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THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE CONDITIONS FOR THE EFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE'S FRONTLINE AREAS
What conditions will be ensured for the restoration of Ukrainian territories located in close proximity to the demarcation line or the border with the Russian Federation? How effective will monitoring mechanisms be to ensure compliance? These were the key issues discussed today at an expanded meeting of the working group on the post-war restoration of the Kherson district of the Kherson region and the creation of industrial parks on its territory, chaired by Acting Head of the Kherson District State Administration Mykhailo Zhadan and moderated by Volodymyr Makukha, Chairman of the Board of the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum. The urgency of addressing these issues is closely linked to the prospects for determining the future of both these territories (which includes the Kherson region) and Ukraine as a whole. Without creating the necessary security conditions and developing clear, effective monitoring mechanisms, compliance risks transforming Ukrainian territories located in close proximity to the demarcation line or the border with the Russian Federation into depressed regions, which, in turn, could have a destabilizing impact. For the right-bank Kherson region, one of the key markers for ensuring successful post-war development was the need to ensure security conditions and monitoring mechanisms to ensure compliance, ensuring the safe operation of Kherson ports, unimpeded navigation on the Dnieper, and the safe operation of the Kherson airport in Chornobaivka. These ...
MorePROSPECTS FOR AZERBAIJANI BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN UKRAINE'S RECOVERY PROJECTS
A working meeting was held between Volodymyr Makukhа, Chairman of the Board of the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, and Jalal Huseynov, President of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Association "Libra." During the meeting, various cooperation formats were discussed and a preliminary plan ...
MoreTHE CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS AS AN ACTIVE COMPONENT OF THE RESTORATION OF VINEYARDS IN THE KHERSON REGION AND PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN WINE PRODUCTION FACTORY
On November 7, 2025, Mykhailo Zhadan, Chairman of the Kherson District State (Military) Administration, and Volodymyr Makukha, Chairman of the Board of the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, held a meeting of the working group to prepare for the implementation of the concept for creating an industrial ...
MorePARTNERSHIP IN ACTION: LITHUANIAN CITY VISAGINAS ORGANIZED VACATION FOR CHILDREN FROM UKRAINIAN CITY НOLA PRYSTAN
In May 2025, during the final part of the 7th Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, the first step towards a multifaceted partnership between the cities was legally confirmed: Lithuanian Visaginas and Ukrainian Нola Prystan. And already this month, at the invitation of Lithuanian friends, the first to ...
MoreTOWARDS THE RECOVERY OF UKRAINE: START OF PREPARATORY WORK ON THE CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE RIGHT-BANK KHERSON REGION.
On July 24, 2025, a meeting of the working group on preparation for the implementation of the concept of creating industrial parks in the communities of the Kherson district in the post-war period was held online. At the invitation of the co-chairs of the working group: the head of the Kherson district ...
MoreVISIT OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF UKRAINE AND LITHUANIA TO KHERSON, SUPPORT AND RECOVERY PLANS
Today, during the visit of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys (in the photo - the second case) and Ukraine Andriy Sybiha, in particular, the issue of restoring the Kherson region after the cessation of hostilities was raised. Among the effective mechanisms considered as ...
MorePROSPECTS FOR SWEDEN'S PARTICIPATION IN KHERSON REGION RESTORATION PROJECTS
During a meeting between Volodymyr Makukha, Chairman of the Board of the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, and Martina Kvik, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, discussed possible options for Sweden's participation in Kherson region restoration projects after the end of hostilities ...
MoreTHE PROJECT TO CREATE INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN THE KHERSON REGION UNITES REPRESENTATIVES OF SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS
The process of unification around the projects to create Industrial Parks, which should become one of the stimulating foundations for the renewal of the destroyed economy of the frontline Kherson region, continues. The importance of these projects was emphasized by the participants of the final part ...
MoreVISAGINAS AND HOLA PRYSTAN – A COMMON PATH TO THE FUTURE
The deputies of the Lithuanian city of Visaginas at their regular session on April 24 supported the signing of a protocol of intent on cooperation and partnership with the Ukrainian city of Hola Prystan. Having passed, having signed the protocol of intent, the first legal stage on the path of cooperation, ...
MoreTHE FIRST LEGAL STEP TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITIES OF VISAGINAS AND HOLA PRYSTAN
During the final part of the 7th Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum, a ceremonial signing of a protocol of intent on cooperation between the Lithuanian city of Visaginas and the Ukrainian city of Hola Prystan took place. In the presence of the Counselor-Minister of the Embassy of Lithuania in Ukraine ...
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