The agreement obliges Ukraine to carry out economic, judicial and financial reforms in order to integrate its policy and legislation with that of the European Union. Ukraine is committed to gradually complying with EU technical and consumer standards. [6] The EU agrees to provide Ukraine with political and financial support, access to research and knowledge and preferential access to EU markets. The agreement commits both sides to promote progressive convergence towards the EU`s common security and defence policy and the policy of the European Defence Agency. PROTOCOLE III – On a framework agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the general principles of Ukraine`s participation in trade union programmes After the referendum, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said ratification would be suspended during negotiations with the other parties in order to find a compromise. [179] [180] In December 2016, a decision by the heads of state or government of EU member states was adopted, which presented legally binding interpretations of the agreement in order to address the concerns expressed in the referendum. In particular, it stated that it had not obliged the EU to grant Ukraine eu membership, or to provide security guarantees, military or financial aid or free movement within the EU. [181] [182] The decision would enter into force if the Netherlands ratified the agreement, which was to be approved by its Parliament. [183] At the end of January 2017, the Dutch government tabled a bill to confirm the approval of the agreement.
[184] The Dutch House of Representatives approved the bill on 23 February 2017. [185] The Senate approved the bill on May 30, 2017. [186] On 15 December 2014, the EU and Ukraine held the first meeting of the Association Council as part of the new Association Agreement. The Association Agreement is the most important instrument to bring Ukraine and the EU closer together. It encourages: Ukraine will also gradually transpose the corpus of European standards as national standards, including harmonised European standards. Alongside this implementation, Ukraine will withdraw conflicting national standards, including the application of intergovernmental standards (GOST/A) developed before 1992. In addition, Ukraine will gradually meet the other accession requirements, in line with the requirements for full members of European standards bodies. [187] The European Coal and Steel Community was established in 1952 from six Western European countries.
This would lead to the European Union in 1992, as the central powers would increase and the number of members would reach 28 in 2013. The Union has a common market and in particular has the competence to conclude trade agreements. The Union has only the competence conferred on it by its Member States and, therefore, when a treaty covers areas in which it is not competent, the Member States become parties to the Treaty next to the Union.