How changes in the method of publishing the energy sector’s open data affect the perception of reality by journalists and the public at large, and what steps the government is going to take in this regard – these were the topics addressed by representatives of the government, civil society and mass media during the online discussion “(Un)open data in the energy sector”, held on 16 February by DiXi Group and OpenUp Ukraine community.
On 24 November, DiXi Group released this year’s final issue of the Electricity Suppliers’ Ranking.
On November 18, 2021, the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP) and the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) under the supervision of the Ministry’s of Economy of Ukraine top officials and Susan Kutor, Deputy Mission Director of the USAID in Ukraine and Belorussia, held the public discussion “Evidence-based policymaking – impact assessments of potential Free Trade Agreements of Ukraine”.
On Friday, October 1, 2021, the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) held the conference “Public engagement in local democracy development” in the framework of the project “People for Democracy” financed by the EU and the International Renaissance Foundation.
On 29 September, DiXi Group held an online discussion of the draft Law on the National Extractive Sector Regulatory Commission. The event was attended by representatives of the parliament, ministries, and other government agencies, and also, international financial organisations and donors.
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) in the framework of the EU-funded project “People for Democracy” and the project “COVID-19 impact on the effective collaboration between CSO with regional authority in Ukraine”, financed by the International Renaissance Foundation, hold an online discussion “Democracy on “Quarantine”? How local democracy tools worked out”.
On 30 June, the DiXi Group analytical center presented the first issue of the Rating of Electricity Suppliers in 2021. This time, experts noted the TOP 5 “improvements” in the rating and the TOP-5 “failures”.
The online round table held on 21 May 2021 was dedicated to the progress in implementation of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) improvement roadmap for the extractive sector.
On 26 January 2021, the Razumkov Centre together with the Representation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ukraine organised a round table “Ukraine’s sectoral integration into the EU: preconditions, prospects, challenges”.
This is stated in the monitoring report “Ukraine’s progress in implementation of 20 Eastern Partnership deliverables for 2020”, which was presented by the Ukrainian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (UNP EaP CSF).