EU Delegation comments on Ukraine's public administration reform

The EU is closely following the recent developments of public administration reform in Ukraine, the European Union Delegation to Ukraine has said in a statement.

"Much progress has been achieved while more needs to be done," the statement reads.

"The EU remains committed to providing further Budget Support of which EUR 15.5 million were released in 2018 based on good results achieved," according to the diplomats.

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The EU Delegation also welcomed "Government's efforts to update the PAR Strategy according to the OECD/SIGMA recommendations and the review of progress so far."

Among ongoing reforms, the EU particularly supports the advanced setup of the recruitment and selection of the new civil servants within Reform Staff Posts mechanism, according to the statement.

"This needs to be supported by speedier reorganization in participating ministries," according to the EU diplomats.