EU Summit in Brussels ended prematurely
10:02, 19 December 2014
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: In a striking symbol of changed leadership, European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of the year a day early after agreeing to launch an investment fund and maintain sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.
New European Council President Donald Tusk, chairing his first summit, made a point of keeping the meeting short and political, without the customary wrangling over the wording of a rambling final statement, known in EU jargon as "conclusions".
"European Council finished. On time," the former Polish prime minister tweeted after the 28 leaders ended about 8 hours of discussion. EU officials said it was the first time in memory that a two-day summit had been cut short in this way, Armenpress reports, citing Reuters.
ITAR TASS reports that the European Union may consider the possibility of lifting its sanctions against Russia if Ukraine’s territorial integrity is preserved, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
“We’ll see whether there is any progress in this direction. Then we can move towards lifting the sanctions,” she told a news conference after a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
Merkel stressed that the EU imposed its sanctions on Russia in response to developments in Ukraine and the sanctions could be removed if the cause for imposing them was eliminated. She also said she hoped that EU countries would have a consolidated position if it was necessary to extend the sanctions.
It is impossible to stabilize the situation in Ukraine unless the European Union works out an adequate strategy towards Russia, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday.
“We will not find a long-term solution for Ukraine without an adequate and consistent, both tough and responsible, strategy toward Russia,” Tusk said after an EU summit in Brussels, adding that the bloc would continue its discussion in March 2015.
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