October 29, 2008 - 18:21 AMT
EU is offered to organize budget envisaging assistance to Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and South Caucasus
In the framework of the Eastern Partnership initiative, Ukraine should have the same status as the other EU aspirant states, according to the Ukrainian public council at the Ukraine-EU cooperation committee.

The European Union is expected to draw a decision on the Eastern Partnership initiative in December 2008.

While Brussels is thinking what it can offer the six Eastern Partnership aspirant countries, Ukrainian experts have already worked out new ways for cooperation with the EU.

They suggest the European Union should coordinate its finance plans with a glance to assistance to Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and South Caucasus countries, Deutsche Welle reports.