KYIV. June 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Germany is Ukraine’s key partner for introducing principles of integrated urban development in line with the Leipzig Charter, Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Minister of Ukraine Hennadiy Zubko has said at a meeting with Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Muller.
“Energy efficiency, transport infrastructure and mobility are priorities. The German government is already providing Ukraine with financial and technical assistance in these areas. We hope the geography of such projects will grow,” the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine quoted Zubko as saying.
The minister said following the meeting that Germany was successfully fulfilling an agreement on the implementation of an international project, entitled “Integrated Development of Cities in Ukraine,” as part of a statement on mutual intentions of cooperation between the Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry of Ukraine and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.
“Four projects on integrated development of four Ukrainian cities have been launched together with the German Corporation for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ). Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Poltava and Chernivtsi will follow European development concepts within three years. The budget of the project, which is estimated at EUR 5.85 million, will be provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and the State Secretariat for Economy Affairs of Switzerland,” Zubko said.
