Ukraine is actively moving toward membership in the European Union. Negotiations with the EU cover 35 chapters of EU policies and law, which set new standards and opportunities for reforming various aspects of our lives. But what do these standards mean in practice for individual communities?
The International Renaissance Foundation is launching a series of EU local. Talks webinars for communities and local organizations to explain in simple terms how future EU membership will affect life on the ground and what opportunities it opens up for local development.
The first webinar in the series is dedicated to Chapter 14, “Transport”—one of the key areas of Ukraine’s negotiations with the EU. This chapter covers all sectors of the transport system: from city buses and bicycle networks to railways and ports. European transport standards define technical and safety requirements that help communities modernize infrastructure and improve accessibility and comfort for residents.
We will host the first webinar with experts from the civil society organization “We Build Ukraine,” Oksana Reiter and Anna Yurchenko.
We will discuss the following:
- what European transport standards mean for local authorities and communities;
- how they impact traffic safety, mobility, and the environmental sustainability of transportation;
- which EU programs—Interreg, U-LEAD, CEF, Horizon Europe—help communities develop transportation infrastructure, build bike lanes, purchase equipment, or implement digital solutions.
When: November 14, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Online, Zoom (registration required)
The EU Local Talks webinar series is organized in cooperation with the European Union as part of the project “Joining the EU Together: Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Ukraine’s EU Accession,” implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation.
