"European
integration isn’t just the shared economy, it isn’t just freely
travel over our borders. European integration, in the first place, is the shared
mentality, the shared consciousness, shared culture and shared education,"
stressed Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk in "10 minutes"
on Sunday, January 3.
The Prime
Minister emphasized that the previous year the European Commission
"clearly confirmed that Ukraine has fulfilled all criteria for a visa-free
regime to be introduced between Ukraine and the European Union": "We
expect a final decision of the EU on granting the visa-free regime for the
citizens of Ukraine, as we are members of single large European space. We share
the same values. We share the same principles. We respect the rights and
freedoms of man and citizen. The guiding principle for us is the rule of
law".
Arseniy
Yatsenyuk reminded that a number of EU programmes was being implemented,
including for Ukrainian scientists, cultural environment, a program of access
to European resources had been launched: "The Creative Europe programme
and Horizon 2020 programme, in which the Ukrainian artists and scientists can
get from European Union a financial resource for the development of their
sectors, for the development of every conscious Ukrainian personality".
The best
example of European integration for Ukraine, according to the Head of the
Government, " isneighboring and brotherly Poland":
"Throughout 14 years, Poland has been pursuing complex reforms. Similar to
those reforms we've launched during recent 22 months. And as a result of these
reforms, Poland has become a member of the European Union, but one of the
strongest EU members with a developed economy as well".
"This
is our way. And we’ll pass this way," he accentuated.
"Still
a lot of work is ahead. Difficult, but correct work to ensure Ukraine to
become a member of the European Union. To ensure that our citizens feel
themselves as worthy members of the great European family.And this is our joint
work. The joint work of every citizen of the country. The joint work
of the Government and the Parliament. The joint work of the whole
Ukrainian nation, which is a European nation. Because Ukraine is Europe,"
Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed.
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