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Mission of Ukraine to the European Union

Mission of Ukraine to the EU
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LocationBelgium Brussels
Address European Union 99-101, avenue Louis Lepoutre, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′05″N 4°21′19″E / 50.81798°N 4.35536°E / 50.81798; 4.35536
AmbassadorMykola Tochytskyi since 2016
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the European Union is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community; it is based in Brussels, Belgium.

History

Diplomatic relations between the EU and Ukraine were established in December 1991. Next year Ukraine designated its first representative to the EU - Ambassador Volodymyr Vasylenko.[1]

The fully-fledged Mission of Ukraine to the European Union was established in Brussels in 1996.

Heads of the Mission

Mission of Ukraine at Avenue Louis Lepoutre/Louis Lepoutrelaan 99–101 in Brussels

Volodymyr Vasylenko (1996–1998), Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine;[2]

Ihor MITYUKOV (1996–1998), former Deputy Prime-Minister of Ukraine;[3]

Boris HUDYMA (1998–2000), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;

Roman SHPEK (2000–2008), former Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Agency for Development and European integration;

Andri VESELOVSKY (2008–May 2010), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;

Kostiantyn YELISIEIEV (July 2010-July 2015), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;

Mykola Tochytskyi (2016–), Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[4]

Comparison

 European Union  Ukraine
Population 447,206,135[5] 42,539,010
Area 4,232,147 km2 (1,634,041 sq mi)[6] 603,500 km² (6,592,800 sq mi)
Population Density 115/km² (300 /sq mi) 73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
Capital Brussels (de facto) Kyiv
Global Cities Paris, Rome, Berlin, Warsaw, Vienna, Madrid, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Prague, Helsinki, Athens etc. Kyiv
Government Supranational parliamentary democracy based on the European treaties[7] Unitary semi-presidential
constitutional republic
First Leader High Authority President Jean Monnet President Leonid Kravchuk
Current Leader Council President Charles Michel
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
President Volodymyr Zelensky
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
Official languages Languages of the EU Ukrainian
GDP (nominal) $16.033 trillion ($35,851 per capita)[8] $122.875 billion ($2915.484 per capita)[9]
GDP (PPP) $20.366 trillion ($45,541 per capita)[10] $426.791 billion ($10126.589 per capita)[11]

See also

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