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Olga Shumylo-Tapiola
Nonresident Associate, Carnegie Europe

about


Olga Shumylo-Tapiola is a nonresident associate at Carnegie Europe in Brussels. Based in Chisinau, Shumylo-Tapiola’s research focuses on Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Shumylo-Tapiola is a former director of the International Centre for Policy Studies, a leading independent Ukrainian think tank that specialized in relations between the European Union and Ukraine.

Shumylo-Tapiola participated in the development of the European Commission’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) formula, and lead a team of Ukrainian experts to assess the impact of the future EU-Ukraine DCFTA and the readiness of the Ukrainian government to implement the EU-Ukraine Association Agenda.

In 2008, Shumylo-Tapiola served in the Ukrainian government, advising the deputy prime minister on European integration.


education
MSc, European Institute of the London School of Economics, MA, BA, Kyiv Institute of International Relations 
languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian