| Mission of Ukraine to the EU | |
| Coordinates: | 50.818°N 4.3554°W |
| Ambassador: | Mykola Tochytskyi since 2016 |
| Url: | Official Website |
The Diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the European Union is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community; it is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Diplomatic relations between the EU and Ukraine were established in December 1991. Next year Ukraine designated its first representative to the EU - Ambassador Volodymyr Vasylenko.[1]
The fully-fledged Mission of Ukraine to the European Union was established in Brussels in 1996.
Volodymyr Vasylenko (1996–1998), Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine;[2]
Ihor MITYUKOV (1996–1998), former Deputy Prime-Minister of Ukraine;[3]
Boris HUDYMA (1998–2000), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;
Roman SHPEK (2000–2008), former Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Agency for Development and European integration;
Andri VESELOVSKY (2008–May 2010), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;
Kostiantyn YELISIEIEV (July 2010-July 2015), career diplomat, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the relations with the European Union institutions;
Mykola Tochytskyi (2016–), Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[4]
 Ukraine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 447,206,135[5] | 42,539,010 | |
| Area | 4232147km2[6] | 603,500 km² (6,592,800 sq mi) | |
| Population Density | 115/km² (300 /sq mi) | 73.8/km2 (191/sq mi) | |
| Capital | Brussels (de facto) | Kyiv | |
| Global Cities | Paris, Rome, Berlin, Warsaw, Vienna, Madrid, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Prague, Helsinki, Athens etc. | Kyiv | |
| Government | Supranational parliamentary democracy based on the European treaties[7] | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | |
| First Leader | High Authority President Jean Monnet | President Leonid Kravchuk | |
| Current Leader | Council President Charles Michel Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | President Volodymyr Zelensky Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal | |
| Official languages | Languages of the EU | Ukrainian | |
| GDP (nominal) | $16.033 trillion ($35,851 per capita)[8] | $122.875 billion ($2915.484 per capita)[9] | |
| GDP (PPP) | $20.366 trillion ($45,541 per capita)[10] | $426.791 billion ($10126.589 per capita)[11] |