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The implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement which is the deepest EU integration document with a partner country in history helps to attract investment to Ukraine and the industrial visa waiver provided for in the Agreement will give a critical impetus to the development of Ukrainian industry. This was stated by the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleb on March 3 during the presentation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.Ukraines movement to the EU is irreversible. Because the choice was made by the people of Ukraine not by any politician or political force. Not to support European integration is to go against the will of the people of Ukraine. If you look at the polls old and new the number of people who support European integration is steadily increasing said the Vice Prime Minister.Dmitry Kuleba stressed that European integration contributes to the development of the Ukrainian economy in particular attracting investments in Ukraine and industrial visa free - to the development of Ukrainian industry. He thanked his EU counterparts for the successful holding of the Association Council in Brussels this January. According to him the team of the Ukrainian Government returned from there to Kiev fed up having seen the desire and will of our European partners to move forward and accelerate economic integration and political association with Ukraine.Ukraine and the EU can do a lot together and make Europe stronger in a world where wild competition for resources and influence continues he said.Christian Danielsson Director-General of the European Commissions Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Negotiations for Enlargement also took part in the conference. He noted the positive progress of Ukraines European integration stabilization of the economy progress in key reforms.Commenting on the briefing on the possibility of concluding an Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Goods ASAA or Industrial Duty Free Agreement with Ukraine Christian Danielsson stated that the relevant EU mission will come to Ukraine in the coming months to begin assessing the readiness of legislation and responsible institutions prior to the start of negotiations on industrial visa waiver. Commenting on the percentage of implementation of the action plan for the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU in 2019 which turned out to be lower than in previous years Dmitry Kuleba said 2019 was the year of elections so many processes and reforms in our country naturally slowed down during the transition of power. However since autumn the new Government has taken an active step in the pace of European integration and I am convinced that we will see the imprint of this turbo mode in further reports and results. Representatives of state authorities the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine non-governmental organizations and international partners also took part in the conference.The Deputy Prime Minister drew the attention of the attendees to the fact that 2019 was a landmark year for the European integration of our country as the Government formally introduced for the first time in the Program of Activities the goal of achieving economic criteria for EU membership. In addition the Government has for the first time made the Pulse of the Agreement available to the public an online monitoring system for the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. Dmitry Kuleba noted that thanks to this step European integration has become the most transparent measured and accountable public policy in Ukraine.Among the innovations of the new Government is the launch of European integration in the regions of Ukraine in order to give citizens from all over our country access to information about new opportunities in the framework of cooperation with the EU to involve them as much as possible in educational scientific cultural business projects and programs of the EU. The first in May 2020 will be the European Integration Office in Kherson. By 2024 it is planned to extend the geography of the European integration offices to other regions especially the eastern and southern regions.The Cabinet of Ministers together with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has created a joint parliamentary-governmental platform. Its Roadmap includes a list of priority European integration bills for Parliaments consideration. Joint legislative work has already allowed the adoption of more than 30 fundamental European integration laws. This has shifted the reform process and delivered results in many areas.Among the major achievements Dmitry Kuleba particularly noted the long-awaited creation of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court the re-launch of the NAPC which was given access to all necessary registers the return of criminal liability for illegal enrichment the adoption of the Electoral Code. The creation of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court was noted by Christian Danielson as one of the major achievements of the last year.The Vice Prime Minister also drew attention to the introduction of the Institute of Authorized Economic Operator the adoption of the law on the regime of joint transit and the introduction of the national electronic transit system the introduction of software for the launch of NCTS in Ukraine.He also noted significant positive developments in the areas of financial services protection higher education intellectual property public procurement energy energy efficiency agriculture fisheries and noted the liberalization of business conditions and trade in services.At the same time the Vice Prime Minister also drew attention to areas where progress is poor and needs to be accelerated. These include in particular statistics and information sharing public finances and consumer protection.
