On 13 October, 2017 at the premises of the Supreme Court of Ukraine the official kick-off of Twinning Project “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights Protection at the National Level” that is implemented jointly with the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia was held.
The overall objective of the Project is strengthening the independence and efficiency of the judicial branch of power through introduction of the European standards and institutional capacity of the SCU, which will allow to form the unified judicial practice of justice and will promote strengthening the rule of law in Ukraine.
Head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Yaroslav Romaniuk in his opening speech welcomed the participant of the meeting as well as stressed the importance of implementing the Twinning project in the context of reforming the judicial system and the establishment of the European model of law in Ukraine. He also underlined that bringing the domestic judicial system in line with European standards is the key to Ukraine’s integration into the European Union.
Resident Twinning Advisor, the judge of the Supreme Court of Latvia Jautrite Briede presented the Project, outlined its goals and objectives as well as expressed the hope for close cooperation between all parties and the positive results of the joint work.
Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Thomas Frellesen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine Ernst Reichel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine Juris Poikans, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia Dzintars Rasnacs and General Director of the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation Veronika Keller-Engels also delivered their welcome speeches.
Representatives of the judicial system of Ukraine, international experts, civil society and media took part at the event.
On behalf of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union the Senior Consultant of SIGMA and CIB Coordination Division of the Projects Management Unit Kyrylo Yurchenko attended the event.
For reference:
according to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ukraine "On Approval of the Procedure for Initiation, Preparation and Implementation of the Twinning Projects” as of October 11, 2016 № 700 the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service coordinates the implementation of the institution building instrument of the European Union Twinning in Ukraine. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant legal acts the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service is the coordinator of institution building instrument TAIEX and CIB programme implementation in Ukraine. In order to provide effective coordination of Twinning, TAIEX and CIB programme the Twinning Program Administration Office in Ukraine was established, its functions are performed by the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union.
