On 16 November, 2020, Mr. Pierre Peytier, Deputy Head of the ENEMO Mission to Ukraine for the Local Elections 2020 conducted a meeting with Ms. Hanna Hopko, Ukrainian politician, former Head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Chair of the Board of the National Interests Advocacy Network “ANTS”.
Ms. Hanna Hopko has shared her insights and impressions after visiting 20 cities of Ukraine during the special “hard talk marathon” with the candidates, who ran for the local elections. Moreover, the discussion included the issues of the access to the media, media freedom and freedom of speech in Ukraine. During the meeting concerns regarding the new changes in the election legislation were raised, Ms. Hopko has emphasized that more investments should be made into the public awareness campaigns for the voters. Additionally, it was a great opportunity to discuss the main difficulties of the decentralization reform and the current situation with Ukraine's commitment to the EU integration arrangements.