Ukraine and the European Union are not likely to sign the Association Agreement during the November 22 summit, the European Commission’s spokeswoman, Angela Filote said. She said that the parties had already agreed that they need another year to complete the agreement.

Romania is to sign a new deal with the IMF in a bid to deal with its economic problems, Romanian President Traian Basescu has said. Basescu said at a parliamentary meeting on Tuesday he said the agreement will be signed next March after the current one expires.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has been received by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York City. The meeting took place after the opening of the UN General Assembly summit on the Millenium Development Goals.