Ukraine-EU 2010

Ukraine, EU to hold 11th round of negotiations on setting up free trade zone
In Kyiv on May 25-28, 2010 the 11th round of negotiations will take place between Ukraine and the European Union about free trade zone.

Such agreements were coordinated within the frames of the 10th round of negotiations between Ukraine and the EU in Brussels on March 1-5, 2010, the Economics Ministry press service informed. Within the frames of negotiations discussion of cooperation in such trends took place: preparation of the tariff bid; administrative cooperation in the customs sphere; trading in services; competition-state aid; competition - antimonopoly legislation; protection of intellectual property rights; protection of geographical names; development and trade; trade aspects of energy cooperation; transparency; settlement of disputes. Economics Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn informed that by the results of the round a positive dynamics of negotiations is noted. In particular, coordination of the transparency sector was completed, and negotiations regarding administrative cooperation in the customs sphere approached its final stage.