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Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov, photo EPA/BGNES
Ukraine will begin negotiations for an Association Agreement with the EU and the creation of a free trade zone, says Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
"With our European partners we will speak the language of facts and figures. We must not ignore the risks, " said Azarov at the Cabinet meeting Thursday.
The Ukrainian PM assigned the task to make the necessary preparations for the signing of the Agreement "in a very short period of time," the Bulgarian news agency "Focus"reported.
For weeks in a row, pro-EU protesters vent their anger at President Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to sign a strategic agreement with the EU and seek closer ties with Russia instead.
The wave of demonstrations in support of EU integration in Ukraine started on November 21 after the decision of Yanukovych to back out of an Association Agreement with the European Union amid pressure from the Kremlin.
US military aid arrived in Ukraine on Friday night, the US Embassy in Kiev stated. The delivery is part of a package of defense aid approved in December and comes amid a gathering of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Belgrade on Monday, where she will meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to discuss political and economic cooperation and the EU integration process.
Forest fires in Chernobyl continue for more than a week, and nearly 400 firefighters are involved in their extinguishing, DPA reported.
Mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko announced that schools and universities in the city will be closed from tomorrow until the end of March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the French ambassador to explain the words of French President Emmanuel Macron on "Ukrainian gangs", the ministry's spokeswoman said.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has elected Oleksiy Honcharuk as the new Prime Minister of the country.
The Eurogroup meeting concluded with an official decision that clears Bulgaria to join the European Stability Mechanism
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected claims that it has issued a ruling blocking Bulgaria’s planned entry into the eurozone
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