Unlock Ukraine with President of EECS Christa Schweng: Support Ukraine, Challenges, and Future Prospect

00:00 - Intro 00:24 - How did you make a decision about hosting Ukrainian civil society here, in the comittee? What was your opinion about helping Ukrainians from the start of the war? 02:58 - Do you see Ukraine as a member of the #EU? How is the EECS responding to this topic? 03:57 - Do you feel any intensifications of support of Ukrainian civil society? 04:38 - How do European Institutions help Ukrainian people in Brussels? What is the main idea of this help? 06:27 - What is the future of the resolutions in support of Ukraine that were adopted last year? Does it also involve blocked Russian assets? 07:40 - What were your expectations from your presidency? Was it distorted by what was constantly happening around? 09:16 - Has the approach of the European Committee towards citizens changed during the COVID period and what exactly has changed since then? 11:09 - Do the citizens of European Union have enough political power to put pressure on European Institutions for changing their decisions? 12:03 - Looking back at your past experience, would you like to make a difference in the past or even pursue a career other than becoming #EESC President? Is there anything you would do more if you had enough time? 14:12 - Are you traveling to meet other committee members? If not, what are the main reasons for your business trips? Are you doing this to see what the real situation is in other countries? 15:50 - What challenges did you face on your path to leadership? Were there any problems because you are a woman? 17:43 - Do you have any messages or wishes for Ukrainians? Would you like to inspire them for a future? 18:31 - What do you think about citizens involvement into making democracy package legitimate in terms of defending from foreign interference? Should the citizens being empowered for that? 21:23 - Do you plan to visit #Ukraine after the victory? 21:42 - What are your plans for the future as a member of committee?