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Latvian MFA: good governance and the fight against corruption is a condition for long-term development of Ukraine

BC, Riga, 05.09.2017.Print version
On September 4, in an official ceremony at Riga Graduate School of Law, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica, unveiled a program funded by the Foreign Ministry from its development cooperation budget and by the United States and America – a training program for the facilitation of anti-corruption reforms, LETA learned from the ministry.

Photo: mfa.gov.lv

The project aims at providing support for Ukraine in the course of anti-corruption reforms through strengthening the oversight capabilities of competent authorities and civil society.

 

In her address to the participants of the program, Parliamentary Secretary Kalnina-Lukasevica emphasized that the fight against corruption, besides good governance and the rule of law, are among the main conditions for ensuring public welfare, reducing inequality and protecting the sustainability of the country. Combating corruption is a process that must never be interrupted. There is always room for improvement.

 

The Parliamentary Secretary also noted that anti-corruption measures require a comprehensive approach, and she welcomed with pleasure the numerous participants – analytics, researchers, journalists and lawyers representing Ukrainian civil society, and experts, legal advisors and investigators from Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities.

 

The project entitled "Encouraging anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine. Control over the political party funding through strengthening institutions and civil society" is implemented by Riga Graduate School of Law and Transparency International Latvia Delna. Ukrainian and Latvian experts have cooperated to compile a training program in capacity building that provides for in-depth knowledge and sharing of professional experience between Latvian and Ukrainian institutions as well as international partners.

 

The training sessions will take place at Riga Graduate School of Law from September 4 to September 16, and in Kyiv between September 17 and September 22. The participants will learn the European Union law, the basic principles of good governance, investigation methods, surveillance of political party funding, prevention of money laundering, recovery of assets, protection of whistle-blowers, risk management in state-owned enterprises, election monitoring, and project management in the public sector.

 

As part of experience sharing, the participants will visit the Saeima, the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, and the Road Traffic Safety Directorate as well as meeting with officials from the State Chancellery, the Finance and Capital Market Commission and other institutions.

 

The Ukrainian phase of the project will build on the knowledge acquired in Latvia in order to assess problems and seek solutions to the current situation in Ukraine, for instance, by organizing an open workshop on the impact of money on politics and issues related to oversight of political parties with participation of all the involved organizations and other interested parties.

 

The program will be undertaken by 20 trainees from Ukrainian public administration, civil society and the media.

 

The project is implemented as part of the United States Emerging Donors Challenge Program and funded in equal parts by the Foreign Ministry from its budget for development cooperation and by the USA.






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