Yelyzaveta Yasko, political scientist and member of the Ukrainian Parliament for the Servant of the People Party, will deliver a lecture on how to live and work under a full-scale war, Ukrainian civil society's resilience, national and transnational politics, and geopolitical security.
The Florence School of Transnational Governance is pleased to welcome Lisa Yasko, Member of Parliament of Ukraine (Servant of the People party) and well-known political scientist.
The event will address her parliamentary work during Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and her efforts to safeguard Ukraine’s territorial integrity, national security, and human rights. These objectives guided her role as a member of the Ukrainian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
As a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Cooperation, and as Head of Interparliamentary Cooperation, Bilateral and Multilateral Relationships, Yasko advocates for the restoration of Ukraine, military assistance, development of war-risk insurance programmes, sanctions against the aggressor, reforms of international organisations, and the creation of a new European reality.
Yelyzaveta Yasko authored the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolutions 'The role of sanctions in countering the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine' and 'The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France.' She is currently working on two new resolutions: 'Strengthening mechanisms for early warning and action in conflict prevention' and 'Support for political negotiations to enforce the exchange and release of prisoners of war.'
A cultural diplomacy enthusiast and a producer of documentary films, TV programmes, and creative music performances, she founded Yellow Blue Strategy, an NGO focused on making Ukraine creative, safe, and sustainable.
Registration is open.