A vision document titled The Toronto Principles was presented by representatives of Ukrainian NGOs during the third Ukraine Reform Conference held in Canada on 2-4 July.
Experts from the Ukrainian side of the EU- Ukraine Civil Society Platform (EU-UA CSP) have discussed recommendations for improving food security in the country. This topic was discussed during the round table meeting “How to Guarantee Ukraine's Food Security: Finding Solutions”.
DiXi Group analytical center President Olena Pavlenko and Vice President Anton Antonenko met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary on Energy Resources Francis Fannon. The meeting took place on July 23 at the analytical center’s office. Representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, the American-Ukrainian Business Council and the Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine joined the meeting. The participants discussed the state of reforms in Ukraine’s energy sector.
DiXi Group analysts actively participated in compilation of the list of information that must be published in the open data form. In particular, after suggestions from our analysts, the number of these data sets for the Energy Ministry has increased from 4 to 50.
The first High-Level Policy Talk under the framework of the EU4Energy Governance project took place in Kyiv, gathering members of parliament across the political spectrum, experts of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the DiXi Group think tank and the Energy Community Secretariat.
DiXI Group’s Representative Became a Participant of the Conference Hosted by Vox Ukraine The DiXI Group’s Analyst Denys Nazarenko took part in Transformation ’17 hosted by Vox Ukraine. The event was dedicated to an overview of reforms in Ukraine. In particular, reforms relating to the energy and housing sectors. Journalists from local mass media were […]
The DiXI Group's Analyst Denys Nazarenko took part in Transformation '17 hosted by Vox Ukraine. The event was dedicated to an overview of reforms in Ukraine. In particular, reforms relating to the energy and housing sectors. Journalists from local mass media were invited to the event.
DiXi Group's Vice President Anton Antonenko took part in the round table "Facilitating Georgian Energy Reforms in Line with Energy Community Commitments" organized by representatives of the Georgian think tank WEG (World Experience for Georgia). DiXi's representative shared via Skype with those participating in the event his experience on how to organize the monitoring of the performance of obligations within the framework of the Energy Community (which the DiXi Group has maintained since 2011), elucidated the structure and key components of the monitoring, and talked about the details of activities of the Multilateral Working Group.
DiXi Group's Think Tank Program Manager Roman Nitsovych participated in the UkraineLab 2017 that was held in Brussels on February 22. The event organized by the Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels (the "Office") with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Mission of Canada to the EU, and the International Renaissance Foundation was dedicated to project ideas to support reforms in Ukraine.
DiXi Group's President Olena Pavlenko took part in the events held by the CEPS Ideas Lab, an innovative forum for debate on ideas of different European think tanks, government and business representatives, etc. This year, the Lab was devoted to the theme "Reconstructing the Union"; at its meetings, the participants discussed Brexit, mutual trade, social issues, and sustainable development.
President of the DiXi Group Olena Pavlenko attended a hearing Association Agreements, Beyond Rhetoric at the European Parliament dedicated to the progress of implementing Association Agreements in Ukraine and Moldova. Among other things, such topics as energy, combating corruption, cross-border cooperation, political dialog, and human rights were discussed during the Ukrainian panel.
Currently, the proper management of state owned companies remains an important challenge, as without that all the plans of successful privatization of energy facilities will remain just another promise. The ways of preventing that were discussed by experts at the round table "What Model of State Asset Management is Needed for Ukraine" held on February 10 with the support from the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety and with the assistance of the British Government.