MEDIA ADVISORY
Council of Europe and the Delegation of the European Union to present their joint projects in Ukraine for the 2019-2021 period
Kyiv, 11.10.2019 – On Thursday, 11 October, the Council of Europe and the Delegation of the European Union will present to the media in Kyiv the Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) projects in Ukraine for the period 2019 - 2021 during the 1st PGG II Local Steering Committee meeting.
One country specific project will be implemented in Ukraine between 2019-2021, with a total budget of 500 000 euros, funded by the EU (80%) and Council of Europe (20%). This project will assist Ukrainian authorities with strengthening measures to counter money laundering and financing of terrorism in Ukraine.
In addition to these country-specific project, Ukraine is also taking part in four regional projects aimed at fighting against economic crimes, strengthening the profession of lawyers, combatting discrimination and facilitating access of women to justice with a total budget of 2.4 million euros.
Martin Klaucke, Head of Operations Section 1 “Good Governance and Democratisation” European Union Delegation to Ukraine (TBC), Olena Lytvynenko, Deputy Head of the Council Europe Office in Ukraine, Pilar Morales, Head of the Programming Department, Office of the Directorate General of Programmes, Council of Europe and Serhii Saienko, Deputy Director, EU Regional Policies and Strategies Directorate General for the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs will present the projects and reply to questions from media representatives..
The presentation will take place at 9:30am local time on Wednesday, 1 October 2019, at xxx xxx xxx. The meeting will be open to media between 9:30 and 10:00. English-Ukrainian interpretation will be provided.
Prior accreditation of media representatives is requestedthrough the Council of Europe’s Office in Ukraine.
Contact person for accreditation: Dmitriy Prydatko
Background:
In April 2014, the European Union and the Council of Europe agreed that targeted co-operation activities with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus – the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries – would be implemented under the Partnership for Good Governance programme. The phase I of the programme (PGGI) started in 2015 and was completed in 2018; the second phase of the programme (PGGII) was launched in 2019 and will run until 2021.
These co-operation activities aim to strengthen the capacity of the Eastern Partnership countries, which are member States of the Council of Europe, with the exception of Belarus, to implement domestic reforms to bring them closer to European standards in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
For more information on the Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance
For more information about Ukraine country-specific projects