Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine, Hugues Mingarelli has said in which areas Ukraine lags behind the implementation plan of the Association Agreement with the EU, and in which areas it has made progress.
Speaking at the presentation of the report” Ukraine and the Association Agreement: Monitoring of the Implementation from December 1, 2016 to November 1, 2017″ in Kyiv on December 12, Mingarelli said that Ukraine is lagging behind in such sectors as customs, taxation, transportation, and creating jobs. As of today, not all of the obligations have been implemented on time, he said.
At the same time, the ambassador noted the progress in the field of ecology, energy, sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, as well as in the field of consumer protection.
Mingarelli said it is necessary to get the full involvement of parliament in the process of reforms. Everyone knows that there is a large number of bills which are not passed quickly enough and are blocked in parliament for one reason or another, the diplomat said.
