Ukraine’s Path to the EU & NATO: Challenges & Perspectives

Building 1, Level 2, Room 17

124 La Trobe Street

Melbourne, VIC 3000 

The EU Centre at RMIT, Monash University’s Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies, and the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations are pleased to invite you to the public presentation by the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze.

Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze will discuss Ukraine’s path to the EU and NATO.

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Global Development Professor Andrew MacIntyre will also welcome Mrs Klympush-Tsintsadze to RMIT.

Light refreshments will be served.

About Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze

Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze was appointed to the post of Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration in April 2016. Ivanna is a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, served as a First Deputy Chairperson of Foreign Affairs Committee and led Ukraine’s Parliamentary Delegation to NATO PA.

Since mid-2011 Ivanna headed Yalta European Strategy – an independent international network promoting the development of fair, democratic and prosperous Ukraine and supporting reforms necessary for Ukraine’s European integration.

Ivanna has worked as a Deputy Director of Programs, and later – as a Director of the International Charity Organization “Open Ukraine Foundation” working on strategic planning and operational implementation of Foundation`s programs, focusing on support Ukraine’s international cooperation, public diplomacy, country’s positive image promotion, international security dialogue.

From 2002-07 Ivanna was the Radio BBC Ukrainian Service correspondent in the USA (Washington DC) and in the Caucasus (Tbilisi).

From 1998 till 2002 Ivanna worked for the East-West Institute’s Kyiv Center as a Project Manager and for one year carried out the responsibilities of EWI KC’s Acting Director.

Ivanna began her career in 1993 year as a Project Manager at the Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR) in Kyiv, and later became the Head of the Department of International Relations in UCIPR.

Ivanna is co-editor of the book Black Sea Region: Cooperation and Security Building (2003).

There is parking available close by.