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TRANSFORMATION OF UKRAINE

POLISH EXAMPLES AND LESSONS FOR UKRAINE

Tomasz Szuba, Kyiv, 27 November 2015

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POLITICALPOLITICAL FINANCIALFINANCIAL MILITARYMILITARY

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1. Dialogue and

consensus

2. Foreign

assistance

3. EU

membership

4. Entrepreneurship

5. Macro

reforms

6. Decentralization

7. New

Constitution

8.NATO

membership

9. Civil

society and education

POLITICALPOLITICAL FINANFINANCCIIALAL MILITARYMILITARY

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Round table

Transformation of Ukraine

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Stabilization fund, less financial

pressure

Western policy towards Ukraine, Stabilization fund

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EU member since 2004;

150 bln EUR aid

Funds, know-how, security, prosperity,

friendly nations environment,

institutions

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96% SMEs;2 mln SMEs; 70% of GDP

Business climate, Polish-Ukrainian-American project;

information

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Market reforms, liberalization,

privatization, fiscal stability

Speed, decisiveness,

boldness

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Since 1999; one for all – all for

one

War in Donbass,Annexation of

Crimea

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Lech Walesa, Solidarity

movement; 124,000 NGOs

Vibrant independent press, special scholarship

programs, new generations

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Strategies and reforms are more a process and people then documents, laws, and procedures.

Leadership, ownership, committment. Willingness, readiness, ability. The time is now, and no additional day can be wasted. Ukrainians should do their howework by themselves. Think big but also small – quick wins where positive results are visible quickly. Engage people – communities: without them no change is possible. Do not wait for big reforms to change your lives – start from yourselves. Don’t ask what country can do to you - think what you can do for your place. Authorities should be open and transparent. Honesty and new opening. A strong and dedicated team of people.

Thank you! Thank you! ДякуємоДякуємо! ! Dziękujemy!Dziękujemy!