Cooperation News
Recently, the Toretsk community has received a new mobile ASC. Now residents of remote villages in Toretsk district will be able to receive administrative services close to their homes. The car resembles a small office, where there are two desks for administrators and all the necessary equipment. There are also remote workplaces for employees of the pension fund, social and other services. Read more
Yuzhnyi was designated as the host of Open Football Lessons festival, a social project funded with the European Union’s support. The project’s major implementers include Association of Cross-Cultural Projects (Denmark), Ukrainian Football Association, All-Ukrainian Foundation for Protection of the Rights of the Child, Street Football World (Germany), in the partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine. Read more
Micro grants… For some, it could sound unserious. But when your life changes so sharply and so irreversibly that you lose all “starting points” you were used to and realize that you can count only on yourself, even small help may give power and inspiration. Our today’s story is about three IDPs. They received grants from the program “Raising the level of education, employment and social integration of youths in the areas of Georgia and Ukraine affected by a conflict” (EU4Youth), implemented in the Donetsk Oblast by Danish Refugee Council – Danish Demining Group (DRC-DDG) in the partnership with Mariupol Youth Union thanks to financial support from the European Union. Read more
In the Luhansk Oblast, Danish Refugee Council – Danish Demining Group (DRC-DDG) officially handed over two fields with the total area of almost 630 thousand sq.m to the bodies of local self-government of Myrna Dolyna village in the Popasna Raion, the organization’s press service reports. Read more
The fourth regional office of the EU Advisory Mission has been recently opened in Mariupol. More than 20 experts from nine EU member states and Ukraine will support local law enforcement, advise on community policing, public order, criminal investigations and prosecution. Read more
Baranivka ATC in Zhytomyr region is a successful example of local development. There are no large enterprises, but there are large plots of land suitable for organic cultivation of berries and fruits. An EU-funded youth cluster of organic business successfully operates in the community and helps to develop cooperatives, farms and organic production. In particular, a mini cheese factory was built in the village of Rohachiv with EU grant funding, which will give impetus to the development of family dairy farms. Read more
A new European Union-funded project – EU4DigitalUA – was officially launched on 1 October. As we can see, its title contains the word “digital”, and therefore, it’s not hard to guess what this project is about. It will become one of the key links of international assistance in an extremely important area for Ukrainians: digital transformation. Read more
Vinnytsia company GPS PRO carries out satellite monitoring of transport and stationary objects. KBK Fortis from Odesa erects residential and non-residential buildings. Both companies benefited from the EBRD-EU4Business credit line to lease cars needed for business development. This helped to optimise production processes and survive the crisis caused by the effects of COVID-19. Part of the cars’ cost was reimbursed by the EU. Read more
“To create a good facial cream, you need to be a patient wizard,” Lidia Suiarko, the founder and director of UAKrasa, begins her tale. But during the quarantine, she had to work as not only a wizardess but also a courier, accountant and sales consultant. The new challenges brought by the coronavirus-induced crisis turned her business upside down and forced her to look for new ways of interacting with customers in order to stay afloat. Liga.net found out whether Ukrainian-made cosmetics can be of good quality, whether “Made in Ukraine” trend is still in fashion, and how to run one’s business in the time of crisis. Read more
Today, we will tell you about Windows of Stories – one of the projects which the team of The Ostrogski Princes Brotherhood civil society organization was able to implement in the difficult year 2020. Today, the tranquil Polish interwar period in Anastasia Pashkovska’s recollections, a tragic, difficult and deep story of Josyp Halytskyi and the Ostroh Ghetto, or Anatolii Heleniuk’s warm childhood recollections about “old” Ostroh can be lived through in Ostroh thanks to modern technologies. Read more
The modern opera “Penita” differs from others in that it is based on true stories of four women serving life sentences in the Kachanivka correctional colony in Kharkiv. The opera draws attention to the problems of the penitentiary system of Ukraine, in particular to the absence of parole for those sentenced for life, as in European countries, and lack of correction of judicial errors. “Penita” has already been staged in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Kharkiv. This opera is part of the EU-funded social project “Vitally Important” under the Culture Bridges programme. Read more
When you ask yourself a question about how to spend an eventful evening, one of the options is to watch a movie. You can go to a movie theater, or make popcorn yourself and watch a movie at home. Nothing could be simpler, or so it seems. However, not everyone has equal access to viewing films or serials. Persons with visual or hearing impairments often cannot visit movie theaters, because these theaters do not have special film adaptation equipment. Thanks to Accessible Films initiative and the latest technologies, it became possible for these people (to) see and (to) hear what previously had been unavailable to them. Read more
The 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit in Brussels ended with the signing of six joint agreements and the assurances from European leaders that the EU supports Ukraine’s aspirations as regards the Association Agreement and implementation of reforms on the way toward association. Read on for more details. Read more
Until 2014, Yurii Shamrai from Marinka did not even know about the existence of quails. After the outbreak of the armed conflict, he lost his job and began looking for business ideas. Over time, Yurii and his father began to breed quails for sale. They started with a foam incubator for 170 eggs. However, the homemade equipment used to break and did not provide a stable temperature and humidity. Thanks to a grant from the EU EU4Youth project, the entrepreneur purchased a modern and easy-to-operate automatic incubator for 3,000 eggs and plans to develop the business further, as the demand for products is growing. Read more
Since the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, more than 750 schools have been damaged or destroyed, and dozens of children and teachers have been affected by the shellings. Every day, 670,000 children have to make extra efforts to pursue their studies in the areas near the demarcation line. Their stories formed the basis of the photo exhibition “Schools as a territory of peace for children”. Read more
