PR_MCThe Mayors' Club and the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation at the «Building Bridges - Czech-Ukrainian Conference on the Transformation of Ukraine»
On September 4, 2025, Yuliya Chufistova, Member of the Presidium of the Mayors’ Club and Director of the Municipal Economic Development Agency UMEDA, and Markus Ciupek, Vice President of the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The signing took place during the «Building Bridges – Czech-Ukrainian Conference on the Transformation of Ukraine», organized in Prague by the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
The event gathered about 125 guests, who had a unique opportunity to participate in informative panel discussions that highlighted the features of newly established support programs for Ukraine and introduced the activities of Czech businesses operating in the Ukrainian market.
Among the invited speakers were:
- Vasyl Zvarych, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Czech Republic,
- Jiří Borcel, Consul General of the Czech Republic,
- Andriy Levkovych, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions,
- Tomáš Niedetzky, Chairman of the Board of Directors, NBR,
- Pavel Fischer, Czech Senator,
- Representatives of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic,
- Martin Pospíšil, Director of the Department for European Countries, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic,
- Petr Gandalovič, Director of the Department for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic,
- Tomáš Kopečný, Czech Government Envoy for Ukraine’s Reconstruction,
- Petr Krumphanzl, Managing Director, Ukraine Recovery Fund,
- Jana Hamršmídová, Director of the Energy Division, MND,
- Jakub Kučera, Asset Manager, RSJ Investments,
- Lucie Ržegoržíková, Representative of the Partnership Foundation,
- Representatives of Ukrainian regions: Odesa, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Rivne, Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Kyiv,
- Maria Abdullina, Head of OLX Jobs & Services and simultaneously Head of the HR Committee of the European Business Association (EBA),
- Representatives of Exportní garanční a pojišťovací společnost, a.s. (EGAP).
The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation became an important step toward building mutually beneficial partnerships between Ukraine and the Czech Republic. This agreement opens new opportunities for all members of the Club of Mayors to attract foreign investment, gain access to financial support programs, and expand cooperation with Czech government institutions and businesses. As a result, Ukrainian communities will have greater chances of successfully implementing strategically important infrastructure, energy, and socio-economic projects.
We are also pleased to announce that in March 2026, the Club of Mayors, together with the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, plans to organize a Business Mission to the Czech Republic.
❗️Stay tuned for updates so you don’t miss the opportunity to take part in this trip and find new international partners.