MILAN – Matteo Cazzulani, the Chairman of Integration Committee of Filitalia International and an Italian witness of the trial of former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko, stressed that Ukraine ended definitely the road to Europe and Democracy.
Chairman Cazzulani, who underlined that the decision by the Ukrainian Parliament not to allow urgent medical treatment to Tymoshenko avoids the the sign of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, said that Ukraine lost its last opportunity to become an European democracy.
Chairman Cazzulani stressed that now it is clear that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych wants to keep Ukraine neutral between the EU and Russia: a wrong strategy that, as demonstrated in Belarus, strengthens Moscow’s plan to rebuild a new Russian empire in former USSR.
However, Chairman Cazzulani underlined that the EU should not close the door forever to Ukraine, in order not to lose the opportunity to enlarge its free common market to an important European Country if Ukraine will become again a democracy.
“I’m quite disappointed by the vote of the Ukrainian Parliament, but it was unavoidable: President Yanukovych never respected EU values as democracy and human rights. However, EU political leadership should now keep the door open to Ukraine, in order not to loose definitely the opportunity to integrate an important country for EU geopolitical interest” said Chairman Cazzulani.
ENDS
THE MATTER
On Thursday 11/21 the Ukrainian Parliament rejected six proposals of allowing Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment in Germany: a condition posed by the EU as basilar in order to sign the AA.
The AA is a document which integrates Ukraine with EU free common market and anticipates the political integration of Ukraine in the EU.
Russia aims to integrate Ukraine in the Customs Union: a project of political integration conceived by Moscow to strengthen Russian hegemony in former USSR. The strengthening of Russia’s influence on Ukraine endangers both EU internal integration and EU position in the world globalized market.
Yulia Tymoshenko was jailed in 2011 after a trial that was considered by the International Community as politically motivated. Since President Yanukovych came to power in 2010, members of the opposition and independent medias were repressed, and frauds by pro-Presidential forces occurred during Local and Parliamentary Election in 2010 and 2012.
ABOUT FILITALIA INTERNATIONAL
Filitalia is a US philanthropic organization active in the spread of Italian language and culture all over the world. Filitalia International was founded in 1987 by Prof. Pasquale Nestico, a member of the CGIE (General Council of the Italians Abroad).
Based in Philadelphia, PA, Filitalia is composed by 12 Chapters in the USA, 12 Chapters in Italy, other Sections in the EU, and a program of expansion elsewhere.
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