KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Thursday rejected draft laws that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to go to Germany for medical treatment, clouding prospects for a landmark trade agreement with the European Union.
The ex-Soviet republic is scheduled to sign a far-reaching free trade and cooperation agreement with the EU at a summit on November 29 - but EU governments are pressing for the release of Tymoshenko, President Viktor Yanukovich's fiercest opponent.
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