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.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.