Press-conference: Implementation of Ukraine’s EU-related reforms – civil society experts’ analysis ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit: November 15th, Kyiv, News agency UNIAN (4, vul Khreshchatyk), 12.30.

A press-conference “Implementation of Ukraine’s EU-related reforms – civil society experts’ analysis ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit” will be held in Kyiv (News agency UNIAN: 4, vul Khreshchatyk), on November 15^th, 12.30.

During the press-conference directors of Ukraine’s leading think tanks will present their analysis of Ukraine’s implementation of EU integration reforms identified in the EU-Ukraine Association Agenda.

The experts will also give their assessment of actions of both Ukrainian and European sides ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit to be held on November, 22^nd, in Brussels.

Participants of the conference:

Yulia Tyshchenko, the Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Centre for Independent Political Research;

Ihor Burakovskyi, the Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting;

Ihor Koliushko, the head of the board of the Centre for Political and Legal Reforms;

Olexandr Sushko, Research Director of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation;

Anna Golubovska-Onisimova, President of the Ukrainian National environmental NGO MAMA-86;

Iryna Solonenko, director of the European Program of the International Renaissance Foundation.

The second stage of the civil society’s monitoring is a part of a project «Implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agenda: experts’ view» performed in July-October, 2010. The project is implemented by a consortium of Ukrainian think tanks, including The Ukrainian Centre for Independent Political Research, The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting and The Centre for Political and Legal Reforms. The media support is provided by the international NGO "Internews Ukraine".

The project is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.

It is implemented in co-operation with the Civil Society Expert Council under the Ukrainian section of the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Committee.

Information for the media: accreditation for the press-conference – tel. 097 712 25 91, or email jostapchuk@internews.ua, Julia Ostapchhuk, Internews-Ukraine.

Background

EU-Ukraine Association Agenda (AA) is a key document regulating EU-Ukraine relations before the new Association Agreement is signed and enters into force. The Association Agenda outlines key priorities of reforms that Ukraine needs to implement to fully use the opportunities provided by the deepened cooperation with the EU. The practical aim of the Association Agenda is to clearly define priorities requiring urgent action before signature of the Association Agreement. 

More information (video of the press conference, the full text of the report, and its summary) will be available at the project’s blogs:

www.es-ukraina.blogspot.com

http://eu-pda.livejournal.com/