Ukraine Digest. Issue 3 (30). February 7, 2014

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Ukraine demonstratesbreakthrough inDoing Business Rating

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Ukraine activelydevelops renewableenergy facilities

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Ukraine representedat the XXII WinterOlympics in Sochi

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also in this issue:

Ukraines Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara

stressed the importance of European integrationand good relations with Russia.


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Parliaments Chairman

met European diplomats

UKRAINIANParliament SpeakerVolodymyr Rybakmet the heads of thediplomatic missionsof the EU states on

February 3.He informed foreign dip-

lomats on the efforts of theVerkhovna Rada to settledown situation in Ukraineand to achieve stability inthe society. Particular atten-tion was paid to the work toamend the Constitution ofUkraine.

Mr Rybak alsostressed that the in-troducing of a state ofemergency in Ukraineis not considered.

Speaker also urged foreign

diplomats to assure their re-spective governments andparliaments that the Ukrain-ian authority realize thecomplicated nature of thesituation and is determinedto settle it purely by peace-ful means with due respectto the rights and freedoms ofthe citizens.

politics

President met UN secretary generalIN SOCHI, President ofUkraine Viktor Yanukovychhas held a meeting with Sec-retary-General of the Unit-ed Nations Ban Ki-moon.Te parties have discussedthe situation in Ukraine andthe issues of future coopera-tion between our state andthe UN.

I am glad to meet withyou and continue our dia-logue on current develop-ments in Ukraine and ur-

gent issues of cooperationbetween Ukraine and theUN, the Head of State not-ed at the beginning of themeeting.

Viktor Yanukovych ex-pressed gratitude to BanKi-moon for his attention toUkraine.

Te President says ourstate is attentive to the ini-tiatives of the UN regardingthe settlement of the politi-cal situation in Ukraine.

I am grateful for yourbalanced and consideredposition and agree withcalls for tolerance in orderto avoid further tensionand violence as well as holdconstructive dialogue, thePresident stressed.

Te Head of State empha-

sizes that Ukrainian govern-ment will make every effortto prevent the escalation ofthe conflict. We have man-aged to make some impor-tant steps in the process ofpeaceful settlement of thepolitical crisis recently, Vik-tor Yanukovych said.

President Viktor Yanukovych thanks Secretary-

General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon for

balanced position on UkrainePolitical situation in Ukraine

discussed with US representative

PRESIDEN of Ukraine

Viktor Yanukovych metwith U.S. Assistant Secre-tary of State for Europeanand Eurasian Affairs Victo-ria Nuland on February 6,2014.

Te parties have dis-cussed the ways to settle theinternal political situationin Ukraine through the dia-logue between the govern-ment and the opposition.

In the course of themeeting, the Head of Stateemphasized that he woulddo everything to prevent theescalation of the conflict.

He noted that all theissues should be resolvedexclusively through peacefulnegotiations and politicaldialogue. It is only throughdialogue and compromisethat we can overcome thepolitical crisis, the Presi-

dent said.According to him, in the

nearest time the liberationof the detained during massrallies will be accelerated.

Te Head of State alsoemphasized that he sup-ported the holding of theconstitutional reform incompliance with all thenecessary procedures on theelaboration of the Basic Law

as soon as possible.Viktor Yanukovychexpressed readiness tocontinue dialogue with theopposition.

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UKRAINES Foreign Minister LeonidKozhara, pictured, has stated on Febru-ary 3 in Munich, Germany, that the Euro-pean path of Ukraine does not contradictthe development of effective cooperationwith the Russia. He stressed the impor-tance of the established course towardsEuropean integration of Ukraine and the

priority support for good relations withRussia.

Improved terms of trade with Russia,improvements in economic growth inthe European Union will make it possibleto achieve the GDP growth in Ukraine of3% in 2014, analysts believe. Accordingto forecasts of the Organization for Eco-

nomic Cooperation and Development,the Eurozone in 2014 will come out ofthe recession and achieve a small GDPgrowth of 1%. Economy is expected tobe the most active in the second half of2014. It is noteworthy that the Russianeconomy is also in the growth zone atabout 1-1.5%. Tus, it remains optimalfor Ukraine to maintain and developcooperation with the EU and Russia.And, according to analysts, particularly

because of its export orientation theUkrainian economy this year will showgrowth due to the revitalization of Rus-sian and the EU markets.

rade volumes of Ukraine with Rus-sia and the EU countries show that theseeconomic partners are equally importantfor the Ukrainian market. According tothe Cabinets analysts, in the 11 monthsof 2013, 35.5 % of total exports were tothe CIS countries, 26.1% - to the EU.Te largest exports of goods among EU

member states were made to Poland, It-aly, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlandsand Spain.

