Joint Statement – European Commission must guarantee a meaningful role for civil society in ‘RebuildUkraine’

In May, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced ‘RebuildUkraine’, the platform for the reconstruction of Ukraine. As civil society, we welcome the setting up of ‘RebuildUkraine’. However, we are concerned about the absence of the mention of a role for Ukrainian and European civil society. 159 civil society organisations call on the European Commission to guarantee a clear role and functions within the governance of ‘RebuildUkraine’, including meaningful consultations and an official observer status in all deliberations, for European civil society organisations, networks and trade unions, as well as Ukrainian civil society and municipalities.