10 November 2010
Board of Yalta European Strategy (YES) met in Warsaw with Polish President
10 November 2010

Board of Yalta European Strategy (YES) met in Warsaw with Polish President

The Board of Yalta European Strategy (YES) met with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski and other decision makers in Warsaw on November 10, 2010....
Aleksander Kwasniewski: There Will Be a Day When Europeans Ask Ukrainians to Join EU
2 October 2010

Aleksander Kwasniewski: There Will Be a Day When Europeans Ask Ukrainians to Join EU

Ukraine’s, Europe’s and Russia’s development is tightly interlinked with the challenges and opportunities of today’s globalised world, said Aleksander Kwasniewski during the concluding session of the 7th Annual Meeting of YES.

Carl Bildt: Reforms to Help Ukraine Make Use of Modern World Prospects
2 October 2010

Carl Bildt: Reforms to Help Ukraine Make Use of Modern World Prospects

Ukraine should consider various integration models. But the internal reforms are the main thing in achieving success in the contemporary globalized world.

Ukraine Needs New Energy Strategy
2 October 2010

Ukraine Needs New Energy Strategy

Upon the end of the world economic crisis the prices for the energy products are going to be on the rise. The age of inexpensive energy is over.

Viktor Vekselberg: Without Innovations Developing Economies Cast to Global Development Wayside
2 October 2010

Viktor Vekselberg: Without Innovations Developing Economies Cast to Global Development Wayside

Today the developing economies need innovation-based development whether they have rich natural resources or not. 

Three Areas of Ukraine Modernization
2 October 2010

Three Areas of Ukraine Modernization

The modernization process in Ukraine will take place within three areas. Borys Kolesnikov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, stated this during the session at the 7th YES Annual Yalta Forum.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: No National Solutions to Global Issues
2 October 2010

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: No National Solutions to Global Issues

The world economic growth has started. Although its rates are not supposed to be high, the forecast for the years immediately ahead seems to be quite positive on a global basis. However, serious global economic risks continue to exist as yet. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund claimed this during his joint session with Mykola Azarov, the Prime Minister of Ukrain, that has opened the second 7th YES Yalta Forum plenary day.

Olivier Descamps: In Crisis Countries Must Re-brand
1 October 2010

Olivier Descamps: In Crisis Countries Must Re-brand

Global economy emerges from the crisis. But at the same time there is a rise of competition level for financial recourses in the world, which can be won only by the states that are developing most dynamically. 

Kofi Annan: Everyone to Take Part in Struggle against Climate Change
1 October 2010

Kofi Annan: Everyone to Take Part in Struggle against Climate Change

Climate change is a global problem which may affect any country in any moment. We have not managed to reach effective agreement on joint actions yet.

TV-Link Participants at the 7th Yalta Annual Meeting: Recovery to Be Lasting
1 October 2010

TV-Link Participants at the 7th Yalta Annual Meeting: Recovery to Be Lasting

The world economy is in a traumatic condition. The recovery is going to be long-lasting and complicated. Martin Wolf, the Columnist of The Financial Times said this in the course of the 7th YES Yalta Forum TV-Link New York - Yalta.

Alexei Kudrin
Alexei Kudrin
Professor, Dean, Saint Petersburg State University, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (2000-2011), 9th YES Annual Meeting, 2012
«The middle classes of the Russian Federation have neither a deciding vote nor parliamentary representation»