Te same can be said about the im-ports. 36.3% of all goods were importedfrom the CIS countries, 35% - from theEU. Main imports come from Germany,Poland, Italy, France, Hungary and theUnited Kingdom.

Ukraines European path doesntcontradict cooperation with Russia

Ukraine has taken into considera-tion the approval of the Resolution onthe Situation in Ukraine by the EuropeanParliament on February 6, 2014.

Te document contains a series of sig-nals that coincide with the approaches ofthe Government of Ukraine towards thesettling of the political crisis in our coun-try. Seeking for a mutually acceptable po-litical and legal compromise in terms ofovercoming the crisis through a peaceful

dialogue, prevention of violent actionsand guarantees of respect of the rightsand freedoms have always been and re-main the basis of actions of Ukrainianauthorities.

At the same time, it is a cause for disap-pointment that certain bias is displayedin the assessment by the European Par-liament of the actions of the Ukrainianauthorities, and in the fact that thoseassessments tend to ignore major partof the constructive efforts of the leadersof Ukraine, aimed at building trust andmaintaining peaceful and inclusive dia-logue with the opposition and the civilsociety.

Ukraine confirms that the course ofEuropean integration and continuationof social, political and economic reformsremains an invariable priority of ourcountry.

Today the government is

preparing its proposals for

the Road Map for the implemen-

tation of the Association Agree-

ment. We expect that the Ukrain-

ian delegation will discuss the

Road Map with representatives

of the European Commission inBrussels soon.

Leonid Kozhara,

Ukrainian Foreign Minister

Kyiv hopes for

associationagreement road map

foreign policy

Ministry for Foreign Affairs comments on the EuropeanParliament Resolution on the Situation in Ukraine

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HE WORLD BANK analysts placedUkraine on the 112th spot in the DoingBusiness 2014 rating. In 2013, the grad-ing embraced comprehensive compara-tive analysis of 189 worlds economies.Overall, Ukraine has made reforms in

eight areas and improved its rating in sixout of ten areas of business regulation.

In 2013 Ukraine has demonstratedsignificant progress in dealing with con-struction permits jumping from 183rdto 41st position. Te specialists of DoingBusiness explain such improvement bythe countrys introducing a risk-basedapproval system and simplifying theprocess for registering real estate owner-ship rights.

Additionally, Ukraine made trans-

ferring property easier by streamliningprocedures and revamping the property

registration system. Te recent reformsmade Ukraine climb 52 notches reach-ing the 97th position in registeringproperty.

Reportedly, Ukraine is set to continuemaking improvements in all areas of

business including the ones indicatedin Doing Business report. We plan toenhance the usage of remote and digi-tal means for registering businesses.Particularly, we will enable getting thenecessary business documentation

via Internet, introduce the messagingframework for monitoring the docu-ments and install the respective facilitiesin 120 Ukrainian cities, noted DmytroVorona, chairman of the State Registra-tion Service of Ukraine.

He expects Ukraine to jump another60 positions in 2014.

Te European Bank for Reconstructionand Development launched a new pro-gram in Ukraine, which is aimed at sup-porting the development of sustainableenergy sources and energy efficiencyin the country. Te programs fundingamounts to $100 million.

Te sustainable energy financing pro-gram is a continuation of the UkrainianEnergy Efficiency Program implement-

ed in 2007 - 2013.Loans will be issued to Ukrainiancompanies to enhance energy efficiency,reduce energy needs and, respectively,preserve the environment.

An operating agreement on shale gasproduction between Ukraine and theU.S. oil and gas company Chevronmay be signed in March 2014.

Terefore, Chevron will be ableto actually start development ofthe Oleska field in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

In November 2013, Ukraine al-ready signed a production-sharing

agreement with Chevron.According to the document, thecompany intends to invest about $10billion in production of hydrocar-bons in western regions of Ukraine.

An investment program of the RoyalDutch Shell for 2014 was approved lastweek.

