On July 7-8, 2021, Lithuania and Ukraine held a joint Ukraine Reform Conference in Vilnius. This is the fourth conference, with previous events held in London (2017), Copenhagen (2018) and Toronto (2019).

This year's conference brought together Ukraine and its 
international partners for:

After the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2019, Ukraine political leaders announced an ambitious package of reforms aimed at modernizing the country, its international integration and the welfare of the Ukrainian people.

A democratic, secure and competitive European Ukraine, applies the rule of law, is a vision that combines the aspirations of the Ukrainian people, the goals of the country's political leadership and the interests of the international democratic community.

Ukraine's success lies within the interests of the global community. Understanding this, the country has begun structural and politically complex transformations in governance, economic and social sectors.

Strengthening the market economy, enhancement the stability of society, the course towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration, democracy and the rule of law, as well as the combating corruption are integral parts of the country's development.

These large-scale goals provide for the implementation of particular reforms in such areas as the judicial system, decentralization, privatization, reform of state-owned enterprises, land reform, state administration reform, ensuring the independence and effective functioning of anti-corruption institutions, criminalization of unlawful enrichment, energy sector reform, reform of security and defence sector etc.

All these reforms are included in the Ukraine Strategy 2030 and other documents. Promoting the formation of the reform agenda in Ukraine and their implementation is part of the support of the international community and partnership with Ukraine.

URC 2017 – 2024