Over the past two days, the workshop in Warsaw has been instrumental in enhancing the anti-corruption framework within the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
In a significant step towards EU accession, EU4PFM continues consultations with the Ministry of Finance and State Customs Service to align the Ukrainian Customs Code with EU customs legislation. Drawing on Poland’s experience, these discussions highlight the complexities and help to elaborate strategies of this critical transition.
On the first day of the three-day workshop in Warsaw, organized with the support of EU4PFM, from June 18 to 20, 2024, we commenced with a focused and promising coordination meeting to bolster the anti-corruption policy of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian delegation consisting of officials from the Verkhovna Rada, the Ministry of Economy, the Accounting Chamber, the State Audit Service and the Antimonopoly Committee concluded a fruitful three-day study visit to Latvia (11-13 June).
On 11–13 June, under the auspices of a study visit to Riga, Latvia, representatives of EU4PFM partner institutions from Ukraine met with Latvia’s public authorities, where they had the opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices in the field of public procurement.
Jurgita Domeikiene, EU4PFM Team Leader, Vytenis Alisauskas, EU4PFM Key International Expert in customs area and Serhii Zvyagintsev , Acting Head of State Customs Service of Ukraine, explored various aspects of customs reforms, including enhancement of the anti-corruption programme, implementation of EU sanctions, harmonization of customs legislation with the EU one, the SCS further digitalisation and…