EU - Ukraine summit, Kyiv, 27 April

Brussels, 24 April 2015

The 17th EU - Ukraine summit will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday 27 April. This will be the first Summit under the new Association Agreement signed in June of last year. The EU will be represented by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini and Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn will also attend. Ukraine will be represented by President PetroPoroshenko. The summit will focus on the implementation of the Association Agreement and political and economic reforms in Ukraine including EU financial and other assistance; the crisis in eastern Ukraine and the application of the Minsk agreements, including the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission; regional issues and the preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Riga. The summit will start at 12.00 GMT on Monday with a tête-à-tête meeting between Presidents Tusk, Juncker andPoroshenko, followed by a working lunch at 13.00 GMT and the plenary session at 14.30 GMT. A press conference will be held at the end of the meeting. On Tuesday, President Juncker and other Commissioners will also speak at a Conference on international support for reform. 

European Commission