Infrastructure
The committee has been established to define transparent and beneficial mechanisms of interaction and cooperation for the participants of economic activity in Infrastructure sphere and for the state in general.
Committee Priorities
Priority 1
Contribute to the re-building and modernization of Ukraine’s vital infrastructure based on international best practices in attracting financing, modern urban architecture and design solutions, and transparent privatization and concession procedures
Priority 2
Facilitate the unblocking of all Ukrainian ports, maintenance of the Black Sea Corridor, and sustainable development of the Danube ports to increase their capacity
Priority 3
Contribute to the operational and uninterrupted operation of automobile checkpoints across the state border of Ukraine and neighboring countries as well as support the expansion and modernization of railway infrastructure at the western border crossings
Responsible Board Member(s)
Michael Kharenko
Arvid Tuerkner
Co-Chairs
Oleg Bigdan
Anna Pogrebna
Serhiy Vovk
Policy Officer(s)
Success Stories
Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #13439-3 with Business Community’s Proposals, Ensuring Support for Stable Operations of Railway Transport
Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #12230 on Privatization of State and Municipal Property Objects Transferred for Lease with Business Community’s Proposals
Policy Progress: Draft Law #7508 on Attracting Private Investment Using Mechanism of Public-Private Partnership Was Recommended for Adoption in the Second Reading
Policy Win: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Adopted the Resolution #782 Extending the GPA Provisions to the Procurement of Goods Regardless of the Application Threshold
Policy Progress: Parliament Passed Draft Law #9083 on Deregulation and De-Shadowing of Used Vehicle Trade Market in the First Reading
Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #9627 on Investments Attraction for Ukraine’s Rapid Reconstruction
Policy Progress: Parliament Passed Draft Law #9573 on Streamlining Mechanism for Transferring Underwater Hydraulic Structures into State Ownership in the First Reading
Policy Win: Veterinary Control Procedure for Ukrainian Agricultural Products Crossing the Ukrainian-Polish Border Was Simplified
Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #8172 on Development of Electric Charging Infrastructure and Electric Vehicles
Policy Win: Parliament Adopted Draft Law #7282 on Priority Measures for Reforming Urban Development Sphere in the Second Reading
Policy Win: Updated List of Inland Marine Waters and Inland Waterways Classified as Navigable Was Adopted
Policy Success: Number of Additional Permits for International Road Freight Transportation in 2022 Will Be Increased
Policy Win: The Parliament Adopted Draft Law #5090 on Regulation of Public-Private Partnership, incl. Concession
Policy Progress: Parliament Passed Draft Law #4572 on State-Owned Enterprises Reform and FDI Attracting in the Process of Privatization in the First Reading
Policy Win: The Parliament Adopted Draft Law #1182-1-d "On Inland Water Transport" in the Second Reading
Policy Progress: Ukrzaliznytsia Postponed the New Agreement for the Provision of Services on Organizing Freight Transportation by Railway Transport until June 1, 2020
Policy Progress: The Antimonopoly Committee Recommended Ukrzaliznytsia to Refine Agreement on Freight Transportation by Railway Transport
Policy Progress: The Antimonopoly Committee Obliged the Ministry of Infrastructure to Develop and Approve the Methodology of Calculating Port Dues within 4 Months
Policy Win: The Antimonopoly Committee Obliged the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority to Eliminate Unequal Conditions while Concluding Agreements on the Agency of Ships
Policy Win: The Government Approved the Procedure for Inspection, Sampling, and Analysis of Water in Ports
Policy Progress: The State Regulatory Service Did Not Support the Automatic Indexation of Tariffs for Freight Transportation
News
Business Associations Сall on Polish and Ukrainian Sides to Comply with Treaty on Good-Neighborliness, Friendly Relations and Cooperation between Republic of Poland and Ukraine and Unblock Ukrainian Exports through Joint Checkpoints
Business Community Calls on European Commission to Provide "Green Corridors" for Ukrainian Agricultural Products to EU Sea Ports and Lift Import Restrictions after September 15, 2023
Business community calls on Governments of Ukraine and Republic of Poland to improve functioning of checkpoints on Ukrainian-Polish border and sign Joint Border Agreement between countries
Business Calls on the Black Sea Grain Initiative Parties – UN and Turkey – to Facilitate its Stable Operation, Prolongation and Expansion and Ensure Free Commercial Navigation in the Black Sea Region
Business Community Calls upon International Organizations and Governments of Ukraine's Trade Partners to Assist in Lifting of Black Sea Ports Blockade
Business Calls on Ministry of Infrastructure to Include its Proposals while Finalizing Draft Order on Tariffs for Carriage of Goods by Rail
The American Chamber of Commerce Calls on Ukraine’s Parliament to Hear Business Community’s Concerns Before Voting on Inland Water Transport Law