David Stulik, a former spokesman for the EU Delegation to Ukraine and a research fellow in Czech think-tank “European values” at present, became an invited speaker of the inaugural event of the New Europe Center “Eurocoffee talks in Ukrainian regions”.

The off-records online-discussions between the invited EU diplomat or expert and local Ukrainian opinion leaders in the format of the “Eurocoffee talks” are planned to be carried out by the New Europe Center on the regular basis. The project is aimed at discussing in a trustworthy atmosphere with a cup of coffee issues devoted to European integration of Ukraine and establishing friendly relations among the parties involved. 

During the meeting officials, experts and journalists from eastern and southern Ukrainian regions discussed with David Stulik to following topic: “How has the EU helped Ukraine during the past two years?”.  

Sergi Solodkyy, First Deputy Director of the New Europe Center, also presented the results of survey “New Europe wonders…”, conducted by the New Europe Center among the local opinion leaders regarding the features of the successful European integration in the regions and expectations from the EU.

The event was organized by the New Europe Center as part of its project implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The contents of this event are the sole responsibility of Pact and its implementing partners and do not necessary reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.