Press Release: MEPs urge Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine to pursue reform and Russia to leave

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 21 January 2016 the results of the review of reforms' progress in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Members of the parliament pointed out that, a year after their association and free trade agreements (AA/DCFTAs) were ratified by these countries and the European Union, there were reforms tasks remaining for each of them and took note of the referendum taking place in the Netherlands on 6 April 2016 regarding the agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

MEPs also insisted that Russia should end its direct or indirect involvement in conflicts and internal tensions within these three countries.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/16/121, 20.01.16: Association Agreements/DCFTAs Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - Remarks by Johannes Hahn on behalf of the HR/VP at the EP Plenary http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-121_en.htm

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ESO: Background information: Outcome of the Trilateral Talks on the Implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-outcome-of-the-trilateral-talks-on-the-implementation-of-the-eu-ukraine-association-agreement-deep-and-comprehensive-free-trade-area-2/

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