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Representatives from Ivano-Frankivsk, Melitopol and Enerhodar city councils as well as PLEDDG consultants and experts shared their experience of applying investment instruments during a two-day training in Vinnytsia.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a meeting of Advisory Committee on efficiency of governance and development for PLEDDG implementation in Zaporizhia. Its key objective was to discuss the outcomes of cooperation and the results of the implemented initiatives. Valerii Edeliev, Zaporizhia Deputy Mayor, managers of municipal companies and city council departments, PLEDDG representatives, business, and community joined the meeting.

The working meeting, where the issues of the community’s joining the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life were discussed, was held in Khmilnyk. Mayor Serhii Redchyk, experts from “PRAVO” NGO Olena Chernii and Vitalii Dorokh, and PLEDDG Gender Equality Consultant Svitlana Khodakova took part in the meeting.

Zaporizhia State Oblast Administration hosted a “round” table discussion on “First-priority needs of local self-governance bodies in advance training”, supported by PLEDDG. The Head of Department of Foreign Relations and International Economic Activity Artur Boyko, the PLEDDG experts, community representatives, and directors of structural units of the State Oblast Administration took part in the event.

The III International Business Forum “International Cooperation: Creating Future Together” gets underway in Kremenchuk. The Forum is being held by the Kremenchuk City Council, Kremenchuk Development Institute, Kremenchuk Department of Poltava Chamber of Commerce with support from PLEDDG and the Embassy of the Lithuanian Republic in Ukraine. It will cover such topics as current issues of modern city development, international cooperation as a catalyzer for economic development of regions and communities, tourism development as an economic priority and attractive investment sector

The discussion on development of the city’s ecological passport took place at Kremenchuk National University. The event was held at the initiative of the city council in the framework of cooperation with PLEDDG jointly with the Association of Ukrainian Cities. The working group involved in the development of Kremenchuk’s ecological passport discussed the key points on regarding desirable shape of the document. It should make Kremenchuk step up towards best practices of European and worldwide municipalities in environmental policy implementation

The Horishni Plavni City Council hosted a regular working meeting, in which the representatives of local governance bodies and PLEDDG experts took part. The session was dedicated to the development of Horishni Plavni’s investment passport

The Poltava oblast state administration hosted a round table on “First-priority needs of local self-governance bodies in advance training”, where the LED Professional Training Program for Civil Servants and Local Governance Officials was presented. The Program was developed by PLEDDG in a partnership with National Academy for Public Administration under The President of Ukraine and the Center for re-training and advance training for officials of Poltava region public bodies and agreed with National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service

Today, Vinnytsia hosts the VІІ International Investment Forum “Vinnytsia Region – Business at Heart of Ukraine”. Representatives from Ukraine, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, China, Norway, Belgium, and Canada are attending the event. After its opening and welcoming speeches, the visits to KNESS PV factory, LetyShops company, and “Barlinek Invest” LLC took place. Besides, the forum participants are going to visit the groundbreaking ceremony symbolizing the construction of a new plant of HEAD company.

An international forum “Economic Transformation of Industrial Cities through Tourism Development” takes place in Kryvyi Rih as part of the “Industrial Culture Week” project.