The panel discussion with the member of the European Parliament, the Head of the European Parliament delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Pawel Kowal took place at the Institute of World Policy.In the course of discussion “Walking a thin line: Ukraine between EU and Russia. The view from Brussels.”, Mr. Kowal stressed that Ukranian governemtn has couple moths in order to achive signing the Association Agreement with the EU.
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The emphasized capitals of the EU are currently awaiting from Ukraine clear signals in two areas. First, the Ukrainian government must prove its commitment to European integration. According to him, recently, official Kyiv began to behave as in the days of President Leonid Kuchma, trying to “take fruit from two baskets both from the European Union and the Customs Union.” The second signal should show definite progress in solving the problem of selective justice.
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Mr. Kowal stated that this year is crucial on the issue of the Association Agreement. In particular, he explained it by the fact that in the European Commission the are a lot of members, who are in favor for signing the document. The new composition of the European Commission, according to the MEP, the number of those members could diminish that may impede the progress in relations between official Kyiv and Brussels.{4}{5}{6}{7}
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Panel discussion with Pawel Kowal at the IWP
05:39 PM 14-2-2013
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