Opening remarks Peter Golia INEKO Director Slovakia October

Opening remarks Peter Goliaš INEKO Director, Slovakia October 24, 2014 Workshop on enhancing Ukraine`s integration chances Kyiv

Project info • Title: Hidden Triggers of Economic Growth in V 4 plus Ukraine • Goal: To identify policies leading to higher sustainable economic and social progress in four areas: – Enhancing integration chances of Ukraine – Consolidation of public finances – Education, measurement quality and (labor market) results – High unemployment

In need of a new reform agenda GDP per capita in V 4 and Ukraine (in PPP, as % of EU 28 average) 95% 85% Czech Republic 75% Slovakia 65% Hungary 55% Poland 45% 35% Ukraine 25% 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Source: INEKO based on data from Eurostat (for V 4 and EU 28) and the World Bank (for Ukraine) 2011 2013

Partners 1. Czech Republic: Centre for Economic and Market Analysis, http: //eceta. cz 2. Hungary: Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, http: //vki. hu 3. Poland: The Polish Institute of International Affairs, http: //www. pism. pl 4. Slovakia: INEKO – Institute for Economic and Social Reforms, http: //www. ineko. sk 5. Ukraine: International Centre for Policy Studies, http: //icps. com. ua

Schedule • October 2014: Workshop on enhancing Ukraine`s integration chances, Kyiv • May 2015: Webinar on public finance consolidation • October 2015: Webinar on education, measurement of quality and (labour market) results • January 2016: Webinar on solutions to high unemployment rate • June 2016: Final conference in Bratislava presenting project results

Outputs • • 25 presentations 20 analyses 4 policy papers 1 final report

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