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CIVIC CAMPAIGN 2004
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CHARTERCHARTER OF MAIDAN VALUES The peaceful, democratic and at the same time extremely stylish and beautiful Orange revolution did not end up during the days of Presidential elections. Free and thoughtful choice was important, first, but far not the last step in the program of democratic changes enabled by the sufferings by millions of Ukrainians. Orange revolution was not a choice of personalities, whom the power was delegated. It was a choice of values on which the New Ukraine was to be built. Millions went out to the streets to stand up not for their mercantile interests, but for the high ideals of Freedom, Democracy, Morality, Justice, and Citizens’ Dignity. The historic choice of Ukrainian nation proves that the rebirth of Ukraine can be achieved first of all by adhering to the values that were expressed in the slogans of Maidan: Freedom ‘FREEDOM CANNOT BE STOPPED!’ Aspiration of citizens to self-realization and self-assertion, to reaching basic human rights may not be limited by any brutal force. The citizens are allowed everything that is not forbidden by the law. The use of force, manipulations, intimidation, violations of law and disrespect of moral norms will not save any government from failure. Because such a power will never be supported by its people. Democracy “TOGETHER WE ARE MANY! WE CANNOT BE OVERCOME!” The people’s will is a source of legitimacy and efficiency of the government’s actions. In case of brutal disrespect of peoples’ will, people have a right to protest. The joint collective action by self-organized citizens, based on the peaceful and non-violent struggle for their rights, cannot be won by the cliques of the usurpers of power. Unification of the efforts of citizens and organizations into the joint political civic platform of cooperation is the guarantee of effective democratic control of those in power and prevention from the possible reemergence of an authoritarian regime. Unity ‘EAST AND WEST – TOGETHER!’ Ukraine is a united country, although its citizens are distinguished through cultural, linguistic, religious, regional and ethnical diversity. The residents of Ukraine are UKRAINIANS, CITIZENS OF ONE STATE notwithstanding their political views, cultural orientations and regional identities. All those who incite to regional (religious, linguistic, ethnic, etc.) split should be condemned by the citizens and prosecuted by law. Rule of Law ‘CRIMINALS – TO JAIL, PROTECTION TO HONEST!’ All political criminals, including the organizers of election fraud, must incur the deserved and irrevocable punishment. The society and government must go through the period of clearance from the previous experience of abandoning the law. Only the genuine clarification will end with a real affirmation of the rule of law as a really functioning and the only possible principle of justice, instead of its manipulation to satisfy the private interests of a few. The facts of stealing of state property and finances have to find the reflection in the court sentences. Criminals may not remain in the power, and the system of governance shouldn’t create new criminals. The government is supposed to act only within its functions and in compliance with the Law. Europeanism ‘EUROPEAN UKRAINE’ Ukraine belongs to the European continent not only in the geographical sense. It is truly European civilization, and even more, it carries a seed of the future Europe, a valuable impulse for the renewing of democracy. Nowadays Ukraine has to assert its European identity, become an integral participant of social, political, and economical processes in Europe. Institutionally this is measured by attaining the membership and active participation in the leading integrative communities at the European and Euro-Atlantic area. This is a way to satisfy the national interests of Ukraine in the strategic perspective. Action ‘WE ARE GOING!’ The control over adherence to the Maidan values is overtaken by the new generation of Ukrainians, whose outlook has been formed in the era of Independence. The generation, which gives all its hopes to self-realization with irrevocability of democratic changes in Ukraine. The Maidan values can only be really settled through the active citizens’ participation in the political and civic life. IT IS TIME TO LIVE AND WORK FOR THE COMMON GOAL! Adopted by the delegates of the Congress of Civic Party PORA 22 August, 2005, Square of Independence
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“Unfortunately, we have to admit today that the gas spat with Russia has created a very complicated situation in Ukraine’s domestic politics and has also affected the country’s international image,” PORA-ROP civic coalition leader Vladyslav Kaskiv stressed, speaking at a roundtable “Ukraine as a Chance for Post-Putin’s Russia.” PORA-ROP [which unites Vladyslav Kaskiv-led PORA civic party and Viktor Pynzenyk-led Reforms and Order party in an election coalition – Ed.] believes that a way-out from the present situation is to take advantage of the forthcoming parliamentary elections and use voter pressure to force presently divided “Orange” parties to re-unite. We must push for the abrogation of the protocol between Ukraine and Russia on gas transit via Ukraine and deliveries of gas to Ukraine as well as reinstate the cabinet,” [Jan. 10 Ukraine’s parliament passed a vote of no-confidence in the cabinet, something, Pres Yushchenko argues, the incumbent parliament had no legal authority to do – Ed.], Vlasdyslav Kaskiv added. 
Today, on January 26, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe at its regular meeting condemned the Holodomor of 1932-1933, having defined it as the crime of the communistic regime against Ukraine. The deputies, who represent the Supreme Council of Ukraine at the meeting of PACE, initiated this decision, which was supported by 85 deputies. Unfortunately, the decision wasn’t represented in the final resolution of the meeting of PACE because it wasn’t supported by the greater part of the deputies, in particular by the Russian delegation. 
“Until now the international relations of Ukraine and Russia have been built on interpersonal relations between the presidents of two countries, reflecting the political pattern inside their countries”, - that is the opinion of the Head of International Democracy Institute Sergiy Taran, which he expressed during the international round table “Ukraine as a chance for post-Putin Russia” held by the coalition “PORA-ROP”.