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EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Guideline for Reforms
On September 10, 2012 presentation of a new KAS-publication took place in Ukrinform. Publication by the Ukrainian experts is the first attempt of a deep, holistic analysis of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU as an innovative legal document and phenomena of international law that will affect all significant regulatory spheres in Ukraine. Authors highlight the key aspects of the AA and analyze consequences of the AA's implementation for general population.
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Good Governance begins with the individual
Decentralisation, federalism and local self-governance are integral parts of political reform processes in many countries of the world. Today there is hardly any country that has a purely centralised political organisation. Decentralisation alone does not lead to more democracy, but it can promote the democratisation process.
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Political Parties - Functions and Organisation in Democratic Societies
Political parties play a central role in democratic societies because they represent the interests of society and they allow the citizens to exert influence on the political decision-making process. The present publication of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is thought to offer an introduction to organisational structures and functions of political parties as well as to depict their place within a democratic society.
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Tag der KAS 2012
50 Years of International Cooperation
For 50 years the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung has been engaging in fostering democracy, the rule of law and Social Market Economy. Be part of our journey by watching our new video and find out how our projects look like and with whom we work.
The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Announces the KAS Energy Security Fellowship
The Fellowship is to be hosted at the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) at King's College London. It will fund a research stay of 12-months for a European Union (EU) resident research fellow starting in September 2012.
"Europe in a Suitcase"
First Junior Team of 2012 finishes Dialogue Tour through central Ukraine
The first Junior Team of "Europe in a Suitcase" 2012 travelled through central Ukraine from April 16-20 and stopped in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytski, Cherkassy, Smila and Kirovograd. Part of the dialogue tour were meetings with students and pupils of the region and a visit of the German-Polish-Ukrainian Youth Forum in Vinnytsia, where the Junior Team - consisting of Julia Michalsky, Rahel Zibner, Anna Rozhniatovska, Oleksiy Bordjuk, Malte Koppe and Adam Gniazdowski -conducted a workshop about the EU.
"Be Active in Europe"
German-Polish-Ukrainian Youth Forum in Vinnytsia
Young people from Germany, Poland and Ukraine gathered in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia last weekend to discuss the future of Europe. The slogan of the event was "Be Active in Europe!" and accordingly, a lot of different topics where touched. Political participation of young people in all three countries was one of them, the European perspective of Ukraine, the importance of creating a European culture of remembering the past and global challenges like climate change were others.
Call for applications!
Youth Forum in Vinnytsia on April 20-22, 2012
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the German Embassy in Ukraine, the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation and Petro Poroshenko Foundation from Ukraine organise an international Youth Forum in Vinnytsia on April 20-22, 2012. Young representatives from politics and civil society from Ukraine, Germany and Poland will discuss topics as the European perspective of Ukraine, climate change or energy policy. Young people aged between 18 and 25 from the three countries are invited to apply.
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Euroatlantic Forum 2012
International experts from the EU, Ukraine and the United States participated in the Euroatlantic Forum taking place January 25-26, 2012 in Kiev. KAS and its partner institutions organised this high level conference to discuss the European perspective of Ukraine. The conference report presents extracts of the speakers contributions and provides an overview of their key statements.