Te company signed a $10 bln shalegas deal with the Ukrainian governmenton January 24, 2013 in Davos. In Sep-tember 2013, Shell and Yuzovsky Na-dra signed the operating production-sharing agreement on shale gas, whichresulted in investor company right for

legal and actual start of work on explo-ration and production of hydrocarbonsin Yuzivska field in Ukraines east.

In 2014, drilling of three wells isplanned.

We, at the

World Bank

Group, are encour-

aged by Ukraines

regulatory improve-

ments in the past year. Thecountrys ranking in this years

Doing Business report shows

that a lot can be achieved in a

short time when there is a politi-

cal will for reform. The current

reforms make Ukraine the best

place to do business.

Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country

Director for Belarus, Moldova and

Ukraine

economy


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HE OAL installedcapacity of renewableenergy facilities grew

by 81.7% in 2013, theState Agency for EnergyEfficiency and EnergySaving of Ukraine reports.Investing in renewableenergy continued to gainmomentum in the last fewyears in Ukraine.

Renewable energysources such as wind andsolar farms, biomass,small hydropower plants

produced 1.5 billion KWhin 2013.

Experts associated

the investors interest inrenewable energy with theactive stimulation policyof the government.

Tey say Ukrainestimulates productionof renewable electricityin the form of so calledGreen ariff, taxationbenefits, preferentialmode of connection to themains.

According toUkraines commit-ments as a member of

European Energy Associa-tion, the share of renew-able energy in the overallenergy balance increaseup to 12% by 2020. Energymarket analysts say thatUkraine has a sufficientpotential for develop-ment of renewable energysources, which can coverup to 30% of total energyconsumption by 2030.

HE PROSPECS of im-plementating of the Waste

Electrical and ElectronicEquipment (WEEE) systemin Ukraine were discussed atthe meeting of the Ukrain-

ian Ministryof Regional

D e v e l o p -ment with Eu-

ropean wastetreatment ex-

perts.Te introduc-

tion of WEEE willhelp to minimize theharm to the environ-ment by electronicwaste in Ukraine.

Tis system obliges manufac-turers, importers and sellers

of electronic equipment tocollect and reuse or recycleelectronic waste.

According to the UNEnvironment Programmeestimates, the world annu-ally produces about 50 mil-lion tons of electronic waste,which accumulates 3 timesfaster than any other waste.Recycling of electronic wastecontributes to the rational

use of resources. For exam-ple, every year Germany re-cycles waste for half a trillionEuros, and the share of wasterecycling reaches 65%.

In Ukraine, the figure isonly 5%, but with WEEE in

place, government expertspredict an increase in theproportion of recycling up to30-35% by 2020.

Creation of a well-func-tioning system for collectionand recycling of electronicwaste in Ukraine is an im-perative.

Currently the country isusing 53.6 million mobileunits, it annually imports

around 300,000 laptop com-puters, 277 million batteries,which are potentially hazard-ous waste, unless properlydisposed or recycled.

energy

Electronic wasterecycling in Ukraine

is to be increase upto 30-35% by 2020

The total volumes

of traditional

energy resources

saving in Ukraine

from 2012 to

2030 may reach

792.82 million

tons of coal

equivalent


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For more information, please, contact

Oksana Kyzyma,

Press Secretary of the Embassy of

Ukraine to the UK

Tel.: 020 7727 6312

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: 60 Holland Park,

London W11 3SJ

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Issue #3(30), February 7, 2014

Te XXII Olympic Winter Gamesopened in Sochi on February 7.

World Championships bronze medal-ist Valentyna Shevchenko, cross country

skier, carried the Ukrainian flag duringthe parade of teams participating in theOlympics.

Ukraine is represented by 43 athletesat the Olympics.

Ukrainian athletes will competein 9 of 15 sports, namely in biathlon(11 athletes), cross country (8 athletes),figure skating (6 athletes), luge (6 ath-letes) freestyle (6 athletes), alpine ski-ing (2 athletes), snowboarding (2 ath-letes), nordic combined and short track

(1 athlete).

Ukraine hopes to win medals in twosports at the Winter Olympic Games inSochi, Youth and Sports Minister RavilSafiullin has said.

Our athletes have shown good resultsin various competitions in biathlon andfreestyle. Im talking about the sportsin which we hope to win medals at the

Olympic Games, Minister said.

sport

President Viktor Yanukovych wished Ukrainian athletes victories at the

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