Program of SK-UA forum
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The document summarizes the agenda and details of the second panel of the Slovak-Ukrainian Discussion Forum II. The forum is being held in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of Slovakia's presidency of the European Council and aims to discuss topics relevant to bilateral relations between Slovakia and Ukraine. The second panel will focus on what Slovakia can do during its EU presidency to boost European integration of Ukraine and how to deepen bilateral cooperation in energy security, sector reform, and efficiency. It includes speakers from the European Commission, governments of Slovakia and Ukraine, and think tanks from both countries.
Program of SK-UA forum
- 1. The second panel of the Slovak-Ukrainian Discussion Forum II is held under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union The second panel of the event is organized within the European project EU Presidency Project for the Slovak EU Presidency 2016 that is implemented by the Slovak NGDO Platform. It is funded by the European Commission. Slovak Foreign Policy Association is the member organization of the Slovak NGDO Platform. SLOVAK-UKRAINIAN DISCUSSION FORUM II Venue Bratislava, Austria Trend Hotel (address: Vysoká 2A) Date October 25, 2016 Organizers Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) and the National Institute for Strategic Studies of Ukraine (NISS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Language English Description The forum serves as regular platform for extended bilateral consultations on topical issues of bilateral Slovak-Ukrainian relations with participation of governmental officials, representatives of public administrations, and expert, NGO and business communities from both countries. The mission of the forum is, first, to contribute to better understanding of national positions on issues relevant for bilateral relations and interaction, second, to deepen mutual understanding of both domestic and foreign policies of both countries, and third, to explore possibilities for better bilateral coordination on international arena. The forum aims, first, to evaluate the most current issues of bilateral cooperation, and second, to elaborate policy recommendations for governments of Slovakia and Ukraine. Sessions of the forum are held once a year alternatively in Ukraine and Slovakia. The agenda for the each session should include two major issues identified and agreed by NISS and RC SFPA in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of SR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
- 2. The second panel of the Slovak-Ukrainian Discussion Forum II is held under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union The second panel of the event is organized within the European project EU Presidency Project for the Slovak EU Presidency 2016 that is implemented by the Slovak NGDO Platform. It is funded by the European Commission. Slovak Foreign Policy Association is the member organization of the Slovak NGDO Platform. PROGRAM OF THE 2ND SESSION Goal The aim of the second session of the forum will be to discuss two major topical issues for the bilateral Slovak-Ukrainian cooperation: first, what Slovakia can do as the Presidency country in the EU Council in the second half of 2016 to boost European integration process of Ukraine, and second, how to deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of energy, including security of natural gas supply, energy sector reform and improving energy efficiency with focus on municipal level. 9:00–9:10 Welcome Alexander Duleba Director, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association Maksym Rozumnyi Head, Centre for Studies on Russian Federation, National Institute for Strategic Studies of Ukraine 9:10–11:00 Panel I. Slovak Presidency in the EU Council 2016: agenda for the EU relations with Ukraine Chair Alexander Duleba Director, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association Speakers Peter Wagner Head of the Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission Dmytro Shymkiv Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine; Secretary of the National Reforms Council of Ukraine Ivan Mikloš Head of the Group of Advisers to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and Co-chairman of the Strategic Advisory Group for Support Ukrainian Reforms Peter Mišík Director General, Political Section, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Q&As 11:00-11:30 Addresses by Lukáš Parízek State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of SR Olena Zerkal Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (tbc)
- 3. The second panel of the Slovak-Ukrainian Discussion Forum II is held under the auspices of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union The second panel of the event is organized within the European project EU Presidency Project for the Slovak EU Presidency 2016 that is implemented by the Slovak NGDO Platform. It is funded by the European Commission. Slovak Foreign Policy Association is the member organization of the Slovak NGDO Platform. 11:30–12:00 Coffee break 12:00–13:30 Panel II. Deepening cooperation in the field of energy: lessons learned and next steps Chair Aleksey Yizhak Senior Researcher, National Institute for Strategic Studies of Ukraine, Kyiv – Dnipro Speakers Andrii Frolov Deputy Chief, Monitoring and Energy Balance Office, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine Artur Bobovnický Director, Innovations and International Cooperation Section, Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency Pavol Hamžík Ambassador-et-Large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of SR Mykhailo Gonchar Director, Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI, Kyiv Q&As 13:30–13:45 Concluding remarks Maksym Rozumnyi Head, Centre for Studies on Russian Federation, National Institute for Strategic Studies of Ukraine Alexander Duleba Director, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association 13:45 Luncheon