FinancEast, a program providing financing to investment projects of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Ukrainian government-controlled territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, was launched in Ukraine in December 2019. Read more
Citizens’ trust in the judiciary, the prosecutor’s office and the police is crucial for building a European state. The Model Courts initiative helps to bring the Ukrainian court closer to the people, which is to introduce a number of innovations in pilot courts throughout Ukraine, following the example of European countries. Read more
Companies, sole proprietorships, and also, private individuals employing cooks, nannies, drivers, etc. can hire workers. In that case, they all become employers and are required to comply with labor legislation. Read on to find out about all nuances of documenting employees. Read more
People in Severynivka have been growing various fruits for as long as they can remember, including raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and apples. But now, the locals made it a distinctive feature of their community. Read more
Hutsul cow bryndza (cheese) has recently received a geographical indication. From now on, to get this name, the product must be made from the milk of cows of only two breeds from the highlands at an altitude of more than 700 meters above sea level. This will help preserve the almost 500-year-old tradition of production, promote the cheese on the market and guarantee its quality. Read more
How did the pandemic affect the development of art, and how can you personally help it? Katia Taylor, an art expert and the founder of Port.Agency, told UP.Zhyttia about the changes, plans and search for new formats. Read more
Going by her life principle: “Do everything you can with what you have and where you are”, Sergeant Khrystyna Boichuk, a cadet at the humanities faculty, has for the sixth year of her study at the National Guard Academy been conveying her stance, multiplied by modern and creative approach and experience in military service. This way, step by step, the cadet proves once again that it’s quite possible to implement changes if you believe in yourself and receive support from like-minded persons. And recently, Khrystyna brought another good news, winning a grant for implementation of her original mentorship project, #ТІЩОЗМОГЛИ (#THOSEWHOCOULD). Read more
Lilia Sheina works as the coordinator of Female Entrepreneurship School program in Kharkiv. The goal of this program is quite unusual: helping vulnerable women and women victimized by domestic violence start an own business. We asked Lilia about how this project came into being and how it actually helped the women who participated in it. Read more
Exactly one month ago, Agency for the City’s Sustainable Development CSO presented an electronic version of the culinary catalogue of traditional dishes of our land: Taste Rivne’s: Authentic Dishes and Beverages, which was developed as part of the international project “Cultural heritage of cuisine: promoting culinary traditions by professionalizing the gastronomic offer of Lublin and Rivne” with financial support from the European Union under Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020 transborder cooperation program.
Dr. Jarno Habicht, Head of the WHO Country Office in Ukraine, said at a briefing that the World Health Organization and the European Union delivered over 100 oxygen concentrators for 44 hospitals designated for treatment of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Read more
On 15 September, the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine provided 15 thousand modern respiratory protective devices to medics in the Donetsk Oblast. Read more
Creating a unique, bright and recognizable image of every community to become more attractive for tourists and investors. Public authorities in the Luhansk Oblast have seriously set on developing the image of not only the region but also its particular localities. Eastern Variant found out how it works and why it is needed. Read more
Working under employment contract brings benefits! Labor legislation guarantees safe and healthy working conditions, paid vacation and sick leave for hired workers. You will receive help in the event of a work accident, and benefits for care of small children. Workers whose employment is undeclared are ineligible for all these benefits. Read more
The reforms which Ukraine committed itself to in exchange for the EU’s macro-financial assistance include permitting private enforces to collect debt under small (up to 100,000 hryvnias) claims against public bodies and state enterprises. For the first time in history of Ukraine, a representative of an independent private profession will be able to act against the state, using powers delegated to them by the state itself and compelling the government to fulfil its contractual and other financial obligations to any natural or legal person. Read more
The Black Sea is among the oldest ones on the planet. Due to the low level of salinity and the relatively cold climate, it is inhabited by half as many living organisms as in the neighbouring southern seas – 5,600 species. There are more than 200 species of fish, including spiny dogfish and rays, dolphins and 30 species of jellyfish. Find out more interesting facts from the book “Secrets of the Black Sea”, which was published with the support of the EU-UNDP project “Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea: Special Measures” (EMBLAS-Plus). Read more
At the beginning of the 19th century, Irish gardener Denis McClair created more than four dozen landscape sites in Podillya. One of the best preserved parks is located in the village of Severynivka in Vinnytsia region. Now it is being restored, alongside with the greenhouse and the gardener’s house, which will become part of the horticultural cluster “Apple Way”. Read more
Today in Ukraine less than 17% of mineral deposits are exploited. Increasing production requires strategic public policy and transparent regulation of the field. That is why the EU provided financial and expert support to the Government of Ukraine to develop a new Subsoil Code of Ukraine based on best European practices and taking into account Ukrainian realities. Read more
Several dozens of Ukrainian universities, research and development institutions and enterprises, and a number of ministries will participate in 10 projects under the EU’s Erasmus+ program with the funding of over 9 million euros, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science reports. Read more
An exhibition was opened in Rivne to convey information to the city’s residents about buildings in the city of the interwar period. The organizers say that they tried to present the most interesting, from the standpoint of architectural stylistics, buildings of the 1920s-1930s which survived in the urban landscape. The exhibition was presented on Saturday, 22 August in the building of the union of artists at 16 July Street.
