Brussels, 30/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 30 April, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Füle stressed - at the end of his meeting with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Sergei Arbuzov - the need to provide information to his fellow Ukrainian citizens about the advantages of the association agreement. “We raised the importance of the government to take the lead in informing the Ukrainian public about the benefits of the association agreement for the citizens and about the readiness of the European Union to contribute to this”, Füle said in press release.
Ahead of signing the association agreement - a signature which could take place at the Eastern Partnership summit in November - Füle reiterated that the EU looks forward “to seeing tangible progress in areas such as selective justice, electoral code and judiciary reforms”. “Our joint task is also to improve the business and investment climate in Ukraine, to be able to use to the full extent the foreseen economic integration of Ukraine into the EU”.
Füle also emphasised the need to overcome major challenges in bilateral cooperation, “including on public financial management”, which is the main reason why budget support payments remain under review. (CG/transl.fl)