EU summit kicks off in Brussels

The EU summit starts in Brussels on June 26. The situation in Ukraine and the appointment of a new EU leadership is high on the agenda June 27, will be the main working day of the summit. It will begin with signing association agreements with Moldova and Georgia. An economic part of the association agreement with Ukraine will also be signed on Friday, informs “Armenpress”. 

The heads of EU states and governments will proceed with discussing the situation in Ukraine,along with the feasi bility of further economic sanctions against Russia, prospects for strengthening energy security in the EU and ways to increase employment and economic growth in the European Union.

Moreover, the EU leaders will approve Lithuania’s accession to the euro zone starting from January 1, 2015.