The Ukrainian Week

1 February, 2021	World	Life after divorce How official exit from the European Union has affected the United Kingdom
8 December, 2020	World	Mutually beneficial precedent What is the significance of the strategic partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom?
6 October, 2020	Breaking news	EU to discuss problems of fight against corruption in Ukraine during Ukraine-EU summit The European side intends within the framework of the EU-Ukraine summit to raise the issue of the independence of anti-corruption bodies and the state of fight against corruption in general
21 September, 2020	Breaking news	European officials warn Ukraine risks losing visa-free regime, 1.5 billion euros After three years of a hard-won visa-free regime with the Schengen Zone countries, European Union officials say Ukraine could lose it
10 July, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian resorts see 30% growth as coronavirus crisis boosts domestic tourism With European Union destinations still off-limits for Ukrainian tourists, the country’s own Black Sea and Azov Sea resorts are experiencing an early summer boom as Ukrainians seek out holiday options closer to home
22 June, 2020	World	Between COVID-19 and Brexit How the pandemic undermines confidence in the UK government
11 May, 2020	World	After-Brexit life What has changed in the United Kingdom since leaving the EU
22 January, 2020	World	Ripples on water What future for the EU after Brexit?
13 December, 2019	Breaking news	EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine for another six months The EU confirms its support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity
21 July, 2019	World	The return of threat Why is right-wing populism on the rise around the world
2 July, 2019	Breaking news	Russia again calls UN Security Council over Ukrainian language law The Russian side already tried to gather a council meeting on the law on Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inauguration day on May 20
24 May, 2019	Breaking news	EU to invest 4.5 bln in Ukrainian transport industry The European Union is interested in high-level transport cooperation with Ukraine and further development and reformation of the transport sector in accordance with EU norms and standards
22 March, 2019	Politics	Backlash of problems What measures Europe can apply to former ISIS militants
24 February, 2019	World	On the brink of the abyss What is the current situation of Brexit in the United Kingdom
22 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ex-Yanukovych aide to be removed from EU sanctions list The European Union is set next week to remove Andriy Klyuyev, the head of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s presidential administration, from its sanctions list
20 February, 2019	World	The Ukrainian manifesto What should lie at the foundation of Ukraine’s integration into a united Europe so that later on there isn’t an Ukrexit?
6 February, 2019	Politics	The anatomy of Euro-optimism What unreasonable public expectations regarding the EU might get in the way of Ukraine’s eurointegration?
30 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian natural gas exported to Europe for first time in fifteen years Ukraine has restarted exports of its own natural gas to Europe after fifteen years, exporting a relatively small amount to Slovakia, seemingly to demonstrate to the Ukrainian gas sector how easily it can be done
29 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian President announces reelection bid, aims for EU membership Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced he will seek reelection in the March presidential election, and vowed to press for European Union and NATO membership
30 December, 2018	Breaking news	Russia widens ban on Ukrainian products Russia has banned chocolate, beer and nappies made in Ukraine, in its latest economic sanctions on Kyiv
11 December, 2018	World	A missile stalemate What ails the European allies of Donald Trump
24 July, 2013		Estonia’s Mini-Eurozone Long Before the Big One The path from kroon to euro and decisions from 20 years back that make Estonia’s finance minister proud today
27 May, 2013	World	A Shaky Bridge Across the Channel Should the United Kingdom leave the European Union? It is the issue that has split Britain’s politicians
30 April, 2013		Should the Volyn Crime Be Condemned? Ukraine must have its own national history, not one dictated by Moscow. And the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is one of its elements.
30 April, 2013	World	Some Tips for Supporters of Ukraine’s European Integration In order to avoid continued manipulation by the Ukrainian government, the West should focus on direct contacts with Ukrainian society more, and thus form its own concept of the processes in Ukraine
26 April, 2013		Ukraine in the EU: Asset or Liability? Ukraine's joining the EU would dramatically and irreversibly change the political landscape of Europe, end the division of Europe and close the saga of the Iron Curtain and the Cold War
31 March, 2013		Help Yourselves, and Europe Will Help You. Maybe… Does Kyiv truly want to join both the EU and the Customs Union? If it is bluffing, then who is the true partner and who is the fake?
