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Friday, 29 January 2010 17:37
EU UKRAINE: New Energy New Opportunities On 1st March 2010 the series of Energy Round Tables organized by the EU Ukraine Business Council with support of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU opened. The Round Tables are sponsored by DTEK, the number one privately-owned power producer and number one coal producer in Ukraine.

The first Round Table was devoted to discussions of ongoing negotiations on the new legislative framework for EU - Ukraine relations in the energy sphere; Sweden’s initiative for Ukraine in supporting energy efficiency and environmental protection; new trends in EU energy policy, the energy mix, the role of renewable and fossil fuels; the political outline of the EU Ukraine relations where energy plays important role was also presented.

The Round Table coincided with the first visit to Brussels of the newly elected President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych and also with the opening of the 10th round of negotiations on the deep and comprehensive FTA between the EU and Ukraine. There were about 40 participants, including visitors from Ukraine, Germany, U.K. and Belgium who travelled to Brussels to take part in this event. One of the most vital issues for participants related to financing reforms in the energy sector of Ukraine to meet EU requirements and assistance (funds available) from the EU and the EU Member States.

Publications of our media partners about these discussions can be found at:

The next Energy Round table in this series is tentatively planned for the 23rd June 2010 in Brussels to be devoted to energy efficiency issues. The EU Ukraine Cooperation Council meeting is scheduled in the EU Ukraine official agenda to take place in June.
 
Please find in the Download Area the Minutes of the Round Table in English, Ukrainian and Russian; as well as presentations of the speakers at the event.
 
In case you were not invited and are interested to participate at next Energy Round Tables please send your contact details to the EUUBC Secretariat: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Below are photographs from the Round Table. Please click to enlarge:

James Wilson, EUUBC Director Vsevolod Chentsov, Deputy Head of Mission, Mission of Ukraine to the EU Madelaine Tuininga - DG Trade, European Commission Philippe Cuisson - Deputy Head of Unit, DG Trade, European Commission Anders Henriksson - Senior Special Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Yuri Ryzhenkov - Chief Financial Officer, DTEK Chris Boyd - Partner, Green Carbon Lite Thorsten Diercks - Secretary General, Euracoal Jacopo Moccia - Regulatory Affairs Advisor - Member State Liaison, EWEA - European Wind Energy Association Charles Tannock MEP - European Parliament

Watch the video clip from the conference:

A video production by PelicanDream

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 15:03