EU puts Georgia, Moldova on fast track to association

Having learned the bitter lesson of procrastinating with Ukraine, which has put its EU association agreement (AA) on ice, EU leaders decided on 20 December 2013 to put Georgia and Moldova on a fast track to sign theirs by August 2014.

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ESO: Background information: Third Eastern Partnership summit, Vilnius 28-29 November 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-third-eastern-partnership-summit-vilnius-28-29-november-2013-conclusions-joint-declaration-of-the-eastern-partnership-summit-vilnius-28-29-november-2013-eastern-partnership-the/

ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 19-20 December 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-19-20-december-2013/

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