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Ukraine is close to meeting the requirements for signing the Association Agreement with the European Union, stated the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski at the 10^th Annual Meeting of YES “Changing Ukraine in a Changing World: Factors of Success” on Saturday in Yalta.

The Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, to be signed this November in Vilnius, will bring significant advantages to both parties. This statement made the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Leonid Kozhara, at the session “The Vilnius Summit – Creating Wider Europe?” at the 10^th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy, at the historic Livadia Palace, on Saturday.

The European Union needs to enhance negotiations with Turkey concerning its possible membership of the EU, Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of Germany (1998-2005), stated  on Saturday at the 10^th Annual Meeting of YES “Changing Ukraine in a Changing World: Factors of Success” in Yalta.

The EU member countries need greater political unity, stated former Chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schröder, at the 10^th Annual Meeting of YES, “Changing Ukraine in a Changing World: Factors of Success” on Saturday in Yalta, Crimea.

Europe lacks the caliber of leaders capable not only of taking responsibility for making tough decisions, but also of visualising and gaining consensus for what the Union should look like in the future.  The former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund made this bold statement during the discussion about the future of Europe at the 10th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy.

Seventy years ago the European Union was a dream. It has been realized, although it seemed impossible.