The king of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander signed the law passed by the Parliament, which ratified the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on a press-conferences in Kharkov, reports “Ukrainian truth”.
According to Poroshenko, the king of the Netherlands signed a document on June 1, and June 8, the deadline for filing a possible appeal.
“These watches are finishing procedures for the ratification of a crucial Agreement on Association… And now we await the publication of formal decisions of the Council of the European Union, which will complete the ratification process”, – said Poroshenko.
Recall, may 30, the Senate of the Netherlands (upper chamber of the Parliament) voted for the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
The lower house of the Dutch Parliament ratified the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine on 23 February. After the instrument of ratification signed by the king of the Netherlands, they are sent to Brussels.