Support Group for Ukraine and coordination of European assistance Sample Clauses

Support Group for Ukraine and coordination of European assistance. An innovative strand of support was provided by the EU Commission which set up a dedicated group of EU officials in the Support Group for Ukraine (SGU), on the initiative of the President of the European Commission in the spring of 2014. The initiative capitalised on the EU’s support for strengthening state institutions in Greece. The SGU consists of officials from the Commission and from EU member states and led by an experienced Commission official, Xxxxx Xxxxxx. The body has become a key EU body for liaising with the Ukrainian authorities. The SGU, with its 35-40 officials, (some of which are actually based in Ukraine) has acted as a 9 Interview with an EU official, Kyiv, February 2017. “catalyst, facilitator and supporter of reforms” (SGU 2016). This self-assessment is largely confirmed by other EU and domestic actors in Ukraine – the SGU is not only a ubiquitous reference point in discussions of EU-Ukraine relations but also a frequent reference point in the analysis of the reform process in Ukraine more broadly.10 As the Group was created prior to the ratification of the AA and even the DCFTA’s provisional application, which started in January 2016, the SGU has superseded the role of other bodies, such as the sub-committees envisaged by the AA, in day-to-day interactions with the Ukrainian domestic actors. As a result, the join AA bodies so far have played a lesser role in Ukraine in comparison to Georgia (see below). The SGU has been central to coordinating the efforts of European donors by becoming a strategic centre – developing local knowledge, utilizing linkages with various parts of the Commission, such as Directorate General (DG) Trade and DG Energy, as well as key institutions in Ukraine to coordinate assistance. In the context of Ukraine, this coordination is a massive task given that (as of early 2017) there are about 260 assistance projects funded by the EU and the member states. As can be expected, in ‘core’ issues related to European integration, the SGU has taken on a pivotal role but it has also developed a much broader mandate with regard to fundamental reforms, such as public administration or even public healthcare.11 Overall, since 2014 the SGU has devised a more agile and tailored strategy for promoting reforms, matching the EU’s ‘supply’ with domestic needs. The success of the Group stems from its position with DG NEAR, which coordinates assistance and a broader support within the EU institutions in Brussels,12 and which adapted ...
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