The President of the European Council Donald Tusk said the Eastern Partnership wasn’t an official promise that would guarantee accession to the European Union because the idea, the dream of accession is something rather new, but Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine surely have the right to have this European dream. “I think it is our duty, and it seems to me that this is my personal responsibility, not to make empty promises that this would happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,” the official said in an interview for Radio Free Europe, quoted by IPN.

Donald Tusk stated that the road to Europe may not bring the quality of member in the near future, but the unofficial approximation to the European standards and to the cultural and political European community can take place in several years, but only if having this dream and with the help of the Europeans. The European Union does not want to disappoint the countries aspiring to join it, but the signing of the Association Agreement and the abolition of the visa requirements for Moldovans prove that the EU is a predictable partner and that these countries could find themselves inside one political organization in the future.

The President of the European Council also said that of the six countries covered by the Eastern Partnership in 2009, only Moldova obtained the elimination of visas for the Schengen area and an Association Agreement that includes the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. Georgia and Ukraine could obtain visa-free regimes next year, if they make the necessary progress.

The Riga Summit of May 21-22 will center on the progress made by the EaP countries after the Vilnius Summit of November 2013.