Euromaidan
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The Euromaidan[2] (Ukrainian: Євромайдан)[3] is a series of protests in Ukraine that began on November 22, 2013, when Ukrainian citizens started spontaneous protests in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. On the previous day, on November 21, 2013, the Ukrainian government suspended preparations for signing an Association Agreement with the European Union.[4]
Timeline of protests
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Approximately 2,000 people took part on November 22, 2013, in the protest against the decision of Ukrainian government to suspend the process of integration of Ukraine into the European Union.[5] Later, these protests were headed by official opposition and pro-EU parties.[6]
A larger rally took place on November 24, when 100,000 to 200,000[7][8] people gathered on Kiev's Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square). The pro-EU demonstrators carrying Ukrainian and EU flags chanted “Ukraine is Europe” and sang the national anthem as they marched toward European Square for the rally.[9] News agencies claimed this to be the largest protest since the Orange Revolution of 2004.[10] After a small group of protesters attempted to storm the Cabinet of Ministers building, police used tear gas to disperse them.[11]
On November 24, 2013 the protests also took place in other big Ukrainian cities: Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Lviv, etc. The rally in Lviv in support of the integration of Ukraine into EU has grown to 25-30 thousand. The organizers are planning to continue this rally till the 3rd Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 28–29, 2013.[12]
Euromaidans outside Ukraine
Small Euromaidans were also organized by Ukrainians and local citizens all around the world on November 24, 2013 in the Great Britain, Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, United States and Canada. More than hundred Ukrainians have gathered in Prague to support Euromaidan in Ukraine.
Similar events took place also in London, Munich, Berlin, Budapest, Stockholm, Malmö, Vilnius, Tbilisi, etc. In Vienna, around 150 peoples came with banners to support the rapprochement between Ukraine and EU. In London the gathered Ukrainian community chanted the slogan "Ukraine to Europe".[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Ukraine protest: EU deplores 'Russian pressure'". BBC News. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Bershidsky on Europe: Swiss Reject Pay Cap". Bloomberg. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
Yet the Euromaidan, as the protest campaign is known, is serious enough to give President Viktor Yanukovych a serious scare.
- ^ "«Євромайдан» вимагає скасування рішення уряду про відмову від євроінтеграції" (in Ukrainian). Voice of America: Ukrainian. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Ukraine drops EU plans and looks to Russia". Al Jazeera. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Ukraine Opposition Protests Europe U-Turn". The Moscow Times. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Ukrainians rally over government's snub to EU". BBC News. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Sukhov, Oleg (25 November 2013). "Ukrainian Protests Compared to 2004 Orange Revolution". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "EuroMaidan rallies in Ukraine (live updates)". Kyiv Post. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Ukraine: 50,000 rally in Kyiv calling on Ukraine’s government to sign EU deal and turn away from Russia
- ^ "Mass rallies in Ukraine against government U-turn on EU". Reuters. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Ukraine police clash with pro-EU protesters". Al Jazeera. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Rally in Lviv grows to 25,000
External links
- Euromaidan.com. The first central information resource about events on #euromaidan
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