A decision on Ukraine's admission to the European Union depends to a great extent on the political will of its members, rather than the country's progress in implementing reforms alone, which needs to be recognized fairly, said Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has said at the YES Brainstorming organised by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has to take into account the position of the Venice Commission regarding the law on de-oligarchization compliance with provisions of the Constitution and international law, said Dmytro Razumkov, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, at the YES Brainstorming, organised by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Victor Pinchuk, businessman and philanthropist, founder of YES, opened the first day of the YES Brainstorming in Kyiv, organised by the Yalta European Strategy (YES), in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, and expressed the view that Ukraine is not only an integral part of Europe’s history, but also Europe’s future.
COVID-19 pandemic has relieved that the international community is not prepared for uniting efforts to fight a global menace.
The world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, but even greater global threats lie ahead, so we need to join forces to get prepared for them, said Victor Pinchuk, founder of YES, Victor Pinchuk Foundation, and EastOne group, in his welcome speech at YES Brainstorming “Post-COVID = Pre-disaster? Steps towards Survival”, which has been organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
On September 10-11, 2021, we invite you to watch the online stream from YES Brainstorming “Post-COVID = Pre-Disaster? Steps to Survival” on the official Victor Pinchuk Foundation’s channel on YouTube. The video will be available in English and Ukrainian.
The second day of the YES Brainstorming, organised by Yalta European Strategy (YES) and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, will focus on challenges and prospects of Ukraine in the European and global context.
The YES Brainstorming – a new format of event, organised by Yalta European Strategy (YES) and Victor Pinchuk Foundation – will be opened on September 10th with a special panel featuring President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The panel will be moderated by Stephen Sackur, Presenter, HARDtalk, BBC World News.
30 students and young leaders from every region of Ukraine will participate in Young Leaders Section at YES Brainstorming, a new format event organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, which will take place on September 9-11, 2021 in Kyiv.