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The State Customs Service of Ukraine participated for the first time in the Customs Integrity Perception Survey (CIPS), conducted in cooperation with the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme. The CIPS, developed in 2019, consists of two separate surveys (one for customs officers and one for businesses). Its aim is to quantitatively assess how each group perceives the integrity of customs officials, administration, and operations.

According to Oleg Nikolaychuk, Deputy Head for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization (CDTO), in 2024, a cybersecurity assessment was conducted in accordance with the NIST CSF 1.1 framework, along with a review of the State Customs Service’s information security operational model. A roadmap with priority recommendations to achieve the target maturity level was developed, comprising six initiatives.

EU4PFM financed the translation of the platform https://edata.gov.ua, as well as the portals spending.gov.ua and openbudget.gov.ua into English. 

The Accounting Chamber is steadily advancing reforms that bring Ukraine’s Supreme Audit Institution closer to international standards.

From June to December 2024, the Ministry of Economy and the EU4PFM Procurement Component organized 5 regional workshops, which brought together participants from 13 regions of Ukraine.

In the context of Ukraine’s preparation for EU accession, an online meeting took place on January 14th, gathering representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the State Customs Service, DG TAXUD (Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission), EUD (European Delegation to Ukraine) and EU4PFM.

The Ministry of Finance has published the Digital Development Plan of the STS which defines the priority areas and phases of the State Tax Service's digital transformation until 2030.

With the support of the EU4PFM Project, the State Tax Service has implemented an advanced IT solution.

The system’s development began in 2024 supported by EU4PFM, and by the end of the same year, the software had already been deployed nationwide. CDS.UA also entered a pilot phase for companies to submit applications for AEO status and authorizations for simplified procedures (including transit).

As the year ends, we are happy to present a special message from Jurgita Domeikienė, Team Leader of EU4PFM Project Components 1, 3, and 4, highlighting the exceptional results of our work since 2019.