The College of Europe is well known for having kept pace, ever since it was founded, with the great changes which have taken place on the European continent. Now there is an opportunity to react to one of the most significant events in recent European history.
Ukraine has been in the spotlight of international public opinion in recent months. A massive social demonstration in support of democracy and justice triggered political change and gave rise to great expectations, shared by the whole of the continent. However to what extent those hopes have been fulfilled remains to be seen.
During this one-day conference a high level team of speakers, including academics, politicians and policy makers from Ukrainian and European Institutions, research institutes and related organisations, will analyse the present situation of the country, as well as the challenges Ukraine will face in the future, and the role it can play in the international arena.
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Programme: Morning
08.45: Registration
09.15: Welcome address
- Marc VUIJLSTEKE (Director General of the Development Office, College of Europe)
09.30: Opportunities of the Neighbourhood policy
Moderator: Gilles LEPESANT (National Center for Scientific Research, Bordeaux)
- Anton BUTEYKO (First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kiev)
- Leopold UNGER (journalist, Le Soir, Brussels)
- Rutger WISSELS (Director – European Neighbourhood Policy Coordination, DG RELEX, European Commission)
11.15: Break
11.30-13.00: Foreign Policy Issues
Moderator: Dieter MAHNCKE (Director Department of Political and Administrative Studies, College of Europe)
- Dmitro Ivanovich TKACH (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kiev)
- Paul FRITCH (Head of the Section Relations with Russia and Ukraine, NATO)
- Pirkka TAPIOLA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia Unit, External Economic relations, Common Foreign and Security Policy, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union)
- James SHERR (Conflict Studies Research Centre, UK Defence Academy)
- Mikhail PETRAKOV (Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation to the European Union)
Programme: Afternoon
14.30-16.00: Institution building process in Ukraine: Advancing the rule of law
Moderator: Olga SHUMYLO (Head of European Integration, European Governance and Foreign Affairs programme, International Centre for Policy Studies, Kiev)
- Mykola BORSUK (First deputy Head of the Main Department of Civil Service of Ukraine)
- Alan MAYHEW (Adviser to the Government of Ukraine, professor College of Europe)
- Igor OSTACH (Foreign Affairs Committee, Rada of Ukraine)
16.15-18.00: The Economic Agenda: critical areas for reform
Moderator: Alan MAYHEW (Adviser to the Government of Ukraine, professor College of Europe)
- Sergiy KRUCHKOV (Counsellor, head of Trade and Economic Mission of Ukraine to the European Union)
- Hans VAN-ZON (University of Sunderland, UK)
- Igor BURAKOVSKY (Director, Institute for Economic Research & Policy Consulting-IER, Kiev)
18.00: Conclusions
For additional information on contents please contact Eva Troya (etroya@coleurop.be).
For all other practical information please contact Saskia Willems (swillems@coleurop.be, +32-50-47.73.09)