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Svitlana Taran
Research Fellow
Svitlana Taran is a Fellow in the Europe in the World Programme at the European Policy Centre. Svitlana is a trade policy consultant and head of Trade+, International Trade Research Center at Kyiv School of Economics. In 2018-2019, she completed the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in Economic Development at Boston University. In 2016-2018, Svitlana worked in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. Svitlana Taran holds an MA in Economics from Economic Education and Research Consortium (EERC) /Kyiv School of Economics. Her research interests include European economic integration, international trade, trade policy, trade sanctions, free trade agreements, non-tariff barriers to trade.

As a Fellow at EPC, Svitlana conducts policy research and develops policy recommendations for liberalising EU-Ukraine trade and advancing sectoral integration after Ukraine’s EU membership application, increasing the resilience of Ukraine’s economy and preparing Ukraine for EU membership.

PROGRAMME

Europe in the World

PROJECTs

Areas of expertise

International trade, trade policy, free trade agreements, non-tariff barriers to trade, European economic integration, trade sanctions.

Current positions

Education

MA in Economics from Economic Education and Research Consortium (EERC) /Kyiv School of Economics
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in Economic Development at Boston University

Languages

Ukrainian, English, Russian, Spanish (basic)

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Publications

Ukraine / COMMENTARY
Ukraine’s accession talks need bold action in Kyiv and Brussels
By Amanda Paul , Svitlana Taran - 24/03/2023
Strategic foresight / OUTLOOK PAPER
Europe in the world in 2023: Learning the language of power?
By Amanda Paul , Andrew Duff , Ivano di Carlo , Shada Islam , Mihai Sebastian Chihaia , Ricardo Borges de Castro , Iana Maisuradze , Georg Riekeles , Maxime Sierro , Rita Mendonça Barbosa Amorim Lobo , Simon Dekeyrel , Marta Mucznik , Svitlana Taran , Philipp Lausberg , Zeynep Güner , Berta López Domènech - 22/02/2023
Ukraine / COMMENTARY
Russia’s defeat in Ukraine must be the top transatlantic priority
By Amanda Paul , Svitlana Taran - 21/02/2023


Contributions

EU sanctions / INTERVIEW
Interview with POLITICO
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by POLITICO on the latest proposal by the European Commission to sanction those who took control of Russia-based branches of EU firms. 

Read the article here.

Interview with POLITICO
23 November 2023 - ,
POLITICO
EU sanctions / QUOTE
EU Russian sanctions stymied by complexity, poor enforcement
Svitlana Taran was mentioned in an artilce by Euronews on the EU's sanctions against Russia and the issue of circumvention. 

Read the article here.

EU Russian sanctions stymied by complexity, poor enforcement
20 November 2023 - ,
Euronews
Poland / INTERVIEW
Why is Poland no longer sending arms to Ukraine?
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the implications of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's announcement that Warsaw would no longer be transferring weapons to Ukraine. 

Read the article here.

Why is Poland no longer sending arms to Ukraine?
22 September 2023 - ,
Deutsche Welle



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