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First meeting of the Management Committee on Implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017,2 June, 2016

On 2nd June 2016, the Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Mr. Sergii Koziakov participated in activity of the First meeting of the Management Committee on Implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017.

In the opening of the committee the following persons participated: Vice Premier Minister on the Issues of European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine Mrs. Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, Director of the Office of the Directorate-General of the Council of Europe Programs Mrs. Verena Taylor, Deputy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mr. Sergii Kyslycja.

Representatives of central Ukrainian authorities, Judiciary and Council of Europe representatives who are actively involved in the Implementation of Action Plan also took part in the meeting.

Speaking of the Commission activities, Mr. Sergii Koziakov informed the participants of the event about interim results of the initial qualification assessment of the judges and other procedures taken up by the Commission in order to fulfill its duties.

Mr. Sergii Koziakov told about the last achievements of the Commission and challenges connected with reform of the judiciary to the European colleagues.

Participants of the meeting expressed their gratitude to the representatives of the Council of Europe for the granted support for Ukraine and expressed their hopes concerning fruitful cooperation within the framework of the Council of Europe.

Core priorities of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017 are the constitutional reform and functioning of democratic institutions, judiciary reform, democratic management, human rights and countermeasures to commercial crimes. The Action Plan contains the pack of the foreground events on the adaptation of the Ukrainian legislation, institutions and practice to the European standards on human rights, rule of law and democracy. Implementation of the Action Plan shall be under the joint periodical monitoring of the Council of Europe and state authorities of Ukraine with the purpose to assess ratified projects efficiency, achievements and results of other projects integration upon the mutual consent of the parties.

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