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UKRAINE-EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT MUST TAKE EFFECT IN FULL FROM JAN 1, 2016 – JUNCKER

28 April , 2015  

KYIV. April 27 (Interfax) – The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union is to enter force in full from January 1, 2016, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Juncker said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Council President Donald Tusk in Kyiv on Monday that the European Commission and the European Council want to confirm jointly that the Association Agreement must enter force in full on January 1, 2016.

Juncker also said that there have been many postponements and one can put off things indefinitely. However, this agreement should take effect from January 1, 2016, he said.