The Conference of Participants of the Register of Damage for Ukraine held its eighth meeting in Strasbourg on 26 October 2026.

The meeting marked an important step in strengthening cooperation between the Register and the City of Mariupol. In the presence of the Conference, Vadym Boichenko, Mayor of Mariupol, and Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the Register, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Register and the City of Mariupol, as well as an Information Transfer Agreement between the Mariupol Municipal War Archive and the Register.

The Conference was also addressed by Yevhen Perebyinis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, while the Executive Director presented an overview of the Register’s activities and progress since the previous meeting.

Among the key decisions taken, the Conference re-appointed all seven members of the Register’s Board for a second, non-renewable three-year term: Chiara Giorgetti (Italy), Veijo Heiskanen (Finland), Yulia Kyrpa (Ukraine), Aleksandra Mężykowska (Poland), Lucy Reed (United States), Robert Spano (Iceland) and Norbert Wühler (Germany).

The Conference also approved the Rules Governing the Succession to Claims and revised Rules Governing the Submission, Processing and Recording of Claims. In addition, it received an update on the implementation of the 2026 budget and approved the adjusted budget for 2027.

Looking ahead, participants discussed progress towards the establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, exchanging updates on their respective national processes and plans for signing and ratifying the Convention establishing the Commission. The Conference encouraged continued engagement to facilitate the Commission’s timely establishment.