Yana Brovdiy is an Adviser in the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), the broadest European association of local and regional governments that brings together associations from 40 European countries. She is responsible for the implementation of the project “Bridges of Trust: Rebuilding Ukraine through partnerships with the EU municipalities” which is supported by the U-LEAD with Europe. Before joining CEMR, she worked at the College of Europe, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the European Committee of the Regions.