The Parliament Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe recommended MPs to adopt the draft Law No. 4840 “On Disclosure of Information in Extractive Industries” in the first reading.
Recent high-profile arrests in the cases on gas misappropriation and money laundering are another reason to put things right in the extractive industry. DiXi Group analysts have already described the most widely known deals in their study “Game of Gas Thrones: presentation of the most widespread “schemes” in gas production”. The document was also disseminated within the National Anti-corruption Bureau, and we hope that investigators have made correct conclusions.
The concept of the state target economic program of reforming the coal industry by 2020 developed by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry needs to be improved.
Mr. Anton Antonenko, Vice-President of DiXi Group think tank, will take part in the discussion “Energy reform: what did Groysman’s Government miss?”. The event will take place on 25 May at 15:30 in the office of Ukraine Crisis Media Centre (2 Khreshchatyk, Kyiv).
DiXi Group think tank was presented in the 8th expo presentation Information Fair 2016. This is an annual event for organizations providing technical, analytical and consulting support to the Parliament of Ukraine.
On April 5, a meeting on amendments to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, initiated by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry and supported by DiXi Group think tank, took place.
Roman Nitsovych, Program Manager, DiXi Group Analytical Centre, joined the series of round tables, dedicated to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which recently took place in Kharkiv, Okhtyrka and Sumy.
Two reports, prepared by the Ukrainian and European sides, on Ukraine–EU relationship were presented during the meeting of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform on February, 11 in Brussels. The documents were presented by Olena Pavlenko, President, Dixi Group Analytical Centre, and Alfredas Jonuška, Co-chairman of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform.
The Draft Law “On Data Disclosure in Extractive Industries” is to be passed till June 2016. This point was emphasized during its discussion at the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety.
Representatives of DiXi Group Analytical Centre presented the booklet “Why is the Energy Community important for me?” Using infographics and simple facts, the experts outlined all pros of the so called EU Third Energy Package for ordinary Ukrainians.
Non-disclosure of information on extraction activities will be punished by fines. This sanction is set out in the Draft Law “On Data Disclosure in Extractive Industries”. It was reported during the press-conference at Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.
On 25 December, 10.00 a.m., at Ukraine Crisis Media Centre (2 Kreschatyk St., Ukrainian House), a study on the most popular fraudulent schemes in oil and gas production sector as well as a board game based on its results will be presented.