News From Agro-Industrial Complex

On 29 June, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Ukraine’s participation in the EU’s Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation.

Last week, deminers surveyed more than 5,000 hectares of agricultural land in four regions of the country and cleared more than 3,000 hectares, according to regional military administrations. In total, more than 150,000 hectares of farmland have been surveyed since the beginning of the year, out of the 470,000 hectares planned for priority clearance.

Ukraine aims to clear and bring 80% of potentially contaminated land back into productive use within ten years. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, in her speech at the session on humanitarian demining held on 22 June as part of the Recovery Conference in London.

As a result of the Recovery Conference in London, Ukraine has succeeded in attracting additional financial resources for reconstruction, building a business coalition for investment, and strengthening coordination with international partners. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the closing press conference.