Forum 2a: Ukraine after the war — close to the people, transparent, well governed
On the panel, Georg Milbradt, Olga Skrypnyk, Jean P. Froehly, Tetyana Gavrysh and Oksana Myronko discussed the challenges and opportunities that Ukraine is facing now and will face after the war.
The starting point of the panel was the consideration that it is already important to plan the development of the country after the war. In the broadest sense, Ukraine today is not only fighting for its survival, but also for the chance to break away from post-communist patterns and become a modern European country.
Locally governed communities more resilient
Georg Milbradt, Special Representative of the German Federal Government for Administrative Modernisation in Ukraine, emphasised that the decentralisation reform in Ukraine, which has been underway since 2015, is considered one of the most successful reforms and that locally administered municipalities in the country have also proven to be more resilient to external aggression. Although a certain degree of centralisation of power in Ukraine during the war is justified, a decentralised Ukraine with strong communities and transparent local governance is essential for a successful post-war transformation.
Olga Skrypnyk, Chair of the Crimean Human Rights Group, addressed a number of factors that need to be considered in the reintegration of Crimea and other occupied territories: for example, the distinction between collaborators who need to be held criminally accountable and ordinary citizens who have remained in the occupied territories. According to Skrypnyk, demographic changes in the occupied territories and the effects of many years of Russian propaganda there are also among these factors.
Emigration complicates the reconstruction process
Tetyana Gavrysh, founder and managing partner of ILF, spoke about the problem of retaining and developing human capital in Ukraine in the face of the massive exodus of Ukrainian citizens (mainly women and children) and how this could complicate the reconstruction process. Oksana Myronko, Head of Communications at the European Business Association, pointed out that although companies were suffering from the losses and damage, they were mostly continuing to operate. However, insurance for foreign investors and grants and loans for domestic investors, as well as a favourable regulatory environment, including the rule of law, are essential to ensure the inflow of investors to Ukraine.
Jean P. Froehly, Head of the URC24 Task Force at the German Federal Foreign Office, emphasised that tackling the challenges of immediate reconstruction could not be separated from laying the foundations for a better Ukraine after the war. As Ukraine is on its way to becoming a member of the EU in the future, reforms and reconstruction should go hand in hand.
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