European Economic
and Social Committee
17th meeting of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform
Programme
10.00 – 12.00 Welcome
- Lucia Pecorario, Public Relations Officer, European Parliament in Italy
Introductory words by co-chairs of the EU-Ukraine civil society platform (CSP)
- Marcin Nowacki, EU co-chair
- Nadja Afanasieva, Ukrainian co-chair
10 years of European integration: achievements, challenges, current state and prospects
- Baiba Tavaresa, Head of Ukraine Division, European External Action Service
- Manfredas Limantas, Team Leader for Rule of Law, Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, European Commission
Exchange with the Members of the EU-Ukraine CSP
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 Energy sector in Ukraine in the perspective of European integration - the state of play, urgent investment needs and long-term plans
- Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group
Discussion
14:00 – 15:00 Presentations by members of the EU-Ukraine civil society platform
- Vasyl Andreyev, Paving the way to the European Union
- Tamara Malkova, Ukrainian CSOs in the strategic dialogue on EU enlargement and sustainable recovery of Ukraine
- Larysa Starikova, Digital infrastructure as a tool for a transparent, inclusive, reliable and efficient support of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
- Sintija Bernava, Education in war time for children in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees in the EU