KYIV. April 27 (Interfax) - The association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union is to enter force in full from January 1, 2016, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker.
Junker said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Council head Donald Rusk in Kyiv on Monday that the European Commission and the European Council want to confirm jointly that the association [free-trade zone] agreement must enter force in full on January 1 2016.
Junker also said that there have been many postponements and one can put off things indefinitely. However, this agreement should take effect from January 1, 2016, he said.