Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Olha Yukhymchuk took part in the meeting of Cluster 3 of the Subcommittee on Economic and Other Sectoral Cooperation of the Ukraine-EU Association Committee.
The meeting addressed issues of aligning Ukraine’s energy legislation with the EU legal framework, covering supply security, internal market reforms, renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear safety, and governance.
Yukhymchuk informed partners about the ministry’s work in preparing Ukraine’s position for accession negotiations with the EU, particularly under Chapter 15 Energy and Chapter 21 Trans-European Networks.
Special attention during the meeting was given to European integration-related draft laws, especially the bill on implementing EU legislation on energy market integration. The document is currently being prepared for adoption by the Verkhovna Rada in its second reading.
In addition, draft laws on strengthening the independence of the energy regulator and on infrastructure projects of public interest were discussed. (Ukrinform)