@article{2014:tiede:das_assozi,
title = {Das Assoziierungsabkommen zwischen der EU und der Ukraine – Weichensteller auf dem Weg in die EU?},
year = {2014},
note = {The announcement by the Ukrainian government that it does not intend
to sign the Agreement on Association and Free Trade with the European
Union (EU) for the moment triggered a political crisis in the former
Soviet Republic at the end of 2013. In early 2014 this culminated in
President Victor Janukovych being deposed and the peninsula and
Autonomous Republic of the Crimea splitting away and then becoming a
part of the Russian Federation on 18.3.2014. Since then, comparable
endeavours have also been taking place in the predominantly
Russian-speaking eastern part of Ukraine. In the meantime, the EU,
which does not recognise the secession of the Crimea, has assured
Ukraine of its continued support in the latter’s endeavours to
create stability and undertake reforms. The Heads of States and
Governments of the EU Member States, together with the Prime Minister
of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, accordingly signed the political
section of the Association Agreement on 21.4.2014 and it is intended
that this should be followed by the signing of the other parts of the
Association Agreement as soon as possible. The following piece deals
with placing the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine
within the pre-accession strategy of the Union against the background
of the most recent political developments. Starting with an
explanation of the basic principles of European law relating to
accession to the EU, there then follows a representation of the
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Special attention is
paid to explaining the significance to be awarded the Association
Agreement in regard to the European process of integration of the
Ukraine.},
journal = {KritV Kritische Vierteljahresschrift für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschaft},
pages = {151--159},
author = {Tiede, Wolfgang and Spiesberger, Julia and Bogedain, Clemens},
volume = {97},
number = {2}
}