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On 27 May, a kick-off meeting took place between the Ministry of Justice team, experts from the EU4PFM Project, and representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine to launch a pilot project aimed at aligning the Ministry’s internal control system with European practices.

External Quality Assessments (EQAs) play a crucial role in ensuring that internal audit functions across the public sector operate in line with professional standards, deliver value, and support sound governance.

On 16 May, the EU4PFM Programme’s Procurement Component hosted the International Conference «Public Procurement Reform in Ukraine — On the Way to the EU» in Kyiv.

From 12 to 14 May, Vilius Šapoka, EU4PFM international expert on budget planning, held a series of meetings with senior officials from various departments of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. 

The EU4PFM project has presented its interim Progress Report on Component 5 during the first meeting of its Steering Committee, highlighting major achievements in strengthening the institutional and operational capacity of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (ACU) and enhancing collaboration with the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget.

On May 12, the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, together with the EU4PFM Project and the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, held a high-level meeting to align on priorities for the assistance from the EU4PFM Project.

Preparation and capacity building of state authorities to attract and work with EU funds, including available opportunities, audits, transparency, and accountability. Principles of building multilateral agreements and their implementation.

The practical results of the State Tax Service’s digital transformation were discussed during a meeting between Dragan Jeremic, EU4PFM International IT Expert and Nataliia Kalenichenko, Deputy Head of the STS for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation.

This week, EU4PFM Component 5 «External audit and parliamentary oversight» launched the first module of a comprehensive training series designed to enhance the knowledge of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine in applying modern, risk-based approaches to financial audit.

At the EU4PFM roundtable “Two Perspectives, One Goal: Promoting Cooperation between External and Internal Audit”, held on 16 April 2025 in Kyiv, EU4PFM International Expert on PIFC, Manfred van Kesteren, contributed to the discussion on building effective cooperation between internal and external audit.