30 years of Ukraine-EU relations: an appraisal of lessons learned and challenges ahead

Date 16 June 2023
Time 9am - 5:30pm
Location Online
Cost Free
This event is free, but registration is required.
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About the event

This conference is organised by University of Westminster, University of Augsburg and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.

The conference takes place on-site in Augsburg and online via Zoom. 

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Conference programme

9.30–10am: introduction and welcome Dr Stefan Lorenzmeier, University of Augsburg

10–11.30am: panel one, chaired by Dr Stefan Lorenzmeier, University of Augsburg

  • Professor Adam Łazowski, University of Westminster: From Neighbour to a Potential Member: Ukraine-EU Relations from a Historical Perspective
  • Dr Solomiia Matsola, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and University of Westminster: Ukraine-EU Trade and Economic Relations: from Partnership to Association
  • Professor Mykhaylo Mykiyevych, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv: Ukraine Legal System Reform as a Key Element in EU Candidate-Status Realisation

11.30–11.45am: coffee break

11.45am–1.15pm: panel two, chaired by Professor Adam Łazowski, University of Westminster

  • Professor Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and University of Augsburg: Shaping the Ukrainian Legal System the European Way: Approximation of National Law with EU Acquis
  • Professor Roman Petrov, Kyiv Mohyla Academy and British Institute for Comparative and International Law: The Role of Values in EU-Ukraine Relations: Past, Present, and Future
  • Dr Tetiana Palamarchuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: Public Administration Reform: Towards a Modern State

1.15-2pm: lunch

2–3.30pm: panel three, chaired Dr Solomiia Matsola, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and University of Westminster

  • Professor Olena Sviatun, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: Fight Against Corruption as a Condition of Good Relations with the European Union
  • Professor Tetyana Komarova, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University of Kharkiv: Ukrainian Courts and EU Law: an Academic Perspective
  • Prof. Olesia Radyshevska, Supreme Court of Ukraine: Ukrainian Courts and EU Law: a View from the Bench

3.30-3.45pm: coffee break

3.45-5pm: panel four, chaired by professor Prof. Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and University of Augsburg

  • Professor Kseniia Smyrnova, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: Approximation of Ukrainian Competition Law with EU Acquis
  • Professor Tetiana Anakina, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University of Kharkiv and Complutense University of Madrid: EU’s Assistance After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

5–5.10pm: Concluding remarks by Professor Adam Łazowski and Dr Solomiia Matsola