[applause] >> first of all, i want to thank professor schwalm and all the team from -- for having this opportunity. it is a great opera -- a great pleasure for me to have this floor. exactly one year ago, i was your guest, and have the same opportunity to address with the distinguished audience about the future perspectives of ukraine. exactly one year ago it seems to me like it was in a different life. such big changes we have, not only in ukraine, not only in europe, but in the whole world. from first part, we hope positive change. we have mostly free and fair democratic elections. all ukraine, for the first time to give the votes for me, it was every single region of ukraine who supported me as a president. that gives us a unique opportunity to provide reforms. on the 27th of june, i signed the association agreement with the european union in brussels. events were long-awaited by the ukrainian people, and was one of the main reasons for the revolution of dignity. when the previous president rejected to sign it and stop the european integration process. and tried to move to turn the