Ukraine should prepare all economic sectors for a work within a framework of free trade area with the European Union, the representatives of the Presidential Administration say.

It is necessary to use a time till signing of an Agreement on Association of Ukraine with the European Union for preparation of different sectors of the national economy for a work in…

Ukraine and the European Union have initialed their association agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in a statement.

“Today, the heads of the negotiating delegations of Ukraine and the European Union initialed the text of the association agreement, an integral part of which will be establishment of a deep and comprehensive free trade area,” the heads of the delegations said in a joint statement issued in Brussels (Belgium) on Friday.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov is sure that an Agreement on Association between Ukraine and the EU will be initialed on March 30.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine expects that an Agreement on Association between Ukraine and the European Union will be initialed till the end of March.

According to an UNIAN correspondent, head of the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Oleksandr Dikusarov said this at the press conference today.

“We expect an initialing of the agreement to be held…

“Systemic deficiencies in the functioning of the Ukrainian judicial system seriously hinder the enjoyment of human rights. The authorities should take resolute steps to better address these problems” said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, upon publishing a report based on the findings of his visit to Ukraine from 19 to 26 November 2011.

Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland Radosław Sikorski believes that the text of the Agreement on Association between Ukraine and the European Union will be ready during coming weeks.

President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych says that the only obstacle on a way of the European integration of Ukraine is “issue of ex Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko”.

According to an UNIAN correspondent, the head of the state said this during his speech at the business-lunch organized within a framework of the 48th Munich Security Conference.

V. Yanukovych underlined…

The Draft PACE Resolution outlines the problems with democracy in Ukraine, but does not provide for any sanctions.

Ukraine sees its future in the European Union and seeks to become a full-fledged EU member, President Viktor Yanukovych said at a session of the World Economic Forum titled “The Future of Eurasia.”

The President said that EU membership is crucial for democracy, economic prosperity, personal freedoms and well-being of every citizen of Ukraine.

The President called year 2011 fruitful…