News and announcements from ITS Ukraine
On 20 October ITS Ukraine met with Igor Vladymyrskyi and Sergiy Shukayev at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, located on a huge campus on Peremohy Ave in Kyiv. After a brief discussion about ITS Ukraine and possible areas of research and collaboration, Igor and Sergiy gave us a guided tour of the KPI museum which showcases the […]
On 6 November the Commission launched the second call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility, with more than €7.6 billion of investment to finance transport projects – €6.5 billion of which is earmarked for cohesion countries. Applicants have until 16 February 2016 to submit their proposals. More info available here
Project Description THE EBRD is considering a senior secured loan to MV Cargo Ltd (the “Company”) to finance a greenfield development of a new state-of-the-art private grain terminal in the Port of Yuzhny with annual throughput capacity of up to 5.0 million tonnes of grain. The Company will implement the project in partnership with Cargill, […]
ITS Ukraine are delighted to welcome two new member companies: SOVTES (Совтес) and A+S. SOVTES (https://sovtes.ua) bring a great deal of experience in both logistics and online transport services in Ukraine and have already contributed useful data and insights to articles written by ITS Ukraine. A+S (http://apluss.de) are an international provider of ITS solutions from Germany […]
The latest copy of ‘Smart Highways’ Magazine is now available and includes an article ‘On the road to reform‘ by ITS Ukraine’s Chairman, Ian Bearder. The full unedited article is available below. Ukraine: roads to reform Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine’s Eastern regions and Russian occupation of Crimea, the 2013/14 revolution in Ukraine kickstarted […]
The European Investment Bank has provided a loan of €400 million to finance projects devoted to the modernisation of public infrastructure in Ukrainian cities. The aging infrastructure of many Ukrainian municipalities requires substantial modernisation. “Up to 80% of municipal infrastructure networks are in lousy condition,” says Hennadiy Zubko, vice prime minister and minister of regional […]
Ukrainian residents to be able to use the international online payment systems (such as PayPal, ApplePay, GoogleWallet and others) to receive cross-border payments. The National Bank of Ukraine points to and welcomes the strong interest shown by businesses and the Internet users’ community of Ukraine in the use of the state-of-the-art online payment systems (such […]
On 28th July, ITS Ukraine held its first management meeting in Kyiv. During the meeting, ITS Ukraine’s board members adopted the ITS Ukraine constitution, discussed the work that needs to be done and agreed to prioritise the following three areas: Road Safety Traffic Management Electric vehicles Not only are these key problem areas in Ukraine, […]
Two calls for proposals in the areas of Green Vehicles and Mobility for Growth are open with a deadline on 15 October. In total €48,5 million will be made available to the applicants from Horizon 2020 (H2020), the EU’s research and innovation framework programme. The Green Vehicles call focuses on road transport research and innovation. […]
What? When? How? – Everything there is to know about EU product rules is now available in Ukrainian Ukrainians can now get acquainted with the “Blue Guide” on the EU product rules in Ukrainian language. This publication of the European Commission aims to promote understanding of the implementation of EU product rules across different sectors […]
