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🌐On September 5, 2024, a meeting of the FIEC-EIC Task Force "Ukraine" was held.

The participants discussed national and international initiatives for the reconstruction of Ukraine and shared plans for the further restoration of Ukraine.

👤 Oleksandr Chervak, CEO of CBU, told about Recovery Construction Forum 3.0, which will take place on November 13 as part of the REBUILD UKRAINE exhibition in Warsaw, Poland.

The event will bring together representatives of the Ukrainian government, business, communities and international partners to discuss the current challenges of the industry and effective coordination of efforts for the future reconstruction of Ukraine.

Within the framework of two blocks, the following issues will be considered:

🔹Rebuilding Ukraine now: new challenges, priorities and sources of funding

🔹The potential of mineral extraction and recycling in construction as a basis for the future reconstruction of Ukraine

Oleksandr Chervak ​​familiarized the meeting participants with the approximate program of the forum. And Kjetil Tonning, Head of the FIEC-EIC Task Force “Ukraine”, emphasized the importance of such events for the future reconstruction of Ukraine.

👉More about Recovery Construction Forum 3.0 at the link:

https://rebuildukraine.in.ua/en/recovery-construction-forum 

Oleksandr Chervak invited his colleagues to join initiatives to restore Ukraine. In particular, he said that, together with partners, CBU is working on the development of typical projects of health care institutions.

Also, an initiative is being implemented to develop the capacity to build/restore civil protection shelters in one of the regions of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Chervak ​​noted that the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine is always open to dialogue with those who wish to participate in innovative initiatives.

In addition, he spoke about the recent signing of the Memorandum on cooperation between the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Belgian development agency Enabel in Ukraine, within the framework of which it is planned to allocate 150 million euros for the reconstruction of the social and energy infrastructure of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

Oleksandr Chervak asked colleagues from the Belgian side and FIEC to assist in providing more detailed information regarding this Memorandum, to which they willingly agreed and promised to send relevant materials to the СBU in the near future.

👤Oleksandr Starynskyi, development director of Hertz Construction Ukraine, spoke about the activities of construction companies in Ukraine during the war, in particular:

💠the state of the labor market in Ukraine (critical shortage of workers)

💠European initiatives for training specialists (Skills Alliance, Skills4Recovery)

💠organization of specialist training in Ukraine

☝️The participants of the meeting discussed the current state of the Ukraine Facility and national initiatives for the recovery of Ukraine and expressed hope for fruitful international cooperation in the future.

👤Afonso Brito, specialist in economic and legal issues of FIEC, reported on the provision of additional financing to the Ukraine Facility and noted that it should soon be adopted at a meeting of the European Commission.

👤Kjetil Tonning, Head of the FIEC-EIC Task Force “Ukraine”, spoke about the principle of providing funds under the Ukraine Facility, which will be provided directly through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank.

💬“The main idea is that companies that want to work with Ukraine submit a request for the funds they want to receive. However, we still do not have a clear understanding of how it will work," noted Kjetil Tonning and added that by the end of September there will be news regarding the specific rules for the operation of these banks.

During the meeting, international colleagues shared plans for further projects for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

🤝Partners from Ireland, Lithuania, France and Belgium talked about holding construction events dedicated to the construction industry and the restoration of Ukraine. So, in mid-October, a round table will be held with the participation of foreign companies interested in the reconstruction of Ukraine

📅 At the end of the meeting, the date of the next meeting of the FIEC-EIC Task Force "Ukraine" was traditionally determined - October 10, 2024.

❗For reference:

CBU is the only representative of Ukraine in the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), which unites 32 national member federations in 27 European countries and represents the interests of construction enterprises.

Thanks to the fruitful cooperation within the framework of the FIEC-EIC Task Force "Ukraine" meetings, Recommendations on the future recovery were developed, which are addressed to all those interested in the reconstruction of Ukraine.

WE WILL WIN AND REBUILD EVERYTHING! 💪

TOGETHER TO VICTORY! 

GLORY TO UKRAINE! 💙💛