Top EU-Oekraïne in Parijs (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Frans voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2008 i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 9 september 2008.

Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the Council of the European Union and Victor Yushchenko, the President of the Ukraine, will adopt a joint declaration establishing the political framework for EU-Ukraine relations.

The Ukrainian delegation will be led by President Victor Yushchenko. The European Union will be represented by the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, in his role of President of the Council of the European Union; José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission; and Javier Solana, the High Representative for the Common and Foreign Security Policy.

This summit, held in the context of deepening EU-Ukraine relations, will be the opportunity to give a decisive boost to negotiations on a new enhanced agreement that were started in 2007. The main objective of the French Presidency is to define the political framework of the new partnership between the EU and this country of major importance for European prosperity and stability.

Summit programme - Paris

13:25 Welcome by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the European Council, of :

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    Javier Solana, High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
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    José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
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    Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine

13:30 Working lunch

14:45 Plenary meeting

16:10 Joint press conference