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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.

PROGRAM

Europe in the World

PROJECT

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

Black Sea / EPC FLASH ANALYSIS
Russia’s weaponisation of grain exports must not be tolerated
By Amanda Paul , Svitlana Taran - 31/07/2023
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 E. 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

Ukraine / INTERVIEW
Will the EU extend the grain blockade?
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by Channel 24 on the import bans against Ukraine's grain and their impact on the country's wartime economy. 

Read the article here. (In Ukrainian)

Will the EU extend the grain blockade?
12 September 2023 - ,
Channel 24
Ukraine / INTERVIEW
Interview with RFE/RL
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by RFE/RL on the Eastern European countries' ban on certain Ukrainian imports and its implications for Ukraine's wartime trade. 

Read the article here. (In Ukrainian)

Interview with RFE/RL
01 September 2023 - ,
RFE/RL
EU sanctions / INTERVIEW
Interview with Channel 24
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by Channel 24 for an article on the EU's sanctions against Russia, how to stregthen enforcement and avoid circumvention. 

Read the article here. (In Ukrainian)

Interview with Channel 24
31 August 2023 - ,
Channel 24



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