President of Ukraine 2005-2010
Dr Viktor Yushchenko graduated from the Ternopil Institute of Finance and Economics. After two years of army service, he worked in Soviet banking from 1977. In 1993 he became Chairman of the Board and in 1997 President of the National Bank of Ukraine. From December 1999 to May 2001, Yushchenko was Prime Minister of Ukraine and pushed forward free-market reforms in Ukraine. From 2002 to 2005, he headed the opposition bloc "Our Ukraine" as parliamentary group leader and as chairman of the civic organisation of the same name. In the rerun of the disputed run-off presidential election of 2004, forced by the "orange revolution", Yushchenko emerged victorious. He held the office until 2005 until 2010. Since 2010, he has been president of the "Our Ukraine" party.
Wednesday, 06. April 2011, 18:15 – 20:00 h
At the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, KOH-B-10
In the wake of the international financial crisis, Ukraine fell into a deep recession in 2008. To date, little has changed in this situation. What is important now are structural reforms that would entail a solid economic policy, transparency and democratic reliability. In pursuing such a programme, Ukraine is also dependent on its European partners and their attention. It is also in Europe's interest that Ukraine - especially as an important oil and gas producer - finds its way out of the crisis quickly and permanently.
Lecture in Ukrainian, simultaneous translation into German.