A Ukrainian flag. (Photo: Ivan Bandura/ cc/ Flickr)
Jun 25, 2014
The government of Ukraine is expected to sign on Friday a contentious economic and trade agreement with the European Union, the threat of which had previously polarized the nation and sparked months of violence and upheaval.
Newly elected President Petro Poroshenko is due to sign the document at a ceremony in Brussels, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The austerity-driven agreement is said to bring sweeping changes to the economy of the country.
In a decision that led to his ouster, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had previously balked at signing what many described as the "harsh" reforms, which were dictated largely by the International Monetary Fund.
The AP describes the agreement as a "1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to tulips, cheese to machinery."
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Lauren McCauley is a former senior editor for Common Dreams covering national and international politics and progressive news. She is now the Editor of Maine Morning Star. Lauren also helped produce a number of documentary films, including the award-winning Soundtrack for a Revolution and The Hollywood Complex, as well as one currently in production about civil rights icon James Meredith. Her writing has been featured on Newsweek, BillMoyers.com, TruthDig, Truthout, In These Times, and Extra! the newsletter of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. She currently lives in Kennebunk, Maine with her husband, two children, a dog, and several chickens.
The government of Ukraine is expected to sign on Friday a contentious economic and trade agreement with the European Union, the threat of which had previously polarized the nation and sparked months of violence and upheaval.
Newly elected President Petro Poroshenko is due to sign the document at a ceremony in Brussels, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The austerity-driven agreement is said to bring sweeping changes to the economy of the country.
In a decision that led to his ouster, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had previously balked at signing what many described as the "harsh" reforms, which were dictated largely by the International Monetary Fund.
The AP describes the agreement as a "1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to tulips, cheese to machinery."
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Lauren McCauley
Lauren McCauley is a former senior editor for Common Dreams covering national and international politics and progressive news. She is now the Editor of Maine Morning Star. Lauren also helped produce a number of documentary films, including the award-winning Soundtrack for a Revolution and The Hollywood Complex, as well as one currently in production about civil rights icon James Meredith. Her writing has been featured on Newsweek, BillMoyers.com, TruthDig, Truthout, In These Times, and Extra! the newsletter of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. She currently lives in Kennebunk, Maine with her husband, two children, a dog, and several chickens.
The government of Ukraine is expected to sign on Friday a contentious economic and trade agreement with the European Union, the threat of which had previously polarized the nation and sparked months of violence and upheaval.
Newly elected President Petro Poroshenko is due to sign the document at a ceremony in Brussels, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The austerity-driven agreement is said to bring sweeping changes to the economy of the country.
In a decision that led to his ouster, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had previously balked at signing what many described as the "harsh" reforms, which were dictated largely by the International Monetary Fund.
The AP describes the agreement as a "1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to tulips, cheese to machinery."
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