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Yulia Tymoshenko: Ukraine’s absurd two-month old trial

('Annie Rutherford',) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:00:00 -0000

On 24 August 2011 Ukraine celebrated 20 years of independence. Preparations for the festivities were accompanied by a performance on the political stage, with the lead role taken by the 60-year-old. The country is revolting the lawsuit which the former prime minister and heroine of the orange revolution is facing, and which has been ‘postponed’ until October

Self-identification, multiculturalism and erasmus in the EU

('Alexandra Belopolsky',) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:24:20 -0000

In a world where the physical borders are a blur, no wonder the mental ones are blurring as well. With nationalists turning to the 'protection of Europe' rather than the 'protection of the homeland', it is fair to say that the erasmus generation is the face of future Europe. United within itself, far past the division to Germans, French, Poles, or Italians, it's an identity in its own right - even for me

Canvas, Otpor, Pora: Serbia's brand is non-violent revolution

('shadow',) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:35:39 -0000

Israa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Adel and Asmaa Mahfouz will be remembered as the ones who largely contributed to dismantling Hosni Mubarak's 30 year rule over Egypt, and one of them revealed this year that he trained with similar youth organisations in Belgrade

EU press react: Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's new president

('euro topics',) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:08:31 -0000

Five years after he was deposed by the Orange Revolution, the opposition leader won Ukraine's presidential elections on 7 February, narrowly edging out prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a runoff vote. The Swiss, Czech, Polish and Portuguese press bemoan the rise to power of a politician who is widely regarded as pro-Russian, but believes that Ukraine has now finally proven that it is truly democratic

Sergii Oleksiuk: 'It's like a Yanykovich-Yushchenko soap opera'

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Three years on, a 23-year-old key figure in the youth movement during the Orange Revolution considers his country's latest stalemate

Spluttering clockwork orange engine

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0000

As Ukraine faces a political crisis, Europe follows its neighbour's events with interest, conscious of the former Soviet Republic’s strategic importance for her energy supply

Michal Natorski : the EU maintains calculated distance with Ukraine

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:57:00 -0000

The EU-Ukraine summit is overshadowed by energy issues with Russia and a crisis of the Ukrainian government: a difficult time to reach an agreement

Post election Ukraine

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0000

Following the election results of 27 March, Ukraine's leaders jostle for power over an uncertain future

“Negotiations over EU membership could start in 2010”

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:00:00 -0000

Ivan Kuleba, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, is confident that Ukraine will continue to implement the reforms necessary for eventual EU membership.

Ukraine’s Fading Orange Revolution

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:09:00 -0000

The dismissal of Prime Minister Tymoshenko by President Yushchenko means that the golden couple who led Ukraine’s revolution to victory is no more. Will political in-fighting also bring an end to the rapprochement between East and West?

No ‘Orange Revolution’ in Moldova

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:00:00 -0000

Moldovans are waiting impatiently to join the EU and more and more are heading West. By any means possible.

At the heart of ‘The Orange Revolution’ – Part 3: Facing up to reality

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:00:00 -0000

In the last of a series of three reports into the Ukrainian revolution, Sébastien Daycard-Heid asks whether Yushchenko will be able to keep his promises made to Ukrainian youth

At the heart of ‘The Orange Revolution’ - Part 2: The children of Ukraine

('Morag Young',) — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 05:57:00 -0000

The second in a series of three reports from Ukraine during the third round of the presidential elections: Does this revolution mark the revival of Ukrainian nationalism?

At the heart of 'The Orange Revolution' - Part 1: The Kiev Winter

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:00:00 -0000

In the first of a series of three reports from Ukraine, Sébastien Daycard-Heid investigates the hopes and motivation of the Ukrainian youth in Kiev’s tent camps, on the eve of December 26th’s presidential election

Ukraine: Independence Square asks West to intervene

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:00:00 -0000

The corruption and authoritarianism of the ancien régime in Ukraine do not constitute a ‘cultural diversity’ worth respecting and preserving

Smile! You’re in the midst of a revolution!

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 04:00:00 -0000

After years of placid tolerance, Ukraine seems to be kicking up a fuss – much to its own surprise. A Ukrainian in Poland gives his version of the latest events

“Ukraine needs Europe”

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 04:00:00 -0000

“Europe must take a prudent but decisive stand in favour of democracy and against the division of the country,” says Dr Klaus Segbers in an interview with café babel

Ukraine: the unexpected awakening?

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 04:00:00 -0000

The presidential elections in Ukraine and the events surrounding them have already been labelled as the “orange revolution”. But what does this mean for relations with the EU?