On 22 November, the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection hosted a meeting of the Multi-Stakeholder Group for Implementation of EITI (MSG), chaired by DiXi Group President Olena Pavlenko.
A new study from DiXi Group, Reform of Subsidies and the Gas Market in Ukraine: From Eating Up to Supporting Vulnerable Consumers, contains conclusions and proposals for the government concerning reform of subsidization system in Ukraine (roadmap).
During a seminar on preparation for validation of Ukraine’s EITI Report held on 29-30 October in Kyiv, DiXi Group expert Taras Tkachuk presented a study of the role played by the national oil and gas company in the sector’s development.
Speaking at the round table “Gas production and sustainable development of communities: challenges and prospects” held on 22 October in Poltava, DiXi Group expert Olha Polunina addressed the problems of distributing environmental tax and the prospects of reforming it. The event was held by New Energy CSO and the Energy Transparency Association as part of the “EITI in Ukraine for efficient local governance” initiative.
DiXi Group Vice President Anton Antonenko took part in the conference "100+ corruption schemes the government and the public must overcome", held at the Cabinet of Ministers Club on 26 September.
The topic of open data in the public sector was extensively discussed during the Open Data Forum 2019 held in Kyiv on 19 September.
Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) at local level was in the focus of discussion at the seminar held by DiXi Group in Kyiv on 19-20 September. During the two-day seminar, the attendees – members of the Energy Transparency Association, civil servants and representatives of the extractive sector – discussed key topics of MSG, analyzed major challenges to EITI implementation at local level, and devised the ways of overcoming them.
DiXi Group representatives took part in strategic session of EnergoTransparency Association, which took place in Kyiv on 15-16 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”.
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention has approved the Anti-Corruption Program of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine for 2018-2020. The corresponding decision of the department refers to it.
From now on, the national Reports of Ukraine within the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative are available in the format of open data. This information was published by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining on the website data.gov.ua.
Тhe President of the DiXi Group Analytical Center Olena Pavlenko participated in a meeting with Edward Chow, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.