BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2449@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240229T111722 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240312T181500 SUMMARY:Public Lecture by Prof. Dr. Sławomir Łukasiewicz: "Ukraine in the EU? Lessons from the Case of Poland’s Accession" DESCRIPTION:Although the current war in Ukraine was forced on the country\, it is in one sense a matter of choice - between Ukraine’s past as a par t of the Soviet Union (or greater Russia)\, or a future in the EU family. The war has accelerated the latter course\, and a roadmap towards membersh ip negotiations should be prepared in March 2024. But it is not only the w ar with Russia that should be taken into account during negotiations. The prospect of Ukraine’s accession exhibits many differences from previous enlargements\, but also some similarities to that of 2004/2007. Of particu lar interest is Poland\, where accession negotiations and membership have changed the current debate compared to older traditions of thinking about Europe and European integration. A comparison of attitudes presented by Po lish and Ukrainian elites toward European integration shows what challenge s arise from historical experiences and perceptions prevalent in the forme r postcommunist states. \\r\\nDr hab. Sławomir Łukasiewicz is a histori an\, political scientist\, and Europeanist. He is the recipient of the 201 9/2020 Fulbright Senior Award. From 2019 to 2023 he was an associate and v isiting scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies\, Har vard University. From 2015 to 2019 he was director of the Institute of Eur opean Studies at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin\, Poland\, where he is professor of European Studies. X-ALT-DESC:

Although the current war in Ukraine was forced on the country \, it is in one sense a matter of choice - between Ukraine’s past as a p art of the Soviet Union (or greater Russia)\, or a future in the EU family . The war has accelerated the latter course\, and a roadmap towards member ship negotiations should be prepared in March 2024. But it is not only the war with Russia that should be taken into account during negotiations. Th e prospect of Ukraine’s accession exhibits many differences from previou s enlargements\, but also some similarities to that of 2004/2007. Of parti cular interest is Poland\, where accession negotiations and membership hav e changed the current debate compared to older traditions of thinking abou t Europe and European integration. A comparison of attitudes presented by Polish and Ukrainian elites toward European integration shows what challen ges arise from historical experiences and perceptions prevalent in the for mer postcommunist states. \;

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Dr hab. Sławomir Łukasi ewicz is a historian\, political scientist\, and Europeanist. He is the recipient of the 2019/2020 Fulbright Senior Award. From 2019 to 202 3 he was an associate and visiting scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies\, Harvard University. From 2015 to 2019 he was direc tor of the Institute of European Studies at the John Paul II Catholic Univ ersity of Lublin\, Poland\, where he is professor of European Studies.

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