German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed French proposals for the EU to sign an "association" pact with Ukraine in September, amid uncertainty over what the move could mean for Ukraine’s EU membership aspirations.
"This agreement will not only mean a strengthened partnership. It can also qualify as an associate member agreement," the chancellor said after meeting Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on a brief visit to Kiev on Monday (21 July).  [more]

On the 12 of June 2008 in Kiev a round table on “European Integration of Ukraine: Role of Youth” was held. The aim of this round table was to elaborate specific ideas and ways that would help youth organizations in Ukraine to reinforce the process European integration in Ukraine. European Association of Ukrainians (Brussels) and Network of Young Publishers “A5” (Odesa-Kiev) were the organizers of the event.  [more]

After his meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Victor Yushchenko held press availability on the results of the talks with Mr. Brown. At the event Victor Yushchenko informed journalists about the signature of Joint Statement with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and described it as historical.  [more]

Roundtable “Ukraine-EU: Energy Security Issue” was organised in Brussels by European Association of Ukrainians. On demand of Ukrainian NGOs representatives some amendments were introduced into the text of the concluding statement, adopted by roundtable participants. UNIAN was told about this by roundtable participants.  [more]

“European Union and Ukraine: Energy Security Problems” roundtable participants stress the urgency of the problem that was discussed, as well as the constructive character of their discussion.

The participants state that there are complicated and pressing issues concerning organizing a stable communication of the EU countries’ growing needs in hydrocarbon energy carriers and in covering the existing deficit of electrical energy in some EU countries. In our opinion, these issues must be solved in the course of direct talks with all the interested sides: the countries consuming, producing, and transiting the respective resources. Only the policy aimed at taking into account the legal interests of all the energy market participants may be efficient and really common European.  [more]