Events and Announcements

  On 20 November 2024, the Ukrainian pavilion hosted a press briefing organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine together with ICO “Environment-People-Law” entitled “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: ecocide for the environment and climate as a consequence of the war” that was held in a mixed format within the UN…

Recently, the European Commission (hereinafter – the EC) released Ukraine 2024 Report within the 2024 Communication on EU enlargement policy1. Three pages of the report cover Chapter 27 of the acquis (Environment and climate change) and the conclusions are unfortunately disappointing. The European Commission assessed Ukraine’s progress in the environmental sphere in 2024 as very…

The event will be held on November 20, 2024 from 11:00-12:00, Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours), zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6727159476?omn=89973905508 as a part of Ukrainian Pavilion of COP29. The opening speech of the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Viktoria Kireeva will be devoted to the irreparable losses of the environment of…

  The course will consist of modules dedicated to strategic environmental assessment in post-war recovery, environmental impact assessment procedures, consideration of wildlife interests in recovery plans and programs, waste management for territorial communities, the negative impacts of agricultural activities on the environment, and the basics of applying GIS technologies for environmental protection. The course will…

Preamble The UN Climate Conference is an annual conference held within the framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol. This conference is the main international event focused on climate, where not only environmental but also political interests…

On 9 October 2024, the Supreme Court within Cassation Administrative Court issued a decision in case № 807/1314/17. By this decision, the Court repealed the decision of 8th Appeal Administrative Court and left the decision of the court of the first instance in force. By the judgement of the later, decisions of Tyachiv and Rahiv…

  In April 2024 the Parliament registered the draft Law on location, designing and construction of energy blocks № 3 та № 4 at Khmelnytska NPP (https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/43948) №11146 dated 03.04.2024. The main committee – Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services provided its conclusion on 17.06.24, allowing inclusion of this draft law into the agenda…

On July 17, 2024, a conference devoted to the issue of war crimes was held in Kyiv at the Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine. The meeting was attended by representatives of non-governmental organizations that work in the field of research and reform of the current legal system of addressing war crimes…

Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2024) “United for defense. United for recovery. Stronger together” started on 11 June in Berlin. The event brought together leaders of governments, international organizations, representatives of civil society and business. This year the conference in Berlin is organized by Germany and Ukraine. The conference will take place on June 11 and…

  EPL had productive meeting with Avfall Sverige advisor Jon Nilsson Djerf, M.Sc. in their office in Stockholm, while the main office of association is in Malme and has near 25 people of staff. Avfall Sverige – is the trade association for the waste management and recycling sector in Sweden. It was founded in 1947…