22 February, 2013	World	European politicians feel that Ukrainian authorities are mucking them about Andrew Wilson, political analyst and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, talks to *The Ukrainian Week* about the Ukraine-EU Summit and Yanukovych's tactics in negotiations with Brussels
5 October, 2012		Is European Culture a Fantasy? Is European culture a fantasy? Is it more or less so than European politics? These are the questions that cross my mind over and over again when I try to think of how to reverse the ongoing tragedy of the EU – namely, its silent and slow demise, which is a fact of reality, to my dismay.
27 September, 2012	World	Jerzy Buzek: “The most convenient and successful way for Ukraine to resist Russian influence would be to sign the Association Agreement” Jerzy Buzek was one of the first European politicians who said that the Yulia Tymoshenko case was politically motivated. Even after his term as a European MP expired at the beginning of this year, Jerzy Buzek continues to monitor the situation in Ukraine.
4 June, 2012		European Stories To have a plausible political-historical narrative nowadays means to have viable politics, rather than policies masquerading as politics.
3 May, 2012	History	European Memory Gaps Varying interpretations of 20th century history prevent the movement to acknowledge Communist crimes from spreading throughout Europe
3 May, 2012	Security	Beware! Ukraine is no longer a priority for Western countries
27 January, 2012	World	The Right to Protection Genevieve Garrigos, President of Amnesty International France, talks about how to defend human rights
27 January, 2012	Politics	Hurdles for NGOs Ukraine’s public organizations are hampered by outdated legislation and red tape
14 November, 2011		Ukraine at a Crossroads The resolution on the situation in Ukraine recently adopted by the European Parliament signified the arrival of a new phase in relations between Ukraine and the EU
11 November, 2011	Politics	Alienation The EU’s bureaucratic machine's reaction to “signals” from Kyiv will be a slowdown in all areas of cooperation and the EU's taking a wait-and-see stance
28 October, 2011	Politics	The Change of Settings The Ukrainian Week follows Western reaction to the verdict against ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko. The shock caused by the moves of the Ukrainian government is fading. Experts and politicians analyze the new reality of Ukraine in the international arena
10 October, 2011	Politics	The Council of Europe – Russia and Ukraine: Who Influences Whom? The position of non-democratic forces at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly keeps it from fulfilling its fundamental functions of protecting human rights and the rule of law to the full extent
7 October, 2011	Politics	Last Warning From Europe At the Eastern Partnership summit, EU leaders indicated that there is a direct link between Ukraine’s European integration prospects and the Yulia Tymoshenko case
6 October, 2011	Politics	Mr.Yanukovych's Foreign Policy Dilemma Steven Pifer: “You have some people in Europe and the US asking if it is time to apply possible restrictions on certain Ukrainian officials”.
6 October, 2011	Politics	Greek Consequences The EU is leaning towards signing an Association Agreement and Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine but ratification will depend on whether political repression stops
27 September, 2011	Politics	YES, We CANnot This time, Europe said a deliberate "No!" during the Yalta Forum, instead of its common "Yes".
25 August, 2011	Politics	Worry Rises in the West Quite unexpectedly, the world community censures Kyiv for Tymoshenko’s arrest
23 August, 2011		The Image Eaters The ruling party is doing its best to make the West and the world perceive Tymoshenko`s trial only as a political process
16 August, 2011	Politics	“All by Herself” Hanne Severinsen: “I try to promote European values when anyone asks me to”
5 August, 2011	Politics	Every Reason for Counterrevolution Former French Ambassador to Ukraine, Philippe de Suremain: “Ukraine is the cornerstone of the future Europe”
5 August, 2011	Politics	The Tymoshenko Trial: Pechersk Justice Between Leipzig and Moscow The government has failed to convince either Ukrainians or the world community that the Tymoshenko case is not politically motivated
1 August, 2011	History	In the East European Triangle Prominent French academic Daniel Beauvois talks about quasi-patriotism, national heroes, distorted myths and the status of historical science in Ukraine
1 August, 2011	World	Europe is Facing the Other Way Poland has the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) since July. Will Ukraine benefit from this?
