Member of the Board of DiXi Group think tank Roman Vybranovskyi moderated a meeting of students of the College of Europe dedicated to the energy reform in Ukraine, the conflict with Russia, and its consequences for European markets.
Experts mention the absence of significant progress in the area of Ukraine’s implementation of the EU Association Agreement in the energy and environment spheres in June-August 2016.
Mrs. Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group think tank, participated in the meeting of the Ukrainian side of the EU–Ukraine Civil Society Platform with Mrs. Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and other representatives of the Government and the Parliament who discussed the progress in the implementation of the Association Agreement and cooperation between the parties.
Open letter of NGOs and think tanks that conduct control over the process of reforming the energy sector of Ukraine and the processes of the European integration to Members of the Ukrainian Parliament of the VIII convocation.
On May 30, debates “Decarbonizing electricity generation in Ukraine. Alternatives: nuclear or “green” energy” took place in the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
The EU Member States might be legally bound to share gas with the neighbouring countries in case of force majeure. This proposal, and the intention to further make it a binding requirement for all country members of the Energy Community, was presented by Oliver Koch, DG Energy, during the 4th Vienna Forum on European Energy Law.
DiXi Group joined the Reanimation Package of Reforms initiative. Analysts of DiXi Group will act within the group "Reform of Energy Sector". Representatives of the think tank will focus on implementation of the European rules in this area.
10 interns from Ukraine attended think tanks of the Baltic countries within a study visit. During four days, the visitors held meetings at six NGOs in Estonia and Latvia.
The discussion, dedicated to decoupling, took place at the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety.
Ukraine needs knowledge of the European reforms and a clear vision of reform direction in the domestic energy sector. It was reported by Olena Pavlenko, President, Dixi Group Analytical Centre, in her video made within the framework of the Ukrainian Forum Project.
On December, 7, Kyiv saw the launch of the International Sustainable Resource Management Forum, organized by the World Bank and DiXi Group Analytical Centre, a civil society organization, with participation of experts from the EITI International Secretariat, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry and the International Renaissance Foundation, representatives of the EITI National Secretariat, the Independent Administrator (Ernst & Young), international experts, civil society organizations and government representatives. The Forum is dedicated to the launch of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Ukraine and publication of Ukraine’s first report pursuant to the EITI international standard.
Olena Pavlenko, President, DiXi Group Analytical Centre, took part in the events held by the Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, on November, 25 in London. In particular, she visited the Panel Discussion “The Future of European Energy: Implications for Security, Competitiveness and Climate Change” and acted as a co-rapporteur at the Ukrainian Forum, presenting the fifth annual monitoring report “Ukraine and Energy Community: On the Road to Reforms”.