DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement) in EU and Ukraine Relations
Journal: Journal of Political Sciences & Public Affairs
Year: 2015

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