Ukrainian municipalities: Accessing domestic and international financial resources for reconstruction efforts at the national level
March 28, 2024
In the second part of the research series ‘On the reconstruction front line: Ukrainian municipalities and the funding landscape’, we identify opportunities for utilising state funds and other forms of state support to meet the recovery needs of municipalities.
Joint open letter to the Ukraine Facility COM(2023)338 trialogue negotiators
January 24, 2024
… photo FROM-UA Ahead of the political decision to adopt the Ukraine Facility Regulation, our broad coalition of civil society organisations …
Joint open letter to the Ukraine Facility trialogue negotiators
January 23, 2024
Ahead of the political decision to adopt the Ukraine Facility Regulation, a broad coalition of civil society organisations reached out to the trialogue negotiators to advocate for an inclusive and environmentally sound Ukraine Facility that ensures the country’s sustainable recovery.
Can Ukraine help green the EU’s farming sector?
January 16, 2024
Ukraine’s accession into the European Union could offer the bloc’s farming sector an environmental lifeline – and green policy experts are …
Recycling, renewables and rubble: How environmental issues could make or break Ukraine’s EU bid
December 17, 2023
In 2020, only 4% of Ukraine’s waste was recycled – the lowest rate in Europe.
Local budgets and the reconstruction of Ukraine
November 30, 2023
In the first part of the series ‘Ukrainian communities at the forefront of reconstruction efforts: Financial sources and their accessibility for municipalities’, we examine the problems of access to finance for reconstruction at the community level and explore the possibilities of financing the needs of municipalities through extra-budgetary funding, including international financial institutions.
Ukraine’s post-war agricultural recovery: Returning to the way things were is not enough – Bretton Woods Project
October 27, 2023
Source: Ukraine’s post-war agricultural recovery: Returning to the way things were is not enough – Bretton Woods Project
Media briefing on the Ukraine Facility
October 17, 2023
On 17 October 2023, the European Parliament voted on amendments to the Ukraine Facility, a EUR 50 billion reconstruction fund for Ukraine.
New European Ukraine Facility has power to derail or accelerate country’s reform agenda
September 18, 2023
Source: New European Ukraine Facility has power to derail or accelerate country’s reform agenda
Initial Comments on the Proposal for a Regulation on establishing the Ukraine Facility
July 21, 2023
Together with Ukrainian civil society organisations Ecoaction and Razom We Stand, Bankwatch sent initial comments to the European Parliament on the proposed regulation on Ukraine Facility. To foster green reconstruction and bring Ukraine closer towards EU membership, the civil society groups argue that the Facility must prioritise public participation and environmental sustainability.
