On October 24 2013, Ternopil joined the range of cities hosting the EU Delegation’s “Building Europe in Ukraine” information campaign. Read more
Month: October 2013
The New Silk Road: Ukraine becomes a transport bridge between Europe and Asia
Ukraine is gradually becoming an important element in a new 21st Century “Great Silk Road”: a transport passage between the European Union and China. Read more
EU Ambassador: EU integration is a national development strategy
The EU is not a miraculous solution to Ukraine’s challenges, but a national development strategy. This was the key message delivered by the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Ambassador Jan Tombiński, at a meeting with students in Odessa on October 17. Read more
Clean coal technologies can reduce pressure on environment, experts say
Introduction of the environmentally-friendly technologies is one of the key issues for Ukraine’s coal sector and environment future, said experts at EU-backed roundtable on clean coal technologies in Kyiv. Read more
Rasbash: EU will commit €186 mln to Ukraine this year
The EU has allocated €3,3 billion of non-reimbursable aid to Ukraine since 1991, and will commit €186 million of grant assistance through the national programme this year. Read more
EU devotes €18 million to help tackle climate change in Eastern Europe
EU devoted €18 million to help Eastern Partnership countries and Russia fight against climate change. Clima East project, launched by the EU to reach this goal, was presented in Kyiv on October 14. Read more
EU allocates EUR 10 million to support reform of Ukrainian justice
EUR 10 million have been provided by the EU to support a comprehensive reform of Ukrainian justice. Two new projects presented in Ukraine’s Justice Minister on October, 11, will use these funds to assist Ukraine in aligning its justice system with the EU standards. Read more
De Gucht: we’ll speed up Association Agreement’s provisional application
European Commissioner for trade, Karel De Gucht, visited Ukraine on October 1 and 2. Read more
Experts praise increased flexibility of EU’s technical regulation system
On September 18, experts working on an EU-funded project* discussed Ukraine’s progress in reforming its technical regulation system for non-food products. The reforms are currently taking place as part of the establishment of a deep and comprehensive free trade area (DCFTA) between the EU and Ukraine.
Štefan Füle: Association Agreement is “the most powerful transformative instrument after enlargement”
Štefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, visited Ukraine on September 19-20 to participate in the Yalta European Strategy Forum and discuss numerous issues with Ukrainian stakeholders Read more
