The upcoming EU-Ukraine summit is heading for embarrassment as EU states continue to hold back an accession "perspective" for Ukraine, while a fresh row between Ukrainian President, Viktor Yushchenko, and Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, may see yet another government fold. EU diplomats on Wednesday (3 September) agreed a draft summit statement should say the EU acknowledges "the European aspirations of Ukraine" and "leaves open the way for further progressive developments in EU-Ukraine relations," AFP reports. Ukraine has said it won't sign the deal in Evian without an EU accession statement EU states were also willing to call a new bilateral treaty an "Association Agreement" - implying deep political links - and to start a dialogue on visa-free travel. But the statement will not see the EU recognise Ukraine's "European perspective" - a nod to potential accession down the line. Ukraine diplomats in Brussels last week said the EU-Ukraine summit in Evian, France on 9 September will have some "deliverables" in the form of a joint declaration, but that Kiev would not sign the political chapter of the new bilateral treaty without the "perspective" phrasing.
The upcoming EU-Ukraine summit is heading for embarrassment as EU states continue to hold back an accession "perspective" for Ukraine, while a fresh row between Ukrainian President, Viktor Yushchenko, and Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, may see yet another government fold.
EU diplomats on Wednesday (3 September) agreed a draft summit statement should say the EU acknowledges "the European aspirations of Ukraine" and "leaves open the way for further progressive developments in EU-Ukraine relations," AFP reports.
Ukraine has said it won't sign the deal in Evian without an EU accession statement
EU states were also willing to call a new bilateral treaty an "Association Agreement" - implying deep political links - and to start a dialogue on visa-free travel. But the statement will not see the EU recognise Ukraine's "European perspective" - a nod to potential accession down the line.
Ukraine diplomats in Brussels last week said the EU-Ukraine summit in Evian, France on 9 September will have some "deliverables" in the form of a joint declaration, but that Kiev would not sign the political chapter of the new bilateral treaty without the "perspective" phrasing.
