Establishing Cooperation in Combating the Pandemic

On 28-29 August 2025, Ukraine hosted the inaugural conference of the Interreg Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Cooperation Programme HUSKROUA/23/R/2/011 «PROTECT» – «Pandemic Response and Operational Tactics for Enhanced Containment and Surveillance». The conference included a presentation of the principal objectives and tasks of the project, focused on engaging key stakeholders and target groups, as well as on raising awareness among the local population. Special attention was devoted to strengthening cooperation with regional and local professional institutions, public administrations, and relevant departments, in addition to holding partnership meetings aimed at harmonizing activities.

The event was attended by Professor Volodymyr Stybel, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, who outlined the main areas of the Institute’s activities and emphasized the importance of collaboration in addressing the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Civil Protection Training

On August 26, 2025, Valeriy Brusakov, a master of industrial training at the Lviv Territorial Civil Protection and Life Safety Courses, conducted a civil protection training session for the staff of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives.

During the training, the main legislative requirements in the field of civil protection were discussed, as well as the responsibilities of employees and the Institute’s administration in the event of emergencies, and the procedures for responding to potential threats.

The Director of the Institute, Volodymyr Stibel, emphasized that the regular conduct of such trainings helps enhance the overall safety of the team and the institution and ensures preparedness to act in any emergency situation.

Regional Hearings on the Alignment of Ukraine’s Negotiating Positions with the European Union

On August 14, 2025, in Lviv, within the framework of preparations for the negotiation process on Ukraine’s integration into the European Union, regional hearings were held with representatives of regional state administrations and business entities in order to coordinate national negotiating positions under Chapter 11 “Agriculture and Rural Development,” Chapter 12 “Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy,” and Chapter 13 “Fisheries.”

The hearings were attended by Volodymyr Stybеl, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine.

During the event, participants exchanged experience, discussed key challenges and opportunities, and provided recommendations for shaping a consolidated position of Ukraine in the forthcoming negotiations with the European Union.