The EU mission arrived in Ukraine to assess the implementation of the Ukraine Facility plan

A delegation of the European Union has arrived in Ukraine and will be engaged in monitoring the implementation of indicators of the Plan of Ukraine within the framework of the Ukraine Facility program. About this reported press service of the Ministry of Economy.
The European mission is headed by Marlene Rosemarie Madsen, head of the economic and sectoral policy department of the Directorate-General for Neighborhood Affairs and EU Enlargement Negotiations.
“Over the next three days, we will hold consultations with our European colleagues regarding the status of the implementation of indicators of the Plan of Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program for the third and fourth quarters of this year”, — noted Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksiy Sobolev.
During the first panel discussion, Marlene Rosemary Madsen highly praised Ukraine’s work on coordinating and monitoring reforms, stressing that some of the indicators are being implemented ahead of schedule.
In the third quarter of 2024, Ukraine plans to fulfill 9 key indicators, which will allow the country to receive €4 billion in November 2024, of which €1.5 billion will be grant funding. These indicators include:
- Increasing the staff of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
- Entry into force of amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the fight against corruption.
- Approval of the action plan for the implementation of the Asset Recovery Strategy for 2023-2025.
- Approval of the comprehensive Demographic Development Strategy until 2040.
- Adoption of the Deregulation Action Plan.
- Entry into force of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on changes to the State Strategy of Regional Development for 2021-2027.
- Implementation of the REMIT Law.
- Adoption of the Law on Prevention, Reduction and Control of Industrial Pollution.
- Development of a conceptual note that defines the scope of deviations from the rules of OVD and SEO.