During the recent government reshuffle, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine absorbed two other ministries – the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture. This has caused considerable concern about the future of the country’s environmental policy.

However, with proper attention to the field of waste management, the Ministry of Economy can demonstrate, through a concrete example, that integrating economic and environmental approaches can yield positive results. This includes helping to align Ukraine’s environmental legislation with EU law and giving a boost to the economic development of this new sector for Ukraine ♻️

👉🏻 Read more in the column by Alyona Shulima, Ph.D., head of the NGO “Pragma”, for European Pravda about waste as a political and economic test for the new ministry, what needs to be done right now, and why we cannot wait for better times.

This publication was prepared within the framework of the project “Waste Management and Circular Economy: Expert Support and Promotion of Inclusive Stakeholder Dialogue in the Framework of Negotiations on Ukraine’s Accession to the European Union”, implemented with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation as part of the joint initiative “Joining the EU Together”. Its content is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the International Renaissance Foundation.

Pragma Consulting Group is the information partner of the above-mentioned project of the NGO “Pragma.”

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