- 15 July 2020 14:30 to 16:00
- Location Online
Ukraine Today: From 1 year of Zelensky to Covid-19 to upcoming local elections
- 15 July 2020 14:30 to 16:00
- Online
The Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels in cooperation with the European Endowment for Democracy and with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation is organising an online-webinar “Ukraine Today: From 1 Year of Zelensky to Covid-19 to Upcoming Local Elections”.
This event will provide an overview of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s first year in office and will review current and upcoming challenges faced in the country. The recent report of the Razumkov Centre on the Year of President Volodymyr Zelensky: Achievements and Failures will be presented during the event.
The participating experts will discuss the latest analysis on Ukraine’s development and will focus on the following areas of discussion:
- Analysis of the first year of the new government: what has been achieved? What have been the challenges? How has the ongoing war influenced the political dynamics in the country?
- Recent political developments at central government level and in the regions;
- Impact of the Covid-19 on the social and economic development of Ukraine;
- Achievements and challenges of judicial reform;
- The path towards local elections planned for October 2020.
AGENDA
Welcome:
- Svitlana Kobzar, Senior Programme Manager, European Endowment for Democracy
- Oleksandr Sushko, Executive Director, International Renaissance Foundation
Moderator:
- Olena Carbou, Executive Director, Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels
Introductory remarks:
- Martin H. Mühleck, Policy Officer, European Commission, Support Group for Ukraine
Panelists and discussants:
- Viktor Zamiatin, Director of Political and Legal Programmes, Razumkov Centre
- Iryna Shyba, Executive Director, DEJURE Foundation
- Veronika Movchan, Academic Director, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting
- Anton Avksentiev, Expert, Observatory of Democracy
The event will be held in English. UA/ENG interpretation will be provided.
We kindly ask you to register in English by 14 July 2020.
Webinar Instructions:
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