Deepening EU-Ukrainian Relations - What, Why and How?

The purpose of this Handbook is to make the legal content of the Association Agreement clearly comprehensible. It covers all the significant political and economic chapters of the Agreement, and in each case explains the meaning of the commitments made by Ukraine and the challenges posed by their implementation. A unique reference source for this historic act, this Handbook is intended for professional readers, namely officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, business leaders, lawyers, consultants, think tanks, civil society organisations, university teachers, trainers, students and journalists. The work has been carried out by two teams of researchers from leading independent think tanks, CEPS in Brussels and the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) in Kyiv, with the support of the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). It is one of a trilogy of Handbooks, with the other two volumes examining similar Association Agreements made by the EU with Georgia and Moldova.

Preface Summary Part I: Political principles, the rule of law and foreign policy 1. Political principles 2. Rule of law and movement of people 3. Foreign and security policy Part II: Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area 4. Market access for goods 5. Trade remedies 6. Customs services 7. Technical standards for industrial goods 8. Food safety regulations 9. Services 10. Public procurement 11. Intellectual property rights 12. Competition policy 13. Statistics Part III: Economic cooperation 14. Macroeconomic context and financial assistance 15. Financial services 16. Transport 17. Energy 18. Environment 19. The digital sector 20. Consumer protection 21. Company law 22. Agriculture 23. Employment and social policy 24. Education, training and culture 25. Science, technology and space 26. EU agencies and programmes 27. Cross-border cooperation 28. Civil society Part IV: Legal and institutional provisions 29. Dispute settlement 30. Institutional provisions