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SITE and Nordic Ukraine Forum are pleased to host an exclusive roundtable discussion on Ukraine’s path to EU membership, with a focus on institutional reforms and green recovery. This event will bring together academics, policymakers, civil society actors, and representatives of international institutions to examine how Ukraine is aligning with EU standards while advancing a sustainable reconstruction agenda.

The discussion will explore Ukraine’s legal and governance reforms, strategies for meeting EU candidate criteria under wartime conditions, and the broader economic implications of integration. It will also highlight how the country’s post-war recovery intersects with EU Green Deal objectives, with attention to financing mechanisms, public-private partnerships, and opportunities for Nordic support in climate-smart rebuilding.

Special guests

(in order of appearance)

• Helena Gustavsson Wahlund, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), UA section
  
  
• Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow at Frivärld, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
  
  
• Marianna Fakhurdinova, Coordinator of EU-Ukraine Partnership Program at Transatlantic Dialogue Center (TDC); Fellow at CEPA
  
  
• Maryna Rabinovych, Assistant Professor, Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), Post-Doctoral Researcher, The Arctic University of Norway
  
  
• Tetiana Khutor, Chairwoman, The Institute of Legislative Ideas (ILI)
  
  
• Klara Lindström, Analyst, Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)
  
  
• Ganna Gladkykh, Policy Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
  
  
• Martin Jefflen, International Secretary, Unionen
  
  
• Stefan Falk, Director, Swedfund Project Accelerator

The panel discussions will be chaired by Anders Olofsgård, Deputy Director of SITE, and Alina Zubkovych, Head of Nordic Ukraine Forum.