Ukraine and the Eastern Partnership after 2020
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The European Union and Ukraine are interacting in the context of the Union's Eastern Partnership Initiative as well as on a bilateral basis, through the Association Agreement. In 2020, the "20 key achievements of the Eastern Partnership until 2020", which defined the specific goals and objectives of the EaP, will be completed.
Conceptualising the future vision of the Eastern Partnership after 2020 is already being discussed. One month ago, on 18 June 2020, an online summit of the East took place. Germany's presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2020 should set the stage for finalising the EU's vision for the further development of the EaP. The result is expected to be announced during the first physical EaP Summit in March 2021. Although the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has already announced five priorities for the East, Ukraine hopes that its interests will be taken into account as much as possible.
During the discussion, the prospects of Ukraine's European integration in the context of a new vision for the further development of the Eastern Partnership after 2020 and its preparation during the German Presidency of the Council of the EU will be discussed.
To this end, representatives of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU Delegation to Ukraine will express their views while experts from Ukraine and Germany will discuss the following issues:
- Conceptual views on the further development of the Eastern Partnership
- The economic aspect of the EaP
- Energy in the context of the EaP
The event will take place in Ukrainian and English with translation.
Streaming on following sites:
- Website of UkrInform
- YouTube Channel of UkrInform
- Facebook Page of the Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI"
- Facebook Page of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ukraine
Questions to the speakers can be raised in the chat, in the comments under the broadcast on the Facebook page of the Center for Global Studies "Strategy XXI" or sent in advance to the coordinator of the event - Vitaly Martyniuk: e-mail, (095) 085-9241.
Program
11.00 – 11.10 Opening of the Conferene
Mykhailo Honchar, President of the Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI", Kyiv
Toni Michel, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ukraine, Kyiv
11.10 – 11.30 Introductory Remarks
Vasyl Bodnar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv
Dr. Annika Weidemann, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Kyiv
11.30 – 12.30 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Vitali Martinyuk, Acting Director, Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI", Kyiv
Conceptual views on the further development of the Eastern Partnership
Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2014-19), Kyiv
Wilfried Jilge, Associated Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin
The Economic Aspect of EaP
Oliver Morwinsky, Policy Adviser on European Competitiveness, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin
Veronica Movchan, Scientific Director, Institute for Economic Studies and Policy Consulting, Kyiv
Energy and the EaP
Dr. Bernd Weber, CDU Economic Council, Berlin
Ihor Stukalenko, Head of the Energy Programme, Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI", Kyiv
12.30– 12.45 Discussion, Q&A
12.45 – 12.55 Summary
Ірина Сушко, виконавчий директор ГО «Європа без бар’єрів» (Україна)
12.55– 13.00 Concluding Remarks
Михайло Гончар, Президент Центру глобалістики «Стратегія ХХІ» Київ
Тоні Міхель, Представництво Фонду Конрада Аденауера в Україні, Київ
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