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The Institute of Public Affairs,
the Representation of the European Commission in Poland
and the Bertelsmann Stiftung
cordially invite you to

A PRESENTATION OF THE LATEST REPORT AND PUBLIC DEBATE:

Ukrainians look to the West
- what is the West’s response?

14 October 2015
11.00 – 13.00
Representation of the European Commission in Poland
ul. Jasna 14/16a, Warsaw, II floor

REGISTRATION

Do Ukrainians really care about European integration? How has the military conflict in Ukraine and the support delivered by the West influenced Ukrainians’ opinions on the EU and its member states? As the latest research results of the Institute of Public Affairs and the Bertelsmann Stiftung show, Ukrainians, despite the difficult political and economic situation, still support the pro-European course of their country and see in it a development opportunity. Furthermore, they expect mainly humanitarian and economic help.

We invite you to the debate, during which we will together reflect how the West should react to the expectations of Ukrainian society. Experts from Ukraine, the European Commission, Poland and Germany will present and assess activities towards Ukraine up to now and reflect on necessary steps to be taken in the near future.

The presented research also answers the following questions:
Is the pro-European course supported by the whole society or are there any regional or age differences? What are the differences, according to Ukrainians, between closer relations with the EU or with Russia in the field of economy and the international position of their country? How do Ukrainians assess the engagement of Poland, Germany, the European Union and the United States in searching for solutions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

The presentation and the debate will take place in Polish and in English

Simultaneous translation will be provided

We request registration until 12 October

Due to the limited number of seats, enrolment

will be decided in the order of registration received.

10.30-11.00	Registration
11.00-11.10	Opening
	Dr. Marzena Guz-Vetter, Acting Director, Representation of the European Commission in Poland Christian Hanelt, Senior Expert Program Europe’s Future, Bertelsmann Stiftung
11.10-11.30	Presentation of research results
	Łukasz Wenerski, Analyst, Institute of Public Affairs
11.30-13:00	Debate "Ukrainians look to the West – what is the West’s response?"
	Grzegorz Gromadzki, expert, Batory Foundation Dr. Marzena Guz-Vetter, Acting Director, Representation of the European Commission in Poland Dr Christoph von Marschall, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, “Der Tagesspiegel” Maria Zolkina, analyst, Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiative Foundation
Chair	Dr Agnieszka Łada, Head of the European Programme, Institute of Public Affairs

During the presentation the research report: J. Kucharczyk, A. Łada, Ł. Wenerski “Ukrainians Look to the West – Policy Assessment and Expectations”, Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw 2015 will be available.

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Ukrainians look to the West
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