ICPS participates in debate on “Ukraine’s New Administration: The first months’ results and possible further developments”

On 8 July 2010, ICPS Director Vira Nanivska and Foreign Policy Program Director Ihor Zhovkva participated in an expert analytical discussion of Ukraine’s new Administration. Organized by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Ukraine, the event was not the first of its kind intended to draw world attention to developments in Ukraine. The purpose of this discussion was to bring together a narrow circle of domestic and foreign experts to analyze the current socio-economic and political situations in Ukraine since the country voted in a new President.

During the event, Ms. Nanivska presented at a panel discussion called “Can Ukraine get closer to Europe through systemic reform?” Mr. Zhovkva opened the session on “Ukraine’s foreign policy under President Yanukovych: A shift in strategic priorities.” The main conclusion drawn by the expert group was that Ukraine needs the knowledge, standards and skills to institute reforms and an effective government machine to handle the process.