Ukraine Digest. Issue 24 (October 11, 2013)

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MEPs ask EU leaders todo all to sign AA withUkraine

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Ukraine signsassociation with CERN

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Days of UkraineFestival comes toLondon

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Page 2Ukraine Digest, Thursday, October 11, 2013

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MEPs, who are members o an inor-mal group o Ukraines riends, havecalled on the heads o the institutionso the European Union to do every-thing they can to sign the EU-UkraineAssociation Agreement at a summit inVilnius this November.

Tis is stated in an open letter by20 MEPs to European ParliamentPresident Martin Schulz, EuropeanCommission President Jose Manuel

Barroso, European Council Presi-dent Herman Van Rompuy, EuropeanCommissioner or Enlargement andEuropean Neighborhood Policy Ste-

an Fule, and EU High Representativeor Foreign Aairs and Security PolicyCatherine Ashton, the Ukrinorm re-ported on October 10.

We appeal to you to do every-thing possible to make the AssociationAgreement and DCFA between theEuropean Union and Ukraine signedduring the Eastern Partnership Sum-mit in Vilnius, which will be held onNovember 28-29, 2013, reads the let-

ter.Te MEPs noted, in particular, sig-

nicant changes towards democratiza-tion o Ukraines political system, the

strengthening o the rule o law in thecountry, an active role o Ukraine onthe way to the Association Agreementand DCFA, the aspiration o Ukrain-ian people to integrate into the Euro-pean community, as well as long-termcultural and economic ties betweenUkraine and the European Union.

Tey also pointed to the necessityo cooperation in energy and transportsectors, the importance o Ukraine as

a partner and riend or the EuropeanUnion, the geostrategic location o thecountry, and the act that Ukraine hasa big potential as an EU ally.

european integration

Te EU should seize the moment andmake Ukraines European integrationirreversible. Such statement was re-

leased by Linas Linkevicius, pictured,the Minister o Foreign Aairs o Lithu-ania presiding member o the Coun-cil o the European Union, as reportedby the Deutsche Welle. Reerring to theprospect o signing EU-Ukraine Asso-ciation Agreement (AA), he expressedhope that although time was short andthere were still some outstanding obli-gations, it still would be possible to signit.

During the interview Minister Link-

evicius reassured that stopping theprocess is not an option because timewould be lost orever. We must seizethe moment. We must, gurativelyspeaking, put the train back on track,

and choose a direction in which tomove this train. Tat is what we plan todo at the summit in Vilnius, said the

minister. He also noted that the JointDeclaration o Heads o State was cur-rently being prepared to be adopted atthe summit.

He also noted that most o the pro-visions o the Association Agreementwith Ukraine may take eect beorethe ratication. We hope that aer thesigning the Association Agreement wecan immediately start executing it with-out waiting or ratication. Raticationby all EU countries it is a long process.

() We expect that the provisional ap-plication shall be extended to 90 per-cent o the provisions on ree trade andabout 70 percent o the political provi-sions o the agreement, he concluded.

Ukraines

European

integrationshould become

irreversibleHE GERMAN government is takingsteps to eliminate obstacles on theroad o Ukraines European integra-

tion. German FM Guido Westerwelle,pictured, said this at a meeting withUkraines President Viktor Yanuko-

vych in Kyiv on October 10.I want to assure you that the Ger-

man Federal Government is workingto eliminate the last barriers on theroad to the summit in Vilnius, hesaid.

Yanukovych, in turn, assured West-erwelle that the Ukrainian parliamentis conducting constructive work on

the adoption o the necessary bills,which are on the list o [EuropeanCommissioner or Enlargement andEuropean Neighborhood Policy Ste-an] Fule.

German government

removing last obstacles

to Ukraines EU

integration
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HE BRIISH internationaltrade policy expert, Mark Hellyerspelled out the benets that EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehen-

sive Free rade Area (DCFA)would bring or Ukraine. In ad-dition he emphisized the nextsteps that the Ukrainian govern-ment and business should takein order to ensure its smoothimplementation.

Outlining the main benetso the DCFA, Hellyer pointedout that it would allow Ukrain-ian business to trade more eas-ily with the EU. In particular, itwould:

give better access to a mar-ket o over 500 mln consumers;

help improve the businessclimate in Ukraine, creatingmore certainty and transparencyand thereore reducing businessrisk;

help increase efciency andcompetitiveness o Ukrainesindustries;

provide Ukraine with

cheaper and saer products bothimported and locally produced.