1 August, 2011	Politics	Escape to Romania A simplified system for crossing the border? Going to the EU visa-free? Every year, the government keeps promising to speed up these processes but for some reason, getting the sacramental Schengen visa is becoming ever more difficult. However, almost 50,000 Ukrainians resolved their European problem a long time ago, and most important of all - forever! They all have two passports – Ukrainian and Romanian.
20 July, 2011	World	Electronic Democracy Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Juhan Parts: “Building a new democratic state in Estonia and implementing e-government went hand in hand”
12 July, 2011	Politics	Ukraine and Poland: Time to Shed Myths No future can be built without respect for history from both sides
12 July, 2011	Society	Institutional Policy Wonks Involvement of the society into implementation of state’s policies is of a reason only in case, when the public opinion and opinion of independent experts are heard by the state. In Ukraine neither of the above mentioned is taken into account.
6 June, 2011	Politics	With Democracy on Their Lips Western leaders' selective approach to “defending civic rights” plays into the hands of Yanukovych
2 June, 2011	Politics	Bourgeois Nationalism The European middle class opted for national identity over belonging to a specific social class, turning itself into the foundation of European state building, while the architects of independent Ukraine ignored it
18 May, 2011	Investigation	Busting Stereotypes Mark Spörrle, an editor with Die Zeit and author of several bestsellers, is taking down notes that can demolish European prejudices about various countries. In Kyiv, he got rid of some, but not all, stereotypical notions about Ukraine
11 May, 2011	Economics	Turning into a Lumpen Nation The ten-year program to overcome poverty in Ukraine is a fiasco as some regions have actually found themselves on the verge of poverty
11 May, 2011	Politics	A Trap For the Government A poll conducted in April by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed no changes in the trend that has been observed since last summer: Ukrainians are growing less and less supportive of the authorities
11 May, 2011	Economics	The Pipes are Calling Russia utilises express diplomacy and media campaigns to have its South Stream overcome its construction being behind that of Nabucco
29 April, 2011	Politics	Provocateurs The nature of anti-Ukrainian provocations
27 April, 2011	World	Blind Alley In the East In 2011, the Eastern Partnership is very likely to be marginalized in the EU’s external policy
27 April, 2011	Politics	Economic Takeover Russian companies quietly taking over Ukrainian industry as Moscow pressures Kyiv to keep it from setting up a free trade zone with the EU
19 April, 2011	World	Prime Minister For Crisis Management Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius: “Do not lose yourself in prejudices towards Europe”
18 April, 2011	Politics	EU: Anticipating Progress “A willingness to carry out reforms is a good sign, but such reforms should not be carried out by sacrificing quality”, EU Ambassador, Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira
28 March, 2011	Investigation	Guilty and dismissed Faults that force Western politicians to resign sometimes seem comic to Ukrainians, while Europeans perceive them as threats to society
15 March, 2011	Society	The Source of Success The west won't tolerate fascism among its own, but is ready to tolerate it wuth Russia
3 March, 2011	World	Maestro Of a Strong Epoch Vytautas Landsbergis, the mastermind of Lithuanian independence, believes that Europe has left the era of big-personality politicians in the past. They have been replaced by those who “listen to themselves only.”
20 January, 2011	World	EU Reexamines Its Priorities French political analyst and geographer Michel Foucher talks about Ukraine’s Euro-integration chances, the advantages of the soft-power strategy, and Europe within its new borders