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Budget Process Modernisation Customs Emergency Support to Partner Institutions External Audit and Parliamentary Oversight HR/PAR IT Public Internal Financial Control Public Procurement Revenue Mobilisation & Horizontal Functions and Governance Tax

EU4PFM supports further development of Ukraine’s Customs Contact Centre

The State Customs Service is preparing for the full-scale launch of the Contact Centre — a comprehensive user support service designed to become a single point of access for obtaining guidance on customs matters and other related issues. The platform will provide several channels for communicating with the customs administration, including by phone, via Viber…

Why Ukraine needs a new Customs Code

Recently, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading an important European integration bill, No. 15450 — the new Customs Code of Ukraine The new Customs Code of Ukraine, developed in line with the provisions of the EU Customs Code, will provide the legislative foundation for Ukraine’s customs administration to perform the functions expected of…

How can quality assurance and visualisation make internal audit findings actionable?

The EU4PFM summer training series for the State Customs Service’s Internal Audit Department continued with a follow-up session on reporting and quality. EU4PFM experts on Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) Manfred van Kesteren and Markus Erlmoser led the discussion. Manfred van Kesteren continued with the quality assurance topic. The expert stressed that quality problems usually…

Public Procurement and Ukraine’s path to the EU: key takeaways from the panel at the 10th anniversary of Prozorro

At the forum marking the 10th anniversary of Prozorro, Oleksandr Shatkovskyi, Senior Legal Expert of the EU4PFM Procurement Component, moderated a panel discussion on Ukraine’s European integration reforms in public procurement. Together with Mykhaylo Mokhnia, Acting Head of the Public Procurement Department at the Ministry of Economy and Environment, and Ivan Lakhtionov, Deputy Executive Director…

Ukraine’s Parliament approves EU-aligned draft of the new Customs Code at first reading

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved at first reading Draft Law No. 15450 — the new Customs Code of Ukraine. It establishes the legal framework for Ukraine’s transition to customs rules, terminology and safety standards aligned with those of the European Union, and represents a key step towards Ukraine’s accession to the EU Customs…

From risk assessment to audit planning: compliance audit training continues at the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine

Last week, from 10 to 14 August, the compliance audit training programme at the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine continued, taking participants from risk assessment to audit planning. Auditors from three groups continued their work on Module 2 “Risk assessment”, learning to distinguish genuine risks of non-compliance from established facts, problems and audit evidence. Through exercises…