Mission of Ukraine to the European Union
Mission of Ukraine to the EU | |
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Location | Brussels |
Address | European Union 99-101, avenue Louis Lepoutre, 1050, Brussels, Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°49′05″N 4°21′19″E / 50.81798°N 4.35536°E |
Ambassador | Mykola Tochytskyi since 2016 |
Website | Official 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
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 | |
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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
References
- ^ "Mission of Ukraine to the European Union - History of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU".
- ^ Указ Президента України № 454/95 від 31 серпня 1992
- ^ Указ Президента України № 643/95 від 24 липня 1995
- ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №36/2016 Про призначення М.Точицького Представником України при Європейському Союзі та Європейському Співтоваристві з атомної енергії
- ^ "Eurostat-Tables,Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Field Listing – Area". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Parliamentary democracy and the Treaty of Lisbon Archived 21 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IMF EU Nominal". Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: IMF Ukraine Nominal". imf.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "IMF EU PPP". Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: IMF Ukraine PPP". imf.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 29 September 2020.