The date of registration of the European Party of Ukraine by the Ministry of Justice is 3 August 2006.[2] The first party leader wasMykola Moskalenko, and Victor Zavalnyy was his deputy. Since September 2007,Mykola Katerynchuk has been the leader of the party.
During the2010 Ukrainian local elections, the party has won no seats in anyOblast Council. Its biggest success was winning a single seat on theLutsk City Council.[9] According to the results, the European Party of Ukraine has won a total of 150 seats in lower level councils.
The party has supported the candidacy ofAnatoliy Hrytsenko for the2019 presidential election.[29] Katerynchuk became Hrytsenko's legal advisor in the latter's election headquarters in December 2018.[29] In that election, Hrytsenko did not proceed to the second round, placing fifth with 6,91% of the votes.[30]
The party did not take part in theparliamentary election being held the same year.[22]Mykola Katerynchuk, however, became a candidate in the list of theCivil Position, being placed in the top five. Civil Position would receive just 1.04% of the vote and no parliamentary representation.[31][32]
Party congress (convenes no less than once every two years; defines the party strategy and chooses its leader).
Party council (held every one or two months).
Party central executive committee (provides organizational, informational, analytical and resource support of the party; provides practical implementation of the party central executive bodies’ decisions, orders and instructions of its leader).
Party conferences and executive committees at the primary level of the local party organizations.
The party adheres to the basic principles ofsocial liberalism, according to that the state should intervene into economic processes to fight monopoly and maintain a competitive market environment. The society should have legitimate reasons if the income does not meet the contribution of a person to the common good, to withdraw some of this income through taxes and redistribute it for social needs. Improving the living conditions of the poorest strata of society will contribute to the growth of the internal market and economic growth.[3]
Integration ofUkraine into Europe as a single territory without internal borders and barriers with free flow of work force and financial resources.
Approximation of Ukraine's living standards to European ones by implementing systemic reforms.
Support of the course of theEuropean Union as an institution founded on fundamental liberal principles of freedom, democracy and rule of law.
Environmental protection and use of alternative sources of energy.
Conducting educational campaigns and legislative initiatives aimed at preventing gender discrimination.
Organization of educational events for young people to make them aware of the history of creation and the basics of activity of the EU institutions, ideas of the leading liberal ideologues and thinkers, as well as the peculiarities of theEuropean integration of Ukraine.
