KYIV. Dec 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The European Union is financing a project, titled “Support to Police Reform” (EUR 6 million), as part of which in three Ukrainian regions 20 model police stations and bureaus will be established, according to the press release of the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) group for reforming civil safety.
Head of the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) Kestutis Lancinskas presented the EU-funded project in Lviv on Tuesday. The police departments and bureaus will be formed in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv regions (7 will be established in Lviv region).
“Our plan is for the 20 police stations we will be cooperating with to serve as models of the new police for the rest of the country. We aim for the public in the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv regions to feel better protected and served by the police after this project is completed,” Lancinskas said.
According to the project, some 20 police stations will be refurbished, re-equipped and their staff re-trained. A number of measures will be conducted to increase trust between police and citizens living in these regions.
The project will be carried out under the aegis of the Swedish police in cooperation with the Consultation Mission of the EU and the United Nations projects bureau.
