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SUMMARY:Understanding Ukraine's Goals of and the Main Obstacles to Euroin
 tegration - JMCE Annual Lecture 2018
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DESCRIPTION:Sergii Leshchenko is a member of Ukrainian Parliament\, forme
 r investigative journalist\, blogger\, and press freedom activist. In 20
 13/14 he played a key role in the launching of the EuroMaidan Protests t
 hat brought down Yanukovych regime in the Ukraine.  From 2000 -2014 he w
 orked for Ukrainska Pravda\, where he specialized in anticorruption inve
 stigations and other political reporting. He helped to launch the «Stop 
 Censorship!» movement in 2010 and «Chesno» campaign that called for tran
 sparency in Parliament. Following a rise to fame as leading activist and
  journalist he turned his attention to politics. One of the most recogni
 zed Deputies in Parliament he is known for his anti-corruption efforts a
 nd is a leading member of the Parliamentary committee on corruption prev
 ention.\n \nLeshchenko has received several awards\, accolades and has h
 eld several prestigious fellowships including: the Polish Foundation of 
 Reporters (2011) best journalist prize\, the Norwegian Fritt Ord Foundat
 ion and the German ZEIT Foundation’s Press Roze (2013)\, the John Smith 
 Fellowship (2012)\, the Stanford University Draper Hills Fellowship (201
 3)\, the National  Endowment  for  Democracy ‘s Reagan-Fascell  Fellowsh
 ip (2013-2014)\, selected as Reporters Without Borders’ 100 Information 
 Heroes (2014) NDI’s Democracy Award. In 2017 ‘Focus’ listed Leshchenko a
 s one the most in?uential Ukrainians.\n\n***The event is free and open t
 o all\, but registration is essential***\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e
 /eu-ukraine-quo-vadis-evidencebased-politics-policy-and-practice-tickets
 -45482127267?ref=estw\n
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Council Chamber\, Sackville Street Building\, Manchester
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