Ukraine is advancing efforts to align its public procurement system with European standards, a critical requirement for implementing the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement and preparing for accession negotiations. Eriks Mezalis, Team Leader of the EU4PFM Public Procurement Component, together with Javier Casasnovas-Bernad, Programme Manager at the EU Delegation to Ukraine, and Project experts, met with Andrii…
On November 4, the largest national forum dedicated to developing public procurement and the Prozorro Market electronic catalogue was held. The event brought together over 200 participants, including contracting authorities, Ukrainian entrepreneurs, representatives of state and international institutions. Beyond procurement innovations and the use of the e-catalogue, the discussions focused on Ukraine’s path toward European…
More than 500 STS participants joined the course to explore tools and practices that have proven effective in leading people and building strong teams. Kristina Jakubaityte-Revutiene, EU4PFM International Expert on HR, shared her expertise and provided feedback on the five newly developed Managerial Competencies introduced by the STS: Act as a Role Model. In volatile…
The EU4PFM Expert Team recently met with the Department of Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) of the Ministry of Finance for two focused discussions — on Internal Control and Internal Audit. Internal Control The partners reviewed progress of the ongoing pilot on internal control and risk management within the Ministry of Justice, implemented in cooperation…
EU4PFM continues advancing the pilot on internal control with the Coordination Centre for Free Legal Aid of the Ministry of Justice – the initiative aimed at strengthening risk management practices in public institutions. EU4PFM International Expert on PIFC Manfred van Kesteren met with representatives of the Coordination Centre, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry…
As part of EU4PFM emergency support to the Ministry of Finance, two tactical medicine training sessions were held for 40 representatives of the institution. The training aimed to refresh and deepen participants’ knowledge of providing first aid in life-threatening situations. The sessions were delivered by instructors from the Ukrainian School of Rescue and combined theory…