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Ukraine and the EU: Towards an Eastern Partnership? 2004 signed a turning point in Ukraine-EU relations. The Orange Revolution broke out and accelerated the country’s Euro-Atlantic integrationist course. In the same year Brussels welcomed ten new members and worked out the concept of European Neighborhood Policy. This policy however failed to offer a membership prospect and led to Ukraine’s gradual disenchantment. Meanwhile, the already outdated Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Ukraine expired and negotiations on a New Enhanced Agreement (NEA) were launched. Talks for the core component of NEA, a Free Trade Agreement, were started immediately after Ukraine’s May WTO accession. But Kyiv’s ambition to enter the EU remains so far unsatisfied. A breakthrough in the stalling situation came in late May when a Polish-Swedish proposal for an Eastern Partnership was tabled echoing the Union for the Mediterranean idea. The Commission was invited to present in early 2009 a proposal for the modalities of its implementation. Sarkozy too seems determined to strengthen this initiative. Will 2008 bring a new impetus for EU-Ukraine relations? How will Russia impact on future EU-Ukraine relations?
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