09 September 2015
Shimon Peres and Tony Blair to discuss Global Challenges at the 12th YES Annual Meeting September 11 in Kyiv, Ukraine
09 September 2015

Shimon Peres and Tony Blair to discuss Global Challenges at the 12th YES Annual Meeting September 11 in Kyiv, Ukraine

President of the state of Israel Shimon Peres (2007-2014) and Tony Blair, Patron, Tony Blair Faith Foundation; Prime Minister of of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1997-2007), will discuss global...
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to Open 12th YES Annual Meeting September 11 in Kyiv, Ukraine
7 September 2015

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to Open 12th YES Annual Meeting September 11 in Kyiv, Ukraine

The 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting entitled “At Risk: How New Ukraine’s Fate Affects Europe and the World,” organized by YES, in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, will take place September 10-12, 2015, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Watch the live stream of the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting!
3 September 2015

Watch the live stream of the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting!

The 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting entitled “At Risk: How New Ukraine’s Fate Affects Europe and the World”, organized by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 10-12, 2015. For the second time since 2004, the YES Annual Meeting will be taking place in the Ukrainian capital. In past years, the forum was held at its traditional venue, the Livadia Palace in Yalta, Crimea, which was annexed by Russia from Ukraine.

Press Office of the 12th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting announces the start of registration for media accreditation
10 August 2015

Press Office of the 12th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting announces the start of registration for media accreditation

Press Office of the 12th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES), which is held in Kyiv at the Mystetskyi Arsenal venue on September 10-12 2015, announces the start of registration for media accreditation.

Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist, Victor Pinchuk, is honored with the 2014 Palazzo Strozzi Renaissance Man of the Year Award
14 July 2015

Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist, Victor Pinchuk, is honored with the 2014 Palazzo Strozzi Renaissance Man of the Year Award

After careful analysis, the Board of the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation USA has awarded Ukrainian entrepreneur and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk -- Founder of EastOne Group and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation -- with the "Palazzo Strozzi Renaissance Man of the Year Award 2014.”

YES Board discussed with Ukraine’s leaders how to promote the country and support change
3 April 2015

YES Board discussed with Ukraine’s leaders how to promote the country and support change

On April 1-2, the Board of YES (Yalta European Strategy) has visited Kyiv. 

Victor Pinchuk was presented with the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Award for fostering Ukrainian-Jewish relations and advancing  Ukraine’s European aspiration
19 November 2014

Victor Pinchuk was presented with the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Award for fostering Ukrainian-Jewish relations and advancing Ukraine’s European aspiration

On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Kyiv, Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk was presented with the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Award – 2014 for his work in fostering Ukrainian-Jewish relations and advancing his homeland’s European aspirations.

Russia will not change its “tune”, - Alexander Kwasniewski
13 September 2014

Russia will not change its “tune”, - Alexander Kwasniewski

Russia is seeking to restore the superpower that the Soviet Union used to be, and the politicians in Europe and in the USA should know about that, this is the message shared by Alexander Kwasniewski, Polish President (1995-2005), chairman of the board of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) when closing the 11th YES Annual Meeting  in Kyiv.

Ukrainians have to unite in fight against corruption – representative of U.S. State Department Tomas O. Melia
13 September 2014

Ukrainians have to unite in fight against corruption – representative of U.S. State Department Tomas O. Melia

The citizens of Ukraine have to unite in the fight against corruption in the state, since they can’t overcome this phenomenon severally, stated Tomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. State Department at the session “Fight Corruption, Introduce the Rule of Law: Finally Walk theWalk” at 11th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) on
Saturday in Kyiv.

Kersti Kaljulaid
Kersti Kaljulaid
President of Estonia , 15th YES Annual Meeting, 2018
«I think that new technologies will make the situation easier for countries that have problems with inequality in their school system… Technology allows you to teach regardless of where children live or how much their parents earn. Everyone has the right to quality education.»