TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021

At 0900, the IV National Forum for SMB Development 2021 "From Sustainability to Constancy" will start in the premises of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Organizers: Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Project "Strengthening Member Business Associations of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Ukraine", which is being implemented by the United Nations Development Program in Ukraine (UNDP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and with the support of the Swiss Confederation; Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the national project for the development of entrepreneurship Diia.Business and the Office for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Export. Ukrainian enterprises, business support organizations, business associations, representatives of regional and local authorities are invited to participate. This year the event will be held in a "hybrid" format, which will attract all interested participants, representatives of the business community to the forum online. Registration is open until October 25 at the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jv4HTPeeyfYrrUifPso9gDX8goTz_HRTaO4YDNwkyo/viewform?edit_requested=true. Media accreditation: [email protected]. Additional information by phone: (044) 461 98 17.

At 1400, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host press conference entitled "Evidence of suspicions – fabrication and pressure on capital’s municipals," where evidence of unlawful persecution, fabrication of criminal cases and illegal searches will be presented in relation to the municipal company of the Ukrainian capital and its management. Participants include acting Director of Municipal Varta Ihor Mari; spokesperson of the Municipal Varta Anton Kolumbet; lawyer at Municipal Varta Dmytro Tymkiv; attorney-at-law, human rights activist Denys Tsypin (8/5a Reitarska Street). The broadcast will be available on the YouTube channel of Interfax-Ukraine. Due to quarantine restrictions, the number of seats in the press center is limited. Admission of journalists requires registration on the spot. Details at phone: (093) 818 14 88.

At 1430, a press conference on the topic: "Implementation of the Urban Planning Reform in Ukraine" will start. Organizer: MP Olena Shuliak. Participants: Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Maliuska; Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Oleksiy Vyskub; Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Mustafa Nayem; Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Natalia Kozlovska; MP, Head of the Subcommittee on Anti-Corruption Policy in the Sphere of Digital Innovations and Public Data of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Oleksiy Zhmerenetsky; MP, Head of the Coordinating Council for the solution of problematic issues in the sphere of urban development Olena Shuliak (Ukrinform, 8/16 Khmelnytskoho Street, Hall 1). Accreditation for the media is required until 18:00 on October 25 by e-mail: [email protected] (send the names of the journalists who will cover the event, phone numbers and the name of the publication/TV channel). Due to quarantine restrictions, the number of places is limited. The event will be broadcasted on the Ukrinform YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UkrinformTV. Additional information by phone: (073) 323 51 31.

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