EU and Ukrainian parliaments ratify deal on political and trade ties

epa04402557 Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament Manfred Weber listens to a televized video address by Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko at the European Parliament’s plenary hall, in Strasbourg, France, 16 September 2014. The parliaments of Ukraine and the European Union were set 16 September to ratify a landmark political and free trade deal, but some lawmakers expressed displeasure over a delay in the agreement. The political and trade deal ratified by parliaments in Ukraine and the European Union were the first step towards membership in the bloc, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER EPA/PATRICK SEEGER