Abstract

The paper presents the attitude of the EU to the Presidential elections in Ukraine which took place this year. It discusses the statements of leading EU politicians related to Brussels–Kiev relations at the time, the impact of the elections on the further development of cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, as well as the activities of the European Parliament intended to support the pro-European policy of Ukraine, headed by the recently elected President Viktor Yanukovich. The paper also presents articles that reported the campaign and its results published in the main European newspapers, such as „Süddeutsche Zeitung”, „Spiegel”, „The Economist”, „The Financial Times”, „Liberation”,„Corriere della Sera” and others, which exerted a significant influence on shaping EU public opinion on presidential elections in Ukraine. The author pays particular attention to the analysis of the first visit of the new Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukowich, to Brussels. It resulted in the key priorities of the EU-Ukrainian cooperation under the new political circumstances being established.

Highlights

  • The paper presents the attitude of the EU to the Presidential elections in Ukraine which took place this year

  • It discusses the statements of leading EU politicians related to Brussels–Kiev relations at the time, the impact of the elections on the further development of cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, as well as the activities of the European Parliament intended to support the pro-European policy of Ukraine, headed by the recently elected President Viktor Yanukovich

  • The paper presents articles that reported the campaign and its results published in the main European newspapers, such as „Süddeutsche Zeitung”, „Spiegel”, „The Economist”, „The Financial Times”, „Liberation”, „Corriere della Sera” and others, which exerted a significant influence on shaping EU public opinion on presidential elections in Ukraine

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Olena LUGINA

Reakcja Unii Europejskiej na wybory prezydenta Ukrainy w 2010 r. W Radzie Najwy¿szej Ukrainy odby3a siê oficjalna ceremonia zaprzysiê¿enia nowego prezydenta Ukrainy – Wiktora Janukowycza. Objêcie najwy¿szego stanowiska w pañstwie przez osobê, która ponios3a tak g3oœne fiasko w poprzednich wyborach prezydenckich i która, wed3ug wielu ekspertów powinna by3a znikn1æ na zawsze z ukraiñskiej sceny politycznej, jest przedmiotem wielu dyskusji tak na Ukrainie, jak i poza jej granicami[1]. Wed3ug miêdzynarodowych i ukraiñskich obserwatorów nie stwierdzono nadu¿yæ oraz fa3szerstw podczas wyborów, wiêc tym razem Janukowycz zosta[3] wybrany na prezydenta w sposób demokratyczny, uczciwie pokonuj1c w drugiej turze swoj[1] rywalkê Juliê Tymoszenko. Tegoroczne wybory prezydenckie na Ukrainie nie budzi3y tak ¿ywego zainteresowania wœród pañstw cz3onkowskich UE, jak to mia3o miejsce w 2004 roku. Niew1tpliwie z wiêksz[1] uwag[1] obserwowano przebieg wyborów w krajach Europy Wschodniej, które 31cz[1] z Ukrain[1] w3asne interesy

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