On January 21, 2014 at the premises of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (the SSAU) the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twinning Project “Institutional Capacity Building of the SSAU regarding the Implementation of the European Space Programs in the Area of Satellite Navigation (EGNOS/ Galileo) and Remote Sensing of the Earth (GMES)” took place. The Project has been being implemented in cooperation with the National Institute of Airspace Technologies of Spain (INTA).

During the meeting the state of the Project realization for the first reporting period was considered. In particular, information regarding the activities having been conducted was presented as well as the Action plan for the next reporting period was discussed.

The Project Leader in Ukraine, Deputy Head of the SSAU, the Project Leader and the Deputy Project Leader from the Kingdom of Spain, the Resident Project Advisor and his Counterpart from Ukraine as well as some representatives of the EU Delegation took part in the event.

Iryna Luchynska, Deputy Director of the Twinning Programme Administration Office of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union (the Center) and Yan Yakushchenko, senior consultant of the Unit of Administrative Reform Projects, SIGMA and CIB of the Center attended the meeting.

For reference: since 2005 according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated on October 6, 2005 № 1424/2005 «The Issue on the Twinning Programme Implementation in Ukraine» the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (the NAUCS) directs and coordinates the activity on preparation and implementation of the Twinning Programme in Ukraine. Moreover the NAUCS is considered to be the national coordinator of the institutional building instrument TAIEX and CIB Programme according to the relevant regulatory acts.