On November 17-18, 2016 at the premises of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (hereinafter – NAUCS) the Tenth Annual Regional Conference on Institution Building (hereinafter – the Conference) took place. The event was organized under support of Public Administration Reform Panel of the platform 1 “Democracy, Good Governance and Stability” within the framework of the EU initiative “Eastern Partnership” in joint cooperation with the NAUCS and Twinning Programme Administration Office.
The aim of the Conference was to discuss of the institutional and legal foundations of effective use of Twinning, TAIEX instruments and SIGMA programme, improving public administration and implementation of civil service reform in the EaP countries.
The Head of the NAUCS Kostiantyn Vashchenko, the Head of the Main Department for Foreign Policy and European Integration Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Volodymyr Fedorchuk, the Head of Operations Section 1 “Good Governance and Democratisation” of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Martin Klaucke and the President of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine Vasyl Kuibida presented their welcome speeches.
Kostiantyn Vashchenko in his opening remark greeted all the participants on the occasion of the Conference opening and underlined the importance of enhancing cooperation in the framework of the EU Inintiative "Eastern Partnership" in order to ensure sustainable development of our countries in the context of modern global processes.
Within the framework of panel discussion participants discussed key aspects of international cooperation, including experience in attracting and implementing of institution building instruments Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA program, and considered current issues of public administration reform in EU member states and Eastern Partnership.
Representatives of the EU Delegations to Ukraine, Embassies of EU Member States in Ukraine, , representatives of EaP countries, Ukrainian government authorities, civil society and international organizations, as well as RTAs and scientists took part in the Conference.
For reference: annual conferences on institution building were initiated in 2007 by the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service and the Twinning Programme Administration Officein Ukraine. They are considered to be a traditional background for professional discussion of key aspects of institutional reforms in the Eastern Partnership countries. The conference gathers together experts and civil servants of Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
