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
PROJECTS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
International trade, trade policy, free trade agreements, non-tariff barriers to trade, European economic integration, trade sanctions.
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)
Sanctions are only a temporary measure, and continually need to be renewed," Svitlana Taran, researcher at the European Policy Centre think tank, told the Kyiv Independent.
"Думаю, що Україна проситиме, щоб грантів було більше, адже в неї і так уже дуже велике боргове навантаження"
На думку Світлани Таран, ЄС не варто було б накладати на Україну більше вимог, ніж це передбачено у випадку країн, які не входять до Євросоюзу
"The aim of the [18th sanctions] package is to increase pressure on Russia and to make it agree to negotiate with sincere intentions," says Svitlana Taran, an analyst with the European Policy Centre (EPC).
Аналітикиня Центру європейської політики (EPC) Світлана Таран наводить приклади, як Україна в рази наростила обсяги експорту низки продуктів. У 10 разів збільшився експорт цукру – з 20 тисяч до 200 тисяч тонн.
According to Svitlana Taran, policy analyst at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre, the 2022 trade measures were not the main driver of the surge.
Експертка з питань торговельної політики Центру європейської політики Світлана Таран каже, що деякі країни-члени ЄС хочуть запровадити обмеження на чутливі товари. За її словами, це може погіршити умови, які існували до запровадження "торгового безвізу" у 2022 році.
By giving American companies a legally-enshrined "right of first offer", the deal is in direct "contradiction" with the bloc's competition and single market rules, which provide for fair and equal access for all economic actors, regardless of nationality, says Svitlana Taran, a policy analyst at the European Policy Centre (EPC)
Europe. Les appels à saisir les actifs immobilisés russes se multiplient en Europe. Un "tas d’or" potentiellement décisif pour l’Ukraine. Mais certains, dont Paris, freinent.
Svitlana taran was interviewed by Euronews for its news bulletin on Ukraine.
Svitlana Taran was interviewed by Politico on waste traders and how Brussels vows to export its pollution.
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Svitlana Taran was interviewed by Radio Svoboda on Hungarian and Slovakian decisions to receive Russian oil and their quarrels with Ukraine over their dependency on Russian oil.
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Svitlana Taran and Amanda Paul were interviewed by the Parliament on why enlarging the EU is necessary and will make it stronger.
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