M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of NAS of Ukraine

On September 29-30, 2022, a meeting was held in Brussels (Belgium) within the framework of the international project GSEU – Geological Survey for Europe

Ukraine is a de facto member of the European family, a future member of the European Union, and is one of the implementers of this project.

Ukraine is represented by the M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation (IGMOF NAS of Ukraine), the Institute of Geological Sciences (IGN NAS of Ukraine), the NGO "Union of Geologists of Ukraine" and the State Enterprise "Geoinform of Ukraine".

The head of the Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Ore Deposits, Doctor of Geological Sciences, participated in the meeting from the Institute of Geological Research of the NAS of Ukraine Vitalii Vasylovych Sukach.

Fig. 1. Representatives of Ukraine at the GSEU project kick-off meeting: on the right – Doctor of Geological Sciences Vitaliy Sukach (IGMOF NAS of Ukraine), on the left – Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences Borys Malyuk (SNPE "Geoinform of Ukraine"



The GSEU consortium consists of 48 partner organisations from 36 European countries. The project will run for five years from September 2022. It is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe programme, with additional funding from the Geological Survey of Europe totalling €24 million.

РFig. 2. Participants of the GSEU project meeting. September 30, 2022, Brussels, Belgium (Residence Palace, Ruedela Loi 155)



Fig. 3. Project coordinator Francesco Pizzocolo informs about the meeting schedule



The key objective of the GSEU project is to develop a pan-European geological data infrastructure, make it accessible and provide relevant information services for the sustainable and safe use of the EU's subsoil. The project is expected to: 1) develop harmonised pan-European data and information services, 2) build on the existing European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) and 3) strengthen national and regional networks of geological services in European countries.

The project aims to become an entry point into the European Geological Survey's permanent network of cooperation between organizations, national and regional custodians of subsoil data and information. This will provide interested institutions, industrial enterprises, academic institutions and ordinary European citizens with up-to-date information about the Earth and its subsoil, collected at EU level.

GSEU will focus on nine thematic work packages (WP):

1) coordination and management;

2) critical raw materials, International Centre of Excellence and UN Framework Classification;

3) inventory of geothermal energy sources and underground storage facilities;

4) assessment, protection and sustainable use of Europe's groundwater resources;

5) coastal vulnerability assessment and optimized placement of offshore wind farms;

6) geological basis for the European Geological Data and Information System;

7) European Geological Data Infrastructure – EGDI;

8) communication, dissemination and use;

9) geological research network and sustainable supply of Europe.


Fig. 4. Working group (package) leaders



During the working meetings within the framework of the meeting, issues regarding the implementation of research under the WP2 and WP4 packages, in which the Institute of Hydrometeorology of the NAS of Ukraine is directly involved, were discussed.

Fig. 5. Reports of the leaders of work packages WP2 and WP4 – Guillaume Bertrand (left) and Peter van der Ker (right)



We view participation in this project as a favorable platform for establishing and developing cooperation with European partners in the field of Earth sciences, and in the future, full integration.



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