30 June 2007
30 June 2007

European Football Championship may unite Ukraine - Klitschko

Adviser to the President of Ukraine, World Heavyweight Champion, Vitali Klitschko said so at a plenary session of the 4th Yalta European Strategy annual meeting (YES) during a round-table session...
30 June 2007

Broadcasting rights for Euro-2012 will bring EURO1 billion - Olkhovich

Time is the major adversary of Ukraine and Poland on their way to a successful implementation of Euro-2012 project. Adam Olkhovich, the Head of the Committee for organizing EURO 2012 attached to the Football Association of Poland, said "five years is not too much at all" during the 4th annual "Yalta European Strategy" meeting during a round-table session "EURO 2012 Championship: What will it give to Ukraine?".

30 June 2007

Victor Pinchuk made new YES initiatives public

In his closing word at the final plenary session of the 4th annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) meeting Victor Pinchuk, the organization's founder, made new YES initiatives public.

29 June 2007

Ukraine-EU relations are likely to influence the development of the continent in whole - Schroeder

Chancellor of Germany (1998-2005) Gerhard Schroeder pointed out in his speech at a round-table session "Agenda-2020 and the future relations between Ukraine and EU" that the Euro-integration process on the whole is a sort of a response to globalization.

29 June 2007

EU must say a clear "YES!" to Ukraine - Kwasniewski

During a plenary session of the 4th Yalta European Strategy summit, the President of Poland in 1995-2005, YES Board member, Alexander Kwasniewski, said: "Ukraine has its own place in Europe, determined by its culture, history, traditions and democracy". I expect from EU a simple and very clear statement "Yes! We do need Ukraine!".

29 June 2007

Ukraine and the EU need to set a new objective, a new pattern of relations - Siewec

Vice-president of the European Parliament, Board Member of YES, Marek Siewec believes that the year 2020 is "a feasible time for Ukraine's accession to the EU no matter what".

29 June 2007

Ukraine's destiny with the European Union - Yatsenyuk

The Ukrainian State needs to see well-defined guidelines and benchmarks that will eventually indicate the time when Ukraine becomes a legitimate EU member. 

29 June 2007

Ukraine is not alone, it has friends in Europe - Bayers

The current situation in Ukraine cannot be viewed in isolation from All-European and worldwide processes. 

29 June 2007

Ukraine has a real prospect to access to the EU in 2020 - Kwasniewski

Prospect for Ukraine's accession to the European Union in 2020 in accordance with the provisions of YES "Agenda-2020" is feasible enough.

29 June 2007

YES summit makes a special emphasis on the importance of Ukraine for stability in Europe and world – Schroeder

In his welcoming speech at the official opening ceremony of the 4th annual summit of Yalta European Strategy (YES) the federal chancellor of Germany (1998-2005) Gerhard Schroeder pointed out that Europe needs "democratic development and territorial integrity of Ukraine". So does Russia because Russia is linked to Ukraine through history, culture and language more than any other European country.

Robert Gates
Robert Gates
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006-2011), 14th YES Annual Meeting, 2017
«Putin is trying to do everything he can to delegitimize and undermine Western institutions. The weaker the West is, the stronger Russia is.»