Jan-2013
Uzbekistan might join the free trade zone of the Commonwealth of Independent States by the end of May 2013, Director of the First Department of the CIS States of the Russian Foreign Ministry told reporters on 29 January before the start of ministerial consultations in the CIS Executive Committee, BelTA has learnt.
EU OKs signing association agreement with Ukraine
2-Jan-2013 ZIK
The European Union passed a strategic decision to sign the agreement on association with Kyiv, Ukraine ambassador to EU Kostyantyn Yeliseyev says, ZN.UA reports Dec. 28.
EU-Ukrainian Association Agreement: To sign or not to sign?
12-Dec-2012 EurActiv
The leak of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA) turns the focus of their relations to a Shakespearean question: to sign or not to sign.
EU-Ukraine FTA (draft, 2012)
6-Dec-2012 Kyiv Post
Poroshenko: Technical procedures for signing of FTA agreement with EU to be completed in 2012
26-Nov-2012
All of the necessary technical procedures for the signing of the agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on the creation of a deep and comprehensive free trade area (DCFTA) will be completed by the end of 2012, Minister for Economic Development and Trade Petro Poroshenko has said.
Ukrainian PM urges efforts to accelerate FTA talks with Vietnam
23-Nov-2012
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov Wednesday urged to speed up Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations with Vietnam.
FTA with EU to be concluded after election, Azarov hopes
8-Oct-2012
The negotiations on a free trade area between Ukraine and the European Union will be intensified after the election to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said at a hot line in "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine" newspaper, the Cabinet’s press service informs.
FTA agreement with CIS to take effect on September 23, says Azarov
11-Sep-2012
The agreement on a free trade area (FTA) with the CIS will take effect on September 23, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.
FTA between Ukraine and the EU: Effective only after 2015?
4-Sep-2012
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Minekonomiky) is initiating Ukraine’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). This will provide Ukrainian manufacturers simplified access to WTO procurement tenders involving 43 countries, including 27 EU members and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland whose legislation is very close to that of the European Union).