Orange Revolution

PRESS REVIEW orange revolution : EU press react: Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's new president

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

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

by eurotopics @ // 08/02/10 - 1 Comment

orange revolution, russian federation, euweek, elections, ukraine, politics, viktor yanukovych

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

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

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

by oksana udovyk // 27/06/07 - 1 Comment

orange revolution, ukraine, politics, viktor yanukovych, society, kiev, viktor yushchenko

ANALYSIS orange revolution : Spluttering clockwork orange engine

Spluttering clockwork orange engine

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

by ángel alonso arroba // 27/06/07

orange revolution, elections, energy, ukraine, politics, viktor yanukovych, society

INTERVIEW orange revolution : Michal Natorski : the EU maintains calculated distance with Ukraine

Michal Natorski : the EU maintains calculated distance with Ukraine

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

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 30/10/06

orange revolution : Post election Ukraine

Post election Ukraine

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

by mariya chelova // 24/03/06

INTERVIEW orange revolution : “Negotiations over EU membership could start in 2010”

“Negotiations over EU membership could start in 2010”

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

by pavlína holancová // 17/10/05 - 3 Comment

FOCUS orange revolution : Ukraine’s Fading Orange Revolution

Ukraine’s Fading Orange Revolution

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?

by ana soriano // 23/09/05

No ‘Orange Revolution’ in Moldova

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

by nicola dell’arciprete // 29/03/05 - 1 Comment

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

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

by sébastien daycard-heid // 11/02/05

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

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?

by sébastien daycard-heid // 05/02/05

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

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

by sébastien daycard-heid // 28/01/05 - 1 Comment

Ukraine: Independence Square asks West to intervene

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

by Nicola Dell'Arciprete @ // 17/01/05

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

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

by oles andriychuk // 06/12/04

Ukraine: the unexpected awakening?

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?

by yegor paanukoski // 06/12/04

“Ukraine needs Europe”

“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

by laura müller // 06/12/04

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