At the same time, he expressed hope that the ratification process will be completed before the Ukraine-EU summit scheduled for July 13. As Juncker said in his statement on the ratification of the Netherlands by the SA, he is grateful to the Dutch government and the leadership of other countries for their efforts to achieve a positive conclusion to the ratification process.

At the same time, Junker stressed that the Agreement has already intensified trade between the EU and Ukraine, increased the well-being of entrepreneurs, helped initiate and implement a number of reforms in Ukraine and provided new opportunities for both the European Union and citizens of Ukraine.

Today's vote gives an important signal from the Netherlands and the whole of the European Union to our Ukrainian friends that Ukraine's place is in Europe, "the head of the European Commission said, adding that the Agreement was one step closer to ratification.

I would like this process to finish quickly, before the EU-Ukraine summit, which is scheduled for July, - said in a statement released on the website of the European Commission on Tuesday, May 30.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Upper House of the Parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday, May 30, voted for the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.