Ukraine: Slavutych shares its energy efficiency experience with Covenant of Mayors signatories
From 19 to 21 June, the city of Slavutych in Ukraine will host a visit of representatives of five signatory cities of the “Covenant of Mayors East” initiative, financed by the EU. Representatives of Bucha, Koziatin, Novogrodivka, Olevsk and Pokrovsk will gain experience in developing and…
EU donates equipment to enhance response capacities of police in Kirovohrad region of Ukraine
On 19 June, the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine handed over equipment worth €80,000 to the National Police of Ukraine’s Kirovohrad region in order to enhance response capacities of police in the region.
The EUAM provided equipment to the police’s rapid response teams, which will be…
EU supports tax and customs reforms and capacity building in public finance management institutions in Ukraine
On 18 June, the EU launched a new programme in Ukraine to support tax and customs reform, as well as capacity building activities in this sphere.
The new EU-funded Public Finance Management Support Programme for Ukraine (EU4PFM) will run until the end of 2022 and aim to contribute to further…
EU Commission celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Jean Monnet Activities promoting European studies worldwide
Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, hosted a high-level event to celebrate 30 years of excellence in teaching and research about the EU. The Jean Monnet Activities are part of the Erasmus+ programme. They are dedicated to promoting excellence in European studies…
Workshop in Ukraine: EU supports monitoring of surface water in Eastern Neighbourhood
On 3 June, the European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership (EUWI+) project organised a workshop in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, focusing on the monitoring of surface water.
The event was attended by participants from Belarus and Ukraine, who studied sampling methods…
Call for proposals: Opportunity to work on advancing civil society as governance actors in Eastern Neighbourhood
The EU has announced a call to select 12 strategic partners in order to, together with the EU, advance the role of civil society as governance actors in the Eastern Neighbourhood region. The work will be carried out through either country or regional actions.
The overall indicative amount made…
Georgian Shilda winery announced winner of the EU Sustainable Energy Award for EaP
The European Union has announced the winner of the EU Sustainable Energy Award for the Eastern partnership at the Awards Ceremony in Brussels on 18 June. The winner of the first edition of the Award is the energy efficient Shilda winery from Georgia.
Founded in 2014, the Shilda winery is located…
Young European Ambassadors to present future vision for Eastern Partnership at regional youth forum in Vilnius
On 17–20 June, 30 Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) from the EU and its six Eastern partner countries will participate in the 4th Eastern Partnership Youth Forum in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.
The YEAs will be among 250 participants from 26 countries attending the event.
The planned…
European Development Days 2019 to focus on fighting inequalities
Tomorrow, the 13th edition of the European Development Days (EDD), the leading global forum on development cooperation, kicks off in Brussels. The two day event will host more than 8,000 participants from 140 countries worldwide, representing 1,200 organisations from the development community,…
Registration opens for 4th Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference
Registration is now open for the 2019 Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference, which will take place in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on 25–26 September.
The conference’s theme this year will be “Connecting with Culture”.
Policy makers, research managers and experts on networking,…