On Thursday, March 7, the coalition of civil society organizations “Reanimation Package of Reforms” (RPR) will hold a press conference “5 Years of Reforms: Civil Society or Politicians?” to present an overview of key reforms that have been conducted in Ukraine during the last 5 years of cooperation between civil society and government.

The event will focus on key achievements of civil society in reforming of the country, the role of RPR, and ways of communicating with the authorities for advancing reforms.

Discussion questions:

• What reforms of 2014-2019 could be considered successful?
• Communication between government and civil society: effectiveness and lessons learned from cooperation
• The role of the RPR coalition in reforming the country
• Plans of the civil society for the future: what key stages of formation and reform of the country still need to be passed?

What? Press conference “5 YEARS OF REFORMS: CIVIL SOCIETY OR POLITICIANS?”

Where? Interfax-Ukraine news agency (Reytarska St., 8 / 5A, Kyiv)

When? March 7, 10:30 – 11:30

Speakers:

• Hanna Hopko, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Taras Shevchenko, Co-Chairman of the RPR Board, Director of the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law
• Volodymyr Viatrovych, cCairman of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance
• Nataliia Lyhachova, Member of the RPR Board, Chairman of the NGO “Detector Media”

Language of event: Ukrainian.

For accreditation: Yaryna Busol, RPR Head of Communication, 095-153-25-42, yarineyy@gmail.com

This event is held within the institution building program of the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, with the financial support of Sweden.