European integration of Ukraine презентация

Odessa national economic university
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Ukraine
Is a country in Eastern Europe
the largest country entirely within Europe
Unitary republic under a semi-presidentil system with separate powers: legislative, executive, and judicial branches
Kiev is the capital and largest city

European Union and Ukraine

Ukraine is a priority partner country within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership
The current legal framework for EU-Ukraine relations is provided by the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA).
On 21 March 2014, European Union Heads of State and Government and Ukrainian Prime Minister H.E. Mr Arseny Yatsenyuk signed the political provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

Association Agreement
Focuses on support to core reforms, economic recovery and growth, and governance and sector cooperation in areas such as energy, transport and environment protection, industrial cooperation, social development and protection, equal rights, consumer protection, education, youth, and cultural cooperation.
Strong emphasis on values and principles: democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, good governance, a market economy and sustainable development.
Includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area
highlight Justice, Freedom & Security issues which also include provisions on mobility.

Trade and economic relations
The EU has already begun to reduce or eliminate its customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine.
At the end of 2015, the full DCFTA should be provisionally applied.
The reason for provisional implementation is that the Agreement has to be ratified by all 28 EU Member States

EU financial assistance to Ukraine
Priorities are set out as part of the "European Agenda for Reform“
Recent milestones include:
SBC signed on 13 May worth €355 million - help the government of Ukraine to address short-term economic stabilisation needs and implement governance reform order to promote the fight against corruption, public administration reform, election law and constitutional reform.
The first tranche €250 million paid on 12 June.
The signing of the Memorandum of Assistance to Ukraine that is necessary to give effect to the €1.61 billion Macro-Financial Assistance loan programme.
The EU disbursed the first tranche of €100 million (MFA I) and the second tranche of €500 million (MFA II) on 20 May and 17 June correspondently.

The EU is the largest donor to Ukraine. Since 1991, assistance provided by the European Community alone has amounted to over € 3.5 billion
Annual bilateral funding (National Action Programme) has increased from €47 million in 2002 to €186 million in 2013 and €242 million in 2014.
Thank you, the EU:)

EU Country Roadmap for Engagement with Civil Society in Ukraine
1. Enabling environment for the Ukrainian civil society organisations
2. Increased participation of civil society organisations in policymaking, public policy monitoring and service delivery and stronger cooperation between civil society, authorities, media and business at all levels
3. Improved legitimacy and representativeness of civil society organisations and their stronger capacity to engage in policy dialogue and policy-making processes, public policy monitoring and oversight
4. Further inclusion and integration of civil society into EU's political and operational relations with Ukraine, focusing on the implementation of the Association Agreement
5. Support for civil society's role in conflict prevention, humanitarian work and post-conflict environments in the eastern regions of Ukraine and Crimea
6. Greater accountability and transparency of public policies in energy, energy efficiency and environment through increased engagement with civil society
7. Further involvement of civil society in governance and security sector reforms and promotion of the respect for rule of law and human rights
8. Increased civil society's role in promoting economic development and contributing to the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.

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