Te British expert also spokeabout some specic provisions

and implications o the DCFAor Ukraine, eg:in the rst year o imple-

mentation, Ukrainian exporterswill benet rom the removalo 97% o duties on Ukrain-ian goods and reduction o theaverage tari on Ukrainian ex-ports rom 7.6% to 0.5%, whileUkraine will reduce its averagetari or European exportersrom 5.0% to 2.4%;

products certied in

Ukraine will be treated equallyon the EU market.

Ukrainian producers willhave 7 years to gradually adoptEU standards and invest in mod-ernisation

Ukrainian business will be ableto bid or $2.5 trillion worth oEU public procurement contractson a par with other EU compa-nies aer it adopts EU rules.

Ukrainian

business will

trade more on

EU markets and

the consumer

will benet from

greater choice,

cheaper and

higher quality

products

EU-Ukraine free trade area explained

We have great potential, and combining it with

European will greatly enhance it. Not only we

need Europe, but we are needed by the European

Union. We have a common interest and therefore

the historical opportunity that is both the European

Union and Ukraine should use in Vilnius on

November 28.

Ukraine and Europeneed each other

FIRST of all for foreign inves-

tors Ukraine is a huge market

outlet with the sheer quan-

tity of its consumers nearly

45.5 million people.

In addition, Ukraine is

important for its location,

particularly the proximity to

both the European Union and

Russia. The later makes the

country ideal for exporting to

Europe, Russia and Asia.

The majority of states

from the 28-member bloc

are interested in gaining ac-

cess to Ukraine as it is an

energy transit state. The se-

curity of EU natural gas sup-

ply is reliant on Ukraine as

84% of Russian gas supplies

to Europe transit through theUkrainian gas transportation

system.

In addition, Ukraine may

act as an exporter of skilled

and cheap workforce in the

European markets, as it has

22 million of economically

active population

More on wide business op-

portunities read here.

Mark Hellyer,

British international

trade policy expert

Wide

opportunities

of DCFTA

for European

businesses in

UkraineMykola Azarov, Ukraines PM
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science

On October 3, 2013, CERNDirector General Rol-DieterHeuer and Ukrainian DeputyPrime Minister KostiantynHryshchenko signed at CERNheadquarters in Geneva an

agreement between Ukraineand the European Organiza-tion or Nuclear Research ongranting Ukraine the statuso an associate member at

CERN.Te Associate Member-

ship o Ukraine will open anew era o cooperation thatwill strengthen the long-

term partnership betweenCERN and the Ukrainian

scientifc community. Asso-ciate Membership will allowUkraine to participate in thegovernance o CERN, throughattending the meetings o theCERN Council.

Moreover, it will allowUkrainian scientists to becomemembers o the CERN sta,

and to participate in CERNstraining and career-develop-ment programmes. Finally, itwill allow Ukrainian industryto bid or CERN contracts,thus opening up opportunitiesor industrial collaboration inareas o advanced technology.

Ukraine has cooper-ated with CERN since 1993.Ukraine and CERN signeda cooperation agreement in1993, and a joint declaration in2011, setting priorities in sci-

entifc-technical cooperation.Forty-seven Ukrainian scien-tists currently work at CERN.

In reality, Ukraines rela-tionship with CERN datesback much urther, principallythrough CERNs cooperationwith the Joint Institute o Nu-clear Research (JINR) in Dub-na, Russia, o which Ukraine isa member.

CERN-JINR co-operation

in the feld o high-energy ac-celerators started in the early1960s and ever since, the twoinstitutions have ormed abridge between East and Westthat has made important con-tributions to the developmento global, peaceul scientifccooperation.

Ukraine signs association with CERN

Agreement with

CERN is scienticintegration ofUkraine to theEuropean Union

Ukraine has been a

strong participant in LHC

(Large Hadron Collider

- ed.) experiments and

computing over recent

years. Welcoming a

new member of a family

is always an emotional

moment and Im really

delighted to see Ukraine

on the way to Associate

Membership.

Signing the CERN Associate

Membership Agreement became

an extremely important stage

on the way of Ukraines

European integration. The

full involvement in the

advanced European scientic

projects and research

conducted in CERN was set

as a main priority in the eld

of international science and

technology cooperation.

