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This applies to critical customs infrastructure. 6 diesel generators that are necessary for uninterrupted operation of the customs posts in case the power supply is disrupted, were donated to the State Customs service, delivered to locations, installed and are fully operational.

The EU4PFM project, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Tax Service continue to cooperate to implement the automatic exchange of information according to CRS international standards.

While a large-scale war is going on in Ukraine, European Union technical support to Ukrainian state institutions continues, helping the PFM reforms.

The Ministry of Finance received from the EU4PFM access to cloud data centers and cloud licences designed to back up its information systems. 

The infographic summarises the equipment that EU4PFM provides to its partners. It will ensure the uninterrupted and critical work of customs officers, tax officials and employees of the Ministry of Finance, even in case of emergency. Some of the listed positions are still on the way, others are already successfully used by colleagues.

The assistance was possible thanks to the financial support of the European Union in Ukraine under the EU4PFM Programme.

The 9th EU4PFM Project Steering Committee took place on 12 July 2022. The event gathered partners from the Ministry of Finance, State Tax Service, State Customs Service, ​​Accounting Chamber, and Bureau of Economic Security with the participation of the European Delegation to Ukraine representatives and EU4PFM international key experts.

This applies not only to IT solutions, but also to critical customs infrastructure. The equipment that is necessary for uninterrupted operation of the customs posts in case of emergency situations, is crucially important in wartime.

Smooth STS operation in times of possible power outages is one of the urgent needs in wartime.

Ukraine is invited to the Convention on the common transit procedure and the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods. This is the result of consideration of the conclusions of the final monitoring mission of the EU, which took place on June 23-24, 2022.

The final assessment mission of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) has completed its assessment of Ukraine’s readiness to accede to the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure and the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Goods and the possibility to apply the NCTS internationally.