Two strategic documents promise EU-aligned funding and stricter controls on hazardous chemicals. The agreements aim to speed Ukraine’s green transition and public safety improvements.
At the URC2026 conference, Ukraine and Poland signed two documents aimed at developing environmental financing and strengthening chemical safety in line with Ukraine’s European integration commitments.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Rural Development of Ukraine, the signing was attended by Deputy Minister Oleksandr Krasnolutsky and Dorota Zawadska-Stepniak, president of the Management Board of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Poland (NFOŚiGW).
The aforementioned Letter of Intent on cooperation and knowledge exchange covers the development of environmental financing and Ukraine’s preparation to administer the European Union’s structural funds, which is intended to ensure more efficient use of European instruments and the creation of a modern model for financing environmental protection measures.
In addition, Krasnolutsky and Agnieszka Dudra signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of chemical safety, which defines the directions of cooperation on issues of mercury management, monitoring of persistent organic pollutants, and the creation of a Prior Informed Consent (PIC) system for the trade of hazardous chemical substances.
EU Financing and Support
The document also outlines the directions for using funds from the European Investment Bank’s new support package to implement projects that affect the lives of people in Ukraine.
According to the EIB, these funds are intended to promote the development of environmental initiatives and to raise the level of chemical safety in the country.
The agreed steps underscore the continuation of joint work in the field of environment and chemical safety, with a focus on sustainable development and the efficient use of international financing instruments.