2018/11/13 – EU in UKRAINE

How administrative services centers are changing life of Chmyriv community

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In May 2018, a modern centre for the provision of administrative services opened in Chmyrivka ATC in Luhansk region. Now one can quickly and comfortably receive 70 kinds of services: register place of residence, register a marriage, get a passport, etc. Funds for repairs and equipment have been allocated by the EU within the framework of the UNDP Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme. At present, the local administration is planning to clean up the lakes around and bring swans back there. Read more about these and other positive changes in Chmyrivka here. Read more →

EU is demining farmland in Donetsk region

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A tiny, for several dozen houses, village of Horihuvatka, Sloviansk Raion, was lost among the expanses of the Donetsk ridge dissected along and across with ravines and beams. An inconspicuous settlement actually plays an important role in the infrastructure of the Donbas region. The vital waterway, a strategic object, namely the channel “Siverskyi Donets – Donbas”, supplying water to half of the region, almost goes through the village. Read more →

Services for people: how ASCs work in communities

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New administrative services centers in communities allow getting documents done close to home. For example, a large family of Lebedevs in the village of Yerky in Cherkasy region has registered their tenth baby, its place of residence, applied for monetary aid and the “Mother-Heroine” title – all in one go. You can read success stories of other communities here. Read more →

How Zhovkva is becoming an energy efficient city and is refusing from gas

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Thanks to the implementation of several energy-saving projects in the city of Zhovkva with the population of 13 thousand people, which is 30 km far from Lviv, it was possible to significantly reduce gas consumption. According to the outcomes of last season, 45% of the heat in the city was received from alternative sources during the winter period by burning crushed wood. Read more →

Gold under the feet: Ukraine restored ancient traditions of growing truffles bit by bit

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There are certain types of food in the world that have always been elite, due to the lack of their mass production, in particular black caviar, meat of certain species of fish and crustaceans. An important place in this list, of course, has such a kind of mushroom as a truffle. In Europe, they began actively collecting these mushrooms for eating in the Renaissance. Now, thanks to its exquisite taste, the demand for truffles is growing all the time. Restaurants are willing to pay a lot of money for this product. Read more →

How to enter the European market: 5 tips for entrepreneurs

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Export for a Ukrainian company is the same standard daily work as building sales within a country. Delo.UA has collected tips for entrepreneurs, who want to enter the EU market, from experts and consultants. Read more →

What opportunities free trade area with the European Union opens up for Ukrainian business

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Ukrainian business can sell its products to the European Union countries without paying high import duties. This rule works within the Free Trade Area (FTA), which has been in action for 2 years. Entrepreneurs perceive the agreement as an opportunity to enter the markets of European countries. Read more →

How a girl in wheelchair made a career on national TV channel

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How to overcome competition in a modern society full of stereotypes and biases? How to realize your professional potential having a disability? This was discussed by the joint project of the EU and the Renaissance Foundation “Civic Synergy” with Viktoriia Skrypnyk, Broadcast Editor of the I’m Ashamed of My Body program on STB TV Channel. From the age of 9, she was moving on a wheelchair because of a genetic disorder that is associated with bone fragility. Read more →

EU project to help seriously ill children in Ukraine

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Some 85,000 Ukrainian children need palliative care, which would save them from unbearable pain and suffering. But there is no clear legislation in this area, and doctors are reluctant to prescribe strong painkillers. The new EU project will provide free legal support to seriously ill children and their parents over the period of 2018-2020. Help centres already operate in seven cities: Rivne, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolayiv and Mukacheve. Read more →