The signing of this agreement can be considered a

scientic integration of Ukraine into the Euro-

pean Union. We could say that it is the rst

step for Ukraine to become an associate

member of the EU. We have made a sig-

nicant contribution to the development

of European science. Ukrainian physicists

are well known at CERN thanks to the

successful participation in a number of

areas, and in recent years - as part of the

Large Hadron Collider. Ukraine has coop-

erated with the European Organization for

Nuclear Research for 20 years,

but the status of a member it isnew opportunities and perspec-

tives.

Rolf-Dieter Heuer,

CERN Director

General

An agreement with CERN is a

standard of the European inte-

gration of Ukraine as a state

with sufcient scientic,

unique technological and

powerful industrial poten-

tial. The role of Ukrainian

science was recognized due

to your contribution to Eu-

ropean science, in particular,

cooperation as part of the Large

Hadron Collider project. The

agreement signed by the sides

would help Ukraine receive orders

from CERN for the production of

high-tech equipment. In addition,

domestic scientists will be able to promote their own and

join the development of new technologies, as well as

participate in joint training and research programs.

Mykola Azarov,

Ukrainian Prime

Minister

Kostiantyn

Hryshchenko,Ukrainian Deputy

Prime Minister

Volodymyr Semynozhenko,the Chairman of the State

Agency on Science, Innovation

and Information Technology
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For more information, please, contact

Oksana Kyzyma,

Press Secretary of the Embassy of

Ukraine to the UK

Tel.: 020 7727 6312

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: 60 Holland Park,

London W11 3SJ

In the preparation of this issue materials ofUKRINFORM, WNU, GOV.UKwere used

Issue #24, October 11, 2013

The Days o UkraineFestival will be cel-ebrating Ukrainianculture in the heart

o London this month.Te three-day estival is being

organised by charity Te FirtashFoundation, with the supporto Group DF, an internationalgroup o companies based in

Ukraine.It will consist o a ree con-cert and air at Potters Field Parkon 19 October. Te area willbe transormed into a stylisedUkrainian village providing op-portunities or visitors to test outa number o traditional arts andcras such as pottery and wreathmaking.

Attendees will also be able totest out their culinary skills bycreating traditional Ukrainian

dishes including varenyky andborshch.

Children will be able to makeclay animal whistles, weave po-nies out o straw and twine, bakebirds rom dough and paint eggs.Families will also be able to en-

joy musical games presentedby childrens olklore ensembleRaihorodok.

A stage will host a series oUkrainian olk and contempo-

rary music groups including

Vopli Vidopliasova, led by OlehSkrypka and accompanied by LeGrand Orchestra, Astarta andFolknery, Krosna, and KozakSystem and aras Chubai, clas-sics o Ukrainian rock. It is openrom 1:30pm - 8pm on 19th Oc-tober at Potters Field Park, Lon-don SE1 2AA.

FESTIVAL LISTING

18 October

LITERATURE EVENING

From Shevchenko to Zabuzhko6pm8pmLondon Library, St JamesSquareAdmission: apply or tickets viaFacebook

UKRAINIAN

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTSEXHIBITION AT THE

SAATCHI GALLERY

From 18 October until 23

October

Saatchi Gallery, Duke o YorksHQ,Kings Road, London, SW3 4RYAdmission: Apply via Facebookor tickets to this exclusive pre-

view event on 18 October.Free to the public rom 19

October

UKRAINIAN FASHION

SHOW

8pmSaatchi GalleryAdmission: apply or tickets viaFacebook

19 October

UKRAINIAN CONCERT

AND FAIR

1:30pm-8pmPotters Field Park, London, SE12AAAdmission: ree

Concert: Krosna band, Folkneryband. Le Grand Orchestradance class on stage, Astarta,aras Chubay and KozakSystem, Oleh Skrypka, VopliVidoplyasova and Le GrandOrchestra.For more information:

twitter.com/UkraineDaysacebook.com/ukrainedaysinstagram.com/ukrainedays

www.ukraine-days.co.uk/en

culture

Fashion show of

leading Ukrainian

designers Lilia

Poustovit, Lilia

Litkovskaya,

Svitlana Bibi

Bevza and the

design duo

KAMENSKA

KONONOVA.

Days of Ukraine Festival

comes to London
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