Archive for September 29th, 2011

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Eastern European Partnership meeting 29/30 September

September 29, 2011

Well today over the border in Warsaw the Eastern European Partnership meeting takes place between the EU representatives and the six nations within the EaP.

So off have trotted the EU high level representatives, suitably encouraged by Baroness Ashton in her warm up speech.  Quite.  Nothing new in that lot or the agenda.

Anyway, I shall be keeping as close an eye as possible on the two days of talks from a Ukrainian perspective, however I must admit to not expecting anything that will change the rules of the game, rhetoric, or the current positions of either side.

Also occurring simultaneously in Sopot, north of Warsaw, is the business orientated end of such gatherings who no doubt will be scrutinising closely the trade figures with theEaP nations with the DCFTA in Ukraine’s case close to the finalising of negotiations.