Ukraine parliament to approve EU legislation, speaker vows

Ukraine’s parliament will review “in the shortest term” the legislation demanded by the EU for signing the Association Agreement, Speaker Volodymyr Rybak told the fifth session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania on March 27 in Warsaw. The “maximum support” will be given towards fulfilling the approved plan of priority measures for the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, Rybak said, as reported by the Ukrayinska Pravda news site. Among the key items are regulations on fighting corruption, introducing amendments to protect personal data and considering EU recommendations against discrimination.