From ideas to institutional change: EU-LEAP representatives took part in Transparency Day at the XIX Ukrainian Municipal Forum

The event, organized by the Association of Ukrainian Cities, was opened by Vitali Klitschko and Mathieu Moris. The most useful panel discussion for our public organization was “Improving the efficiency of critical infrastructure utility companies.” This topic is key to the work of EU-LEAP, which is working with EUACI to implement corporate governance reform for utility companies in Ukraine.

The participants in the discussion were representatives of state institutions and industry experts: Oleksii Movchan, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development; Daria Marchak, Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine; Oleksiy Kucherenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities; Dmytro Novytskyi, President of the Ukrvodokanalekologiya Association, Member of the Supervisory Board of Lvivvodokanal Municipal Utility Company; Kostiantyn Kovalchuk, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine; Serhii Sukhomlyn, Head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Restoration and Development of Ukraine.

Each of the speakers highlighted important aspects: from the need to modernize critical infrastructure to increasing transparency and accountability in the management of municipal assets.

EU-LEAP will take into account the issues and recommendations raised during the panel discussion in its future work and will incorporate them into subsequent legislative and institutional developments.