France has floated proposals for special EU relations with Ukraine, stopping short of a future accession promise. But the ideas have met with caution in both Kiev and Brussels.
The French blueprint posits signing a new "Association Agreement" with Ukraine, with Paris keen to conclude the pact's political chapter at an EU-Ukraine summit in September under the French EU presidency.
The deal would give Ukraine the right to be pre-consulted on new EU policies, in the manner of non-...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.