20 September 2013
Ukraine has chosen the right approach to the energy sector – US ex-Secretary of Energy
20 September 2013

Ukraine has chosen the right approach to the energy sector – US ex-Secretary of Energy

Energy saving, new gas production technologies and development of renewable energy sources is the path to energy independence for any country, stated US ex-Secretary of Energy and former Governor of...
Ukraine will probably have to fight again for its sovereignty in future – ex-President of the World Bank
20 September 2013

Ukraine will probably have to fight again for its sovereignty in future – ex-President of the World Bank

Because of its cooperation with Europe, in the future Ukraine will have to defend its sovereignty in the East, stated Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank (2007-2012) at the 10th Annual Meeting of YES “Changing Ukraine in a Changing World: Factors of Success” in the Livadia Palace, Crimea, on Friday.

“Credit Model” of Economic Development Has Exhausted Itself – Martin Wolf
20 September 2013

“Credit Model” of Economic Development Has Exhausted Itself – Martin Wolf

Encouraging consumption, which underlies the pre-crisis model of economic development, has exhausted itself. This opinion was voiced by Martin Wolf, Financial Times Chief Economics Commentator. He was arguing on this issue with his old opponent Larry Summers, during a panel discussion on the global economy, at the 10th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy.

 

EU is in the gaseous state – Strauss-Kahn
20 September 2013

EU is in the gaseous state – Strauss-Kahn

The European Union finds it more and more difficult to take consolidated decisions on economic issues, stated former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (2007-2011), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, during  a panel discussion on the problems facing the global economy held on Friday 20th September at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy.

Insufficient Level of Youth Education Stunts Economic Growth – Larry Summers
20 September 2013

Insufficient Level of Youth Education Stunts Economic Growth – Larry Summers

“It has been a truism for the last 200 years, that parents can expect their children to be better educated than them.  This idea is now under threat,” said Lawrence Henry (Larry) Summers.

Ukraine offers assistance in the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria – Viktor Yanukovych
20 September 2013

Ukraine offers assistance in the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria – Viktor Yanukovych

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych offered the assistance of Ukrainian experts in the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria.

Today We Face a Historic Chance to Connect Europe with Ukraine – Dalia Grybauskaitė
20 September 2013

Today We Face a Historic Chance to Connect Europe with Ukraine – Dalia Grybauskaitė

Ukraine is currently a strong focus of attention for Europe and Europeans. In just the same way Europe is the focus of Ukrainian politics. Ukraine, in its rapprochement to Europe, has to resist heavy external pressure from the antagonists to European integration.

Ukraine Marches Confidently Towards European Integration – Yanukovych
20 September 2013

Ukraine Marches Confidently Towards European Integration – Yanukovych

Ukraine is on the way towards European integration, and at the same time we don’t reject cooperation with our neighbour – Russia, declared President of the state of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, at the 10th Yalta Annual Meeting “Changing Ukraine in a Changing World: Factors of Success”, which opened on Friday in the Livadia Palace, Crimea.

Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2006; Founder, Grameen Bank; Chairman, Yunus Centre , 9th YES Annual Meeting, 2012
«Poverty is not created by the poor. Poverty is externally imposed on them. Poverty is created by the system that we built…Poverty should be in a museum, not in human society»