UBC Cities are invited to take part in online conference Ukraine & the EU: Accession Process & Funding Opportunities, hosted by UBC Task Force Ukraine, 11 June 2026.

The conference brings together two focused sessions:

SESSION I — Ukraine’s EU Accession (14:00–15:10)

Keynote on Ukraine’s accession process, followed by a 50-minute panel discussion with:

• Martin Muehleck – Team Leader for Good Governance & Fundamentals at DG ENEST of the European Commission;
• Ihor Terekhov — Mayor of Kharkiv & Chair, Association of Frontline Cities of Ukraine;
• Mantas Jurgutis — President of UBC & Deputy Mayor of Kaunas;

SESSION II — EU Funding for Ukraine (15:15–16:00)

Presentation of key EU funding calls open to Ukrainian cities (Ukraine Facility, INTERREG, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, LIFE), followed by a practical project development workshop and live city-to-city matchmaking.

Participation is free.

A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants.

During the Conference there will be simultaneous English-Ukrainian translation available.

More information:
Igor Jojkic
UBC Antenna in Brussels
igor.jojkic@gmail.com

UBC Ukraine Conference Agenda

Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, Speech

Paweł Żaboklicki, UBC Secretary General, presentation

Marko Paunović, Head of UBC Brussels Antenna, Accession Process in a Nutshell presentation

Auguste Taruskaite, UBC Brussels Antenna, EU Funding presentation