1. Ukraine’s New President:
Europe Is Our Greater Homeland

5. Ukraine’s New President
Bio. Business. Political Carreer. Election Promise
EU–Ukraine Relations Now
Future
Agenda

6. Ukraine’s New President
• Born & Raised: Southern Ukraine. Moldova
• Education: International economic relations
• Business: ”Chokolate king”. Vehicles. TV. Shipbuilding.
• Politics: Active for 15 yeas. Changed 2 (4) parties.
• Election Promise: Peace. Freedom. Europe.
• PRO: Democratic. Internationally-minded. Popular.
• CONTRA: ”Oligarkh”. No real party. No detailed plan.

7. EU–Ukraine Relations Now
• Association Agreement – Economic part
• To impose new sanctions against Russia
• To stop military cooperation with Russia
• Visa-free regime begin 2015
• IMPORTANT: Fortifying the Russian-Ukrainian border
Terrorism. Drug trafficking. Transit immigration.

10. Future
• Green light for Ukraine’s EU-membership
• Military cooperation: NATO or EU-structures
• Cultural, political and other exchanges
• Energy cooperation
• Repatriation of ethnic Russians to Russia
• No Putin = democratic Russia

11. Thank You for Your Interest!