The Ukrainian Week

3 March	Breaking news	In just a week, Ukrainian refugee exodus exceeds 1 million Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced more than a million people to flee their homeland in just a week
16 October, 2020	World	Dealing with the waves How the UK government plans to address the issue of migrants
26 March, 2020	Society	The fight against the flight President Zelenskiy’s plans to attract migrants back and establish ties with the diaspora are missing the point
20 March, 2019	Society	The nomadic state What is unique about Ukrainian migration and how it impacts national identity
28 January, 2019	Economics	A bedroom community for the EU? What challenges will the growth of labor migration to EU countries present Ukraine?
29 October, 2018	Society	Potential or lost souls? At least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in the EU. A recent study looks at the motivations and expectations of the latest wave of Ukrainian emigration to France
3 September, 2018	Economics	The сhallenge of the "great migration" Why the temptation to compensate population losses with immigrants is dangerous
19 August, 2018	World	The welfare state needs updating Its designers did not foresee ageing populations, mass immigration or the gig economy
28 February, 2018	Society	The other side of the fence The good, the bad and the ugly about emigration from Ukraine—and some surprising numbers
14 February, 2018	Society	The pursuit of happiness Why migration from Ukraine rises and won’t stop any time soon
31 March, 2017		“We are interested in helping reform the EU” Poland’s Ambassador to Ukraine on the vision of the European Union, the evolution of his country's role and place in it, and Polish-Ukrainian relations
6 June, 2016	Society	An unwelcome host Ukraine's place in modern migration
6 June, 2016	Society	Serhiy Hunko: "We cannot issue documents to unidentified persons" Press Officer for the State Migration Service of Ukraine spoke to The Ukrainian Week about foreign refugees, internally displaced persons and their status in Ukraine
16 February, 2016	World	Thoughts on the future Experts on how they see Europe coming out of the current crises
10 September, 2013	Politics	The Schengen’s Kafkaesque Castles The excesses of the EU visa bureaucracy discourage the most pro-European part of Ukrainian society from gaining experience that is different from post-Soviet realities
9 August, 2013	News	*Eurostat*: Russians - top EU asylum seekers Russians led the top of asylum seekers’ list in EU in 2013, EUobserver informs.
1 August, 2013	Culture	Researching Complexity, Stupidity and Weakness Writer Marina Lewycka talks about Ukrainians in the UK, her writing and the modern era of dishonest people
7 July, 2013	Society	Refugees in Ukraine: Not Our Problem? Ukraine has often turned a blind eye to international refugee law. This is another blow to its reputation in the world
7 July, 2013	Society	UNHCR Vincent Cochetel: “Ukraine has to realize that granting asylum to someone is a humanitarian act. It’s an act of protection, not a political statement” Director of the Bureau for Europe of UNHCR speaks on refugees in Europe and Ukraine
18 June, 2013	News	Most legal immigrants to EU countries are from Ukraine Around 204,000 Ukrainian citizens received residence permist in EU member-states in 2011, says the 4th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum disclosed on June 17 in Brussels. As a result, Ukrainians make up the biggest group of legal immigrants to the EU.
28 May, 2013	News	Foreigners will pay USD 560 for the right to work in Ukraine The government passed a new procedure for employment of foreigners and people who have no Ukrainian citizenship to protect Ukrainian labour market from unprofessional workforce, and decreased the number of certificates required by the previous employment procedure, the Ministry of Social Policy reports.
13 May, 2013	News	*Edward Hugh*: young population exodus from Ukraine can be lethal for the country Ukraine, Belarus and Serbia are the most likely candidates in Europe to "die" first because of the "want out" phenomenon, Edward Hugh, a Welsh economist and blogger, wrote in his article on A Fistful of Euros blog platform.
1 April, 2013		Civilization of the Young The brain drain process is a painful challenge to Lithuania, as the country is losing the best of its young people, would-be scholars, artists, business people, probably – even public figures, policy makers and statesmen as well.
15 September, 2012	Society	Odd Men Out Ukraine’s tycoon-controlled model of economy, where most people are simply not needed in their country, pushes Ukrainians to seek work abroad on a massive scale
15 September, 2012	Society	Long-Distance Love Labour migration is changing the way Ukrainians build their relationships
15 September, 2012	Society	A Difficult Homecoming Ukrainian migrant workers find it hard to adjust to the environment they find back home, so most go abroad again
19 October, 2011	Politics	Transit Stop Alexander Lukashenka’s political repressions are driving more Belarusians to Ukraine
6 September, 2011		A Fish Out of Water Britain's Muslims are poorer, less well educated, have a higher unemployment rate and feel more alienated from the mainstream than almost any other ethnic or minority group.
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.