On October 5, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the implementation of international financial reporting standards, which should ensure greater transparency and accountability in extractive industries for investors and local communities.
Olena Pavlenko, President of the DiXi Group think tank, participated in the presentation of the first EITI Report in Germany held in Berlin on September 6, 2017. The document contains a contextual part, results and data reports and covers such sectors as extraction of sand, gravel, stone, brown coal, black coal, lime, rock salt etc.
A round table "Catch Me If You Can, or Why Do "Active Participants" of Investigative Journalism Go Unpunished?" was devoted to the problem of incomplete journalistic investigations in the energy sector and interaction between investigative journalists and law enforcement agencies authorised to consider anti-corruption cases. The event took place on May 29, 2017 at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.
EITI in Ukraine: How to Manage Resources Efficiently. Day 2
EITI in Ukraine: How to Manage Resources Efficiently. Day 1 The conference “EITI in Ukraine: How to Manage Resources Efficiently” started on February 21. On the first day of the event, three important achievements in the energy field were presented: 2014-2015 EITI National Report, the statistical base of public data of the Ministry of Energy […]
Brussels UkraineLab 2017 DiXi Group’s Think Tank Program Manager Roman Nitsovych participated in the UkraineLab 2017 that was held in Brussels on February 22.
During her speech on the second day of "EITI in Ukraine: How to Manage Resources Efficiently" conference, Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group's Think Tank and Deputy Chairperson of the Multi-Stakeholder Group, noted that failed voting on the transparency bill was displeasing but it was a good chance to improve the document.
Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which requires disclosure of data and financial information, is a possibility for the government, business, and public to know the real state of extracting industries and gain the maximum extraction efficiency. The sector transparency enhancement and further steps to be taken by Ukraine to improve the situation in the extracting industries were the key topics discussed at the conference "EITI in Ukraine: How to Manage Resources Efficiently", which was held in Kyiv on February 21 and 22.
A statement by independent experts of think tanks and nongovernmental organizations active in the energy sector and consistently supporting economic reforms in it to - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko - Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman - Parliamentary majority fraction leaders
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.
The second Ukrainian report according to the standards of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) will be much more detailed than the first one. In particular, it covers a number of additional industries, namely production of coal, iron, titanium and manganese ores. That was mentioned by Roman Nitsovych, the Project Manager of DiXi Group Think Tank, at the Extractive Industries Transparency for Improving the Quality of Life of Communities Conference held on February 13 in Lviv.
A Regular "Energy Breakfast" which took place on February 10 at the initiative of the DiXi Group Think Tank brought together representatives of the three Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – on Fuel and Energy Complex, on Urban Development, Housing and Utility Services, and on European Integration, Johannes Baur, a representative of the Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission, and leading public experts. The goal of the latest informal meeting was to determine the main short-term goals for the implementation of European legislation in the field of energy. Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group, acted as the moderator of the discussions.