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The Institute of World Policy organized the study visit of 26 thought leaders from EU member states on March 1-2, 2016.To see the photos from the fisrt day click here.

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Visit to the Saint Sophia Cathedral
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Dutch experts discussed with Ukrainian human rights activists Olena Shevchenko (Insight) and Bogdan Globa (Tochka opory) the impact of the AA on the situation with human rights in Ukraine, in particularly on promoting non-discrimination of the LGBT community.
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The participants had an opportunity to discuss Minsk agreements directly with Roman Bezsmertnyi, Ukraine’s representative in the political subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbas.
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During the working lunch the foreign experts and journalists learned about security situation in the East of Ukraine and reform of the Ukrainian army.
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Igor Dolgov, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration

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Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Deputy Secretary, National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
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At the House of Free People the delegation met the activists of Ukrainian NGOs, assisting displaced persons and the affected communities.
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Olexandra Matviychuk, Head of the Board , Center for Civil Liberties
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Meeting with Andriy Parubiy, First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament
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At the end of the day IWP organized a cinema-club. The participants of the study visit watched a documentary “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”, nominated for Oscar 2016.
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The visit was organized within the IWP’s project “New European Policy: Filling the Awareness Gap”. This project is carried out within the National Initiatives to Enhance Reforms (UNITER) project, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Pact in Ukraine. The visit was also supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.