KYIV. Oct 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli believes that effective coordination of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU requires a strong coordination of ministries, the involvement of the Verkhovna Rada and communication with citizens.
“Our experience tells us that four conditions have to be met for the effective implementation of this agreement. The first condition is that there’s a need for a strong coordination of various ministries involved, which means that the deputy prime minister in charge of European integration and the government office in charge of European integration must be given the possibility to coordinate the work of all ministries in this regard,” he said at a government meeting on Wednesday, October 25.
The EU ambassador added that the second condition concerned the involvement of the Verkhovna Rada in this process, which means that every year there should be a common “roadmap” for the government and the parliament on priority actions to be implemented.
At the same time, Mingarelli believes that ahead of each session of parliament it would be necessary for government members to spell out clearly the priority legal acts that need to be adopted.
Also, he said, all stakeholders such as the Government Office for European Integration, various ministries and committees and the EU Delegation should meet on a monthly basis to discuss the implementation process, as well as identify and eliminate possible obstacles.
“The last condition is the need for an effective communication around the Association Agreement, which would explain to ordinary Ukrainian citizens the benefit that this Association Agreement can bring to the country,” Mingarelli said.
