For your attention is a review of media, normative acts, and statements on the recovery of Ukraine for January 22 - 28, 2024, prepared by the Reforms Delivery Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
THE MAIN NEWS
The European Commission has begun screening Ukrainian legislation for compliance with the legal norms of the European Union, which is a mandatory procedure during the accession of a candidate country to the EU.
In Brussels, Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna took part in an inaugural meeting to launch the screening process.
Denys Shmyhal and President of the European People's Party discussed strengthening sanctions against russia and support for Ukraine.
Olha Stefanishyna discusses expansion of regional cooperation between Ukraine and the EU with European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira.
Slovakia will support Ukraine Facility programme and European integration aspirations of Ukraine – Denys Shmyhal.
Penny Pritzker: US economic aid to Ukraine is as important as military support.
The Ministry of Digital transformation, the Ministry of Economy and the Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office agreed with international partners on business support programs in 2024.
More than EUR 15 million to be earmarked for construction of school shelters.
Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development and UN develop strategy to support recovery projects.
EU moves ahead on plan to tax gains of frozen russian assets – Bloomberg.
EXPERT OPINION
Katherine Walla, associate director of editorial at the Atlantic Council: How Ukraine can rebuild in partnership with the Three Seas Initiative, according to leaders at Davos - Atlantic Council
Maciej Zaniewicz, journalist, lead of the International Cooperation Program at Forum Energii, Warsaw Susanne Nies, Project Lead and Olha Bondarenko, Senior Energy Policy Officer of the Green Deal Ukraїna project at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin: Why formal accession negotiations with Ukraine should start with energy and climate - Euractiv
Oleksandra Azarkhina, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine: European integration and the challenges of the war: how will regions and communities develop? Where should communities get funds for reconstruction and development in war conditions and what should they focus on in planning? - Ekonomichna pravda
Olga Onishchuk, head of the "Legal security of property" program of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, founder of the volunteer project "Poverny svoye": Setting limits on the amount of compensation and mandatory property assessment: what will change in the procedure for using housing certificates? - Interfax
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