The “Transformation of Ukraine” National Forum will facilitate the adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to European standards through its representatives in parliament and will also seek the adoption of state-building decisions on the country’s social and economic development. The “Transformation of Ukraine” inter-factional parliamentary group has prepared a plan of joint actions with the Forum’s Supervisory Board. The latter includes a series of meetings with the leaders of the parliamentary factions, the head of parliament, the prime minister and the president to discuss the initiative of the Forum. This issue was on the agenda of a joint meeting of the parliamentary group and the Forum’s Supervisory Board in parliament.
Lawmakers from all parliamentary factions, including the opposition ones, representatives of the National Forum’s Supervisory Board – Patriarch Sviatoslav, President of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE) Anatoliy Kinakh, Chair of the Center for Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Khariy, and a number of public figures took part in the meeting.
They stressed the need for the consolidation of civil society’s efforts around state-building initiatives, the implementation of the best European and international experience in reforming the economy, maintaining technical and scientific potential, as well as the country’s cultural heritage. It was also noted that such a thorough and responsible mission would succeed only if there is a close dialogue with the authorities, the international community and if it is based on national interests and priorities.
The said plan foresees negotiations between representatives of the forum, the parliamentary group with partners from the parliament and government of Poland, the U.S. Congress, the Parliaments of Canada and Lithuania. Co-initiator of the Forum, President of the ULIE Anatoliy Kinakh informed about plans to conduct the fifth session soon, where this and other initiatives of civil society, government and international partners will be presented.
