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Language issue is a problem of geopolitical choice of Ukraine – mentioned Leader of Party “Front for Change” Arseniy Yatsenyuk on 5th June, Tuesday during the Diplomatic Club meeting with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of United States of America to Ukraine(1998 – 2000) Steven Pifer

On May 18th the football tournament among the children of orphanages in Kyiv region was held. The event took place on the stadium of Kyiv regional sports boarding school in village Terezino of Bila Tserkva district. Famous Ukrainian football player and senior coach of “Dynamo-2” Andriy Gusin welcomed young players. The tournament was held on the initiative of Open Ukraine Foundation and Volodymyr Polochaninov and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk “Youth movement” Foundation.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation initiates lecture-discussion for students, postgraduates and civil activists with Steven PIFER, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine (1998 – 2000), senior fellow of Centre of USA and Europe at the Brookings Institution. The meeting with famous American diplomat will be held on June 5th, 2012 at 18.00 in Kyiv.

Yuri Andrukhovych’s book «Perverzion» was published in Spanish by Akantilado Publishing House from Barcelona in the beginning of April 2012. Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation provided a grant out of its Book Fund Program for translation of this novel by the famous Ukrainian writer.

Future of democracy is possible only in case of good governance. Otherwise it will lose its legitimacy. It was stressed by James SHERR, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in his summary of the 5th Kyiv Security Forum "Modern Global Security Tendencies: Does Democracy Matter?", organized by Open Ukraine Foundation on Friday, April 20.

«Ukrainians demand accountable authorities, fair elections and strive for better future. And only they are able bring these changes in this country”. It was declared by Arseniy Yatsenyuk, founder of Open Ukraine Foundation, leader of “Front for Change” party during a discussion panel within the 5th Kyiv Security Forum “Modern Global Security. Does Democracy Matter?”, organized by Open Ukraine Foundation on Friday, April 20.

With the support of Arseniy Yatseniuk Open Ukraine Foundation Anatoliy Lavrenyshyn has become a participant of 13th International Film Festival (Festival International du film d’Aubagne/France), that took place in Aubagne, France. His animation film “The White Crow” was presented at the official contest of short motion pictures together with other animation, fiction and documentary films from 22 countries.

The Democracy Essay Contest for young scientists, held from March 1 till March 15 within the 5th Kyiv Security Forum ”Does Democracy Matter?” , came to the end. 83 participants from 17 regions of Ukraine took part in the Contest.

From March 20 till April 3, 2012 children’s libraries in Ukraine hosted the annual Ukrainian Nationwide Children’s Reading Week under the slogan “What a wizard power a book has! Don’t you want to become a wizard as well?”, which was established in Ukraine in 1993. In accordance with the longstanding tradition, the solemn closing ceremony of the Children’s Reading Week took place in the National Library of Ukraine for Children. In the course of the event Arseniy Yatseniuk Open Ukraine Foundation donated "Taras Shevchenko and Me" books to the National Library and its regional branches all over Ukraine.

Paris Book Fair (Salon du Livre), one of the biggest book exhibitions/fairs, took place on 16–19 March 2012 in France, where for the first time in the Fair’s history contemporary Ukrainian literature was presented. Representatives over 40 countries, approximately 2000 authors, more than 1000 publishers were participated at the Book Fair; it hosted 500 various events and was attended by almost 190000 book fans.