Third Steering Committee Meeting
With soon freezing temperatures in Ukraine, the challenge of providing heat to homes impacted by the war is increasingly urgent. The population prepares for a new Russian campaign of attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the coming winter months.
Therefore, Denmark supports Ukraine with a EURO 40.2 million reconstruction package that, among other things, will provide 20 mobile heating boilers for the city of Mykolaiv and fund repairs to Mykolaiv’s existing central heating system.
The Third Steering Committee meeting was led by Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jørgensen and Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov, with participation of Danish ambassador Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim, Mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Sienkevych, and Head of Mykolaiv Regional Council Anton Tabunshchyk.
“I am pleased that Denmark can help make a difference for a people fighting a tough battle for their freedom,” said Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jørgensen.
In addition to support for heating in Ukraine, the EURO 40.2 million will go to:
· Support for Local Government Denmark to facilitate cooperation between Ukrainian and Danish municipalities, including between Aalborg and Mykolaiv Municipality.
· Danish civil society organisations’ work to strengthen Ukrainian civil society and early reconstruction of critical social infrastructure and civil institutions in Mykolaiv city and region.