According to EU rules, the measure takes effect seven days after publication -- in this case, on 30 December.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yury Yekhanurov welcomed the move today. He spoke in Kyiv during a meeting with students and teachers at the Kyiv National University.
(RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service/Official Journal of the European Union)
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