The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) invites you to the event Democratic Reforms for Ukraine’s EU Integration: Dialogue with Leading Reformers on Friday, 17 June 2022, at 10:00-14:45 ONLINE  (CEST/Brussels).
This dialogue event brings together reform-makers from Ukraine’s government and civil society to discuss where Ukraine’s strongest achievements lie in its post-Euromaidan democratic reforms, how they enhance the country’s standing to achieve its EU candidate status and what more remains to be done. Last but not least, the panellists will discuss how the government and civil society should work to ensure that the substantive democratic progress achieved is not rolled back due to the continuing large-scale war perpetrated by Russia.
The dialogue is co-organised by the Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). The panels will particularly focus on reforms in the fields of parliamentary strengthening for democratic law-making and public accountability, decentralization and effective local self-government, and promoting electoral integrity and transparency in campaign finance.
The speakers and discussants will include prominent Ukrainian members of parliament, the government and civil society groups.

Please register through the below link to take part in the event online.

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AGENDA

10:00 – 10:20 – Opening Session

• Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International IDEA
• Mr. Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
• Mr. Georg Ziegler, Deputy Head of the Support Group for Ukraine, DG NEAR, European Commission 
• Ms. Iuliia Kyrychenko, Member of the Board at the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform and Co-Chairwoman at the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition

10:20 – 11:35 – Session I – Ukrainian Parliament as an Institution for Democratic Lawmaking and Public Accountability 

• Dr. Olha Sovhyrya, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Parliament Committee on Legal Policy
• Ms. Iuliia Kyrychenko, Member of the Board at the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform and Co-Chairwoman at the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition
• Mr. Oleksandr Zaslavsky, Director of Analytics at the Agency for Legislative Initiatives (TBD)
• Dr. Volodymyr Venher, Executive Director of the Kyiv-Mohyla Rule of Law Center (TBD)
• Dr. Jonathan Murphy, Head of Programme, INTER PARES, International IDEA

Moderator: International IDEA 

11:40 – 12:55 – Session II – Decentralization And Effective Local Self-Governance

• Mr. Vitaliy Bezgin, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development
• Mr. Igor Koliushko, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Political and Legal Reforms (online)
• Dr. Oleksandr Slobozhan, Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (online)
• Mr. Yurii Hanushchak, PRP Coalition Expert, Head of Territorial Development Institute
• Mr. Alberto Fernandez Gibaja, Senior Programme Officer, International IDEA

Moderator: Ms. Olga Lymar, Executive Director of RPR Coalition

12:55 – 13:15 Break

13:15 – 14:30 – Session III – Promoting Electoral Integrity and Transparency in Political Finance

• Ms. Alina Zahoruiko, Member of Parliament, First Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development
• Ms. Olga Кotsiuruba, Legal Adviser, Civil Network OPORA
• Ms. Yulia Zaltsberg, Head of «IntegrityUA» (TBD)
• Dr. Vita Dumanska, CEO, CHESNO Movement (TBD)
• Mr. Sead Alihodzic, Senior Programme Manager, Electoral Processes Programme

Moderator: Ms. Nadiia Shuvar, Deputy director of program development, lawyer, Center for Democracy and Rule of Law

14:30 – 14:45 Concluding Session

• Ms. Iuliia Kyrychenko, Member of the Board at the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform and Co-Chairwoman at the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition
• Mr. Sam van der Staak, Head of Regional Europe Programme, International IDEA

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