For your attention is a review of media, normative acts, and statements on the recovery of Ukraine for May 13 - 19, 2024, prepared by the Reforms Delivery Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.   

 

THE MAIN NEWS

European Union approves Plan for Ukraine Facility – Ukraine to receive EUR 1.89 billion in pre-financing.

Denys Shmyhal met with Antony Blinken. 

Cabinet of Ministers establishes a Strategic Investment Council to develop a single project portfolio for public investment: Denys Shmyhal.

Government allocates more than UAH 1.5 billion to restore critical TPPs: Prime Minister.

Government launches procedure to compensate for the cost of demining agricultural land, in particular for farmers who have demined it at their own expense: Ministry of Economy.

Austria establishes fund of €500 million to support investments in Ukraine.

Estonian parliament allows using russia’s frozen assets to assist Ukraine.

Since February 2022, EBRD has allocated about EUR 1.3 billion to support the energy sector: Sergii Marchenko.

Extending the duty-free trade regime for Ukraine is a crucial aspect of the EU's political support: Yuliia Svyrydenko.

The Ministry of Economy and the European Business Association discussed preparations for signing the Industrial Visa-Free Agreement.

The government has registered 9 new industrial parks, which will create approximately 11 000 jobs.

 

EXPERT OPINION

Taras Bondarenko, Senior Lawyer at Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm: Reconstruction of Ukraine: how much has the process of construction simplified outside the cities? - Ekonomichna pravda

 

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