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概要

DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement) in EU and Ukraine Relations

Khazar Shirmammadov

European Union, firstly, attempted to initialize relations with its close neighboring countries which had newly become independent from Soviet Union and yet could not get rid of the Soviet influence inherited by Russian Federation. Among these independence republics, however, Ukraine was the more attractive country. EU commenced its relations with Ukraine and the rest of new republics under the partnership and cooperation agreement, 1994. However, it was not enough for the closer ties between EU and Ukraine. Thereby, EU triggered its DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement) in relations with Ukraine. DCFTA was the core objective of negotiations between EU and Ukraine despite that both sides had conditionality in ratifying this trade agreement in terms of human rights, series of issue in modernizing and adjusting economy and trade in Ukraine in accordance with European standard etc. However, all hopes and desires were dashed after Victor Yanukovych’s rejection and it caused thousands of people to protest in Maiden movement, then in its aftermath, leading to the eruption of Civil War and Russian annexation of Crimea. As a result September 2014 the EU postponed implementing the DCFTA until January 2016.