On 30 August, in commemoration of the Rivne City Day, the Mysterious Dungeons of Rivne project was opened in the city’s Shevchenko Park. Because of the quarantine, this event wasn’t broadly announced and the number of visitors was restricted. The opening ceremony started at 8 p.m. Read more
A consignment of 50 oxygen concentrators worth the total of 25,300 dollars was procured under the UN Recovery and Peacebuilding programme. The ceremony of handing over 50 oxygen concentrators from the UN Recovery and Peacebuilding programme to medical institutions in the Luhansk Oblast took place in Severodonetsk. Read more
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine provided 50 specialized oxygen concentrators to 18 medical institutions in the Donetsk Oblast, the press service of Donetsk Oblast State Administration reported. Read more
The European Union provided the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine with two stationary temperature screening systems worth the total of 1 million hryvnias, the agency’s press service reported. Read more
House of Europe presents the project of a mobile “representative office” that will travel across Ukraine Read more
Dynamic pace of today’s world definitely changes the functions of educational process, while the society has an increasing demand for a deeper personal development. That’s why international cooperation, partnerships and academic mobility are so valuable at this time, because they mean professional development, new knowledge, skills and experience. Read more
In 2014, the European Union launched the most ambitious framework program of supporting creative industries in its history. With the help from Ukrainian organizations which have already received funding from Creative Europe, we are going to tell you everything you want to know about this program and what you should do to receive funding for your project. Read more
A city project begins with an idea, and it can be built even during a quarantine. The participants of the IV ARCHIKIDZ! All-Ukrainian Festival of Architecture for Children proved that. During 20 days of the festival, from 27 June to 23 July, they created 20 unique architectural projects. A separate team worked on each of these projects. This year, the children’s architectural festival did take place despite quarantine restrictions, but in a new format. Master classes were held off/online in a large pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy (EANE), where the atmosphere of creativity and inspiration reigned every day. Read more
Disinformation is not an uncommon occurrence happening only in Ukraine. For decades, the fight against false information continues at national and supranational levels all over the world. How do the European Union on the whole and its particular member states, such as Lithuania, Germany and France, combat disinformation? How can Ukraine benefit from NATO’s communication strategy? What valuable lessons could be learned from Facebook? The fourth nationwide forum “Independent courts and free media: combating disinformation”, held at the initiative of the Higher Council of Justice with the support from the EU’s project Pravo-Justice, discussed Ukrainian and international experience in combating false information. Read more
Preserving and protecting the environment is one of the commitments undertaken by Ukraine under the Association Agreement with the European Union. Among important directives in this sector is the improvement of the quality of water and management of water (including seawater) resources. Read more
More than 20% of the employed population of Ukraine (which is more than 3.5 million people) is engaged in a completely or partially undeclared labor relationship. Find out what regions and sectors of economy have the most undeclared employees, and why both employees and employers are losing on that. Read more
Together with the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, we continue a special project concerning the opportunities provided by the EU to small and medium-sized enterprises under EU4Business initiative to tackle the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will tell you how one of the Centers for Information Support to Businesses, created in Ukraine under EU4Business initiative with the support from EBRD, helps Ukrainian manufacturers tackle the consequences of the coronavirus crisis. Read more
This year, the European Investment Bank, the EU bank, plans to provide Ukraine with more than EUR 1 billion in loans for infrastructure projects, energy efficiency in state and municipal buildings, and support for internally displaced persons and their host communities. The EIB in Ukraine is also actively working to finance healthcare, small and medium-sized businesses. Find out more from the interview with Jean-Erik de Zagon, Head of the EIB Resident Representation for Ukraine. Read more
Fifty kilometers of new water pipes, reconstruction of a pumping station, a pump room with drinking water, new sidewalks and roads are the outcome of an EU grant project in Kreminna, Luhansk region. In addition, the EU and UNDP helped to purchase furniture, equipment and software for the local ASC, as well as donated a mobile ASC to promptly provide quality administrative and social services to the locals. Read more
FinancEast, a program financing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the Ukrainian government-controlled territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, was launched in Ukraine on 20 December 2019. Read more
The National Police of Ukraine received 150 thousand respirators, 170 thousand face masks and 60 thousand protective suits from the EU and UNOPS worth the total of over UAH 15 million. Read more
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