The fair of public organizations and local self-government of the Euroregion DBugF opened today in Lutsk. The event is being held within the framework of the program "Youth Understanding of the Euroregion DBugF – Building Europe Together!"F. The opening of the fair was attended by People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar, Consul of Poland in Ukraine Wojciech Gałązka, heads of local self-government of Volyn, and representatives of public (mostly youth and children's) organizations of Volyn and Poland. In his introductory remarks, People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar noted the importance of such events, since "the West is one of Ukraine's first steps toward Europe, and it is very pleasant that it is children and young people who are taking it. They are joining the European community sincerely. Their steps are precisely for this reason unforgettable and significantF." According to Volodymyr Bondar, it is very difficult for Ukraine to integrate into the European community. "Ukraine strives for Europe, but to draw closer under the existing political conditions, under which the rights and freedoms of citizens are violated, freedom of speech is absent, and democracy as a whole is under threat – this is almost impossible," he believes. Only a change of the system of power, a change of political guidelines and approaches gives hope that Ukraine will be accepted as a worthy partner of the European nations. "And the current youth play no small role hereF," the People's Deputy asserts. Volodymyr Bondar noted that Poland has carved out its path to the European Union, and we must learn from our neighbors and "walk our own path, overcoming our own obstacles. This path must be walked, as the Poles did, 'with honorF,'" said the representative of "Our UkraineF." The deputy also expressed his joy that the two peoples, who had a complex history of coexistence, today walk side by side, have found understanding among themselves, and strive to live in a single European space.