Round Table “Ukraine and Moldova: Inter-Municipal and Cross-Border Partnership”

On September 19, 2025, at 12:00, the round table “Ukraine and Moldova: Inter-Municipal and Cross-Border Partnership” will take place at Premier Hotel Odesa (32 Akademichna Street, Odesa, Conference Hall “Agat”).

The event is organized by the Institute of Danube Research in cooperation with the Odesa Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

Invited Participants:

• Hennadii Trukhanov, Head of the Odesa Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, Mayor of Odesa;
• Vitalii Barvynenko, Doctor of Law, Head of the Odesa District Council, Head of the NGO “Institute of Danube Studies”;
• Anatolii Kinakh, President of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Head of the Council for the Reconstruction of Ukraine (video address);
• Yurii Yamkovy, Deputy Executive Director of the Odesa Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities;
• Tamila Afanasieva, Director of the Municipal Institution “Grant Office Odesa 5T”, Deputy of the Odesa Regional Council;
• Volodymyr Khariishchak, Director of the Department of Municipal Security of the Odesa City Council;
• Oleksandr Polokhach, Head of the Fire Prevention and Civil Protection Unit, Department of Municipal Security, Odesa City Council;
• Mykhailo Bukhtiiarov, Mayor of Biliaivka;
• Vasyl Huliaiev, Mayor of Chornomorsk;
• Oleksandr Chuiko, Mayor of Teplodar;
• Valerii Shovkaliuk, Mayor of Rozdilna;
• Oleksandr Korchma, Head of Energy Efficiency and Grant Activities Department, Chornomorsk City Council;
• Vadym Shypulin, Head of the All-Ukrainian Union of Defenders of Ukraine;
• Valeri Chechelashvili, Georgian diplomat, economist and politician (online);
• Igor Munteanu, President of CUB Party, Moldovan politician and diplomat, former Ambassador of Moldova to the USA;
• Yurii Brichag, former Head of Moldovan Military Intelligence;
• Vitalie Stoian, former Chief of the General Staff of the National Army, ex-Military Attaché of Moldova’s NATO Mission;
• Victor Tarna, retired Major General, former Head of the State Security Service, and others.

Key Topics:

• current challenges and opportunities for inter-municipal cooperation between Ukrainian and Moldovan cities;
• improving the efficiency of municipalities’ grant activities;
• strengthening community security and population protection;
• sharing experience in attracting international technical assistance;
• developing joint approaches to enhance municipal resilience in times of crisis;
• building partnerships for the implementation of cross-border projects.

Expected Outcome

The round table will provide a platform for new forms of Ukrainian-Moldovan cooperation, strengthening the resilience of municipalities and expanding their participation in international programs for regional development.