38. Stresses the need to strengthen Ukrainian civil society so that it can advise and support the authorities in delivering the promised reforms and act as an effective watchdog and whistle-blower; welcomes the effective cooperation between the expert community and the Verkhovna Rada in the reform process and implementation of the AA/DCFTA; commends the fact that the Verkhovna Rada’s priorities are shaped by a comprehensive dialogue with civil society; calls for a stronger approach for raising awareness in the business community, especially among small and medium-sized enterprises, of the specific opportunities that the AA/DCFTA provi ...[+++]des; invites other state institutions to partner with civil society, as the implementation of the AA/DCFTA needs genuine support and acceptance by society, which can be achieved only through dialogue and an exchange of views;

1. Stresses the importance of the Association Agreements (AAs), with their Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) components; welcomes the progress achieved to date, and insists that the implementation of these AAs/DCFTAs and the related Association Agendas must be a top priority for the EU and the three partners; stresses that the Council of the European Union unanimously signed the AAs;

31. Welcomes the entry into force as of 1 January 2016 of the EU-Ukraine DCFTA; condemns, however, the fact that the Russian Federation has unilaterally suspended its free trade agreement with Ukraine, has introduced heavy trade restrictions on Ukrainian exports to Russia and is hampering the transit of goods to third countries, violating WTO and other bilateral trade agreements; urges the EU to support Ukraine in current and future disputes with Russia launched in the WTO;

1. Welcomes the overall successful start of implementation of the AAs and the progressive establishment of free trade areas; insists that the implementation of AA/DCFTAs and related association agendas has to be a top priority for the EU and the three partners; instructs the Commission to monitor closely the process of implementation and to keep Parliament duly informed;

In order to facilitate this progress and provide momentum, it is desirable to defer the enforcement of requirements arising prior to the 38th session of the ICAO Assembly and relating to flights to and from aerodromes in countries outside the Union that are not members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), dependencies and territories of States in the European Economic Area (EEA) or countries having signed a Treaty of Accession with the Union.

(21) Community education, training and youth programmes are open to the countries of the European Free Trade Association participating in the European Economic Area and the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CCEE), in accordance with the conditions set out in the Europe Agreements, in their additional protocols and in the decisions of the relevant Association Councils, and to Cyprus, Malta and Turkey.