Policy Coherence, Coordination & Implementation

What do we do in this area?

• Improving policy and decision making in the area of EU integration and implementation of the Association Agreement.

• Enhancing coordination of the AA implementation among key stakeholders in terms of strategic planning, policy analysis and policy-based budgeting.

• Improving institutional infrastructure for coordination of the AA implementation.

• Establishing inter-agency system for progress reporting, monitoring, evaluation & adjustment of the AA implementation process.

All publications, prepared by the STEs, are available for downloading:

Impact of the AA/DCFTA 

• "Scope and Nature of AA Impact on Business"
• "Current Status of Ukraine’s TBT Obligations under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Remaining Tariffs under DCFTA that limit Ukrainian Exports to the European Union"
• "Accession of Ukraine to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin (PEM)"

Impact of the AA/DCFTA on Sectors

• "Identification of Underperforming Sectors under the DCFTA"
• "Inputs for Industrial Dialogue under DCFTA, based on Analyses and Business Consultations"
• "Policy Briefing for Improving Access of the Ukrainian Pump Sector to the EU under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Policy Briefing for Improving Access of the Ukrainian Machinery, plant or laboratory heating equipment Sector to the EU under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Policy Briefing for Improving Access of the Ukrainian Radar apparatus to the EU under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Policy Briefing for Improving Access of the Ukrainian Taps, Cocks, Valves Sector to the EU under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Policy Briefing for Improving Access of the Ukrainian Electric Motors and Generators Sector to the EU under the AA/DCFTA"
• "Creative Industries under the AA/DCFTA"

Sustainable Development and Trade under AA/DCFTA 

• "Sustainability and Trade in the DCFTA – An Introductory. Presentation"
• "Trade and Sustainable Development Governance in Ukraine – The need for an integrated implementation approach"
• "Sustainable Trade Development Stakeholder Landscape"
• "Proceedings of SustainableTrade Development Workshops"
• "Sustainability and Trade in the DCFTA – Methods and tools for data, information and knowledge management - a basis for effective policy making"
• "Ukrainian strategies relevant to sustainability"

Guides to the Policy Impact Assesment

• "(Quick) Guide to Ex-ante Policy Impact Assessment"
• "(Quick) Guide to Ex-post Policy Impact Assessment"

Guidelines:

• "Note for Officials of Central  Executive Bodies, tasked with Preparation of quarterly/annual Reports on the Implementation of the AA/DCFTA"
• "Guidelines for GOEEI officers on Work with Quarterly AA Implementation Reports and on Documenting of the Completion of AA/DCFTA Implementation Milestones"
• "Recommendations and guidelines for a more efficient AA-implementation, strategic planning and realisation of the European policy of the Government"
• "Training / mentoring / coaching session(s) for State Secretaries (StS) – Advise from Practice"
• "Interpretation of the Notion of „agreement (of draft laws, concept papers, roadmaps) with EU experts”, and the Notion “опрацьовано з експертами ЄС”

Comments to the Draft Rules of Procedures of the Cabinet of Ministers

• "Comments to the Draft Rules of Procedures of the Cabinet of Ministers" 
• "(Detailed draft) Comments to the Draft Rules of Procedures of the Cabinet of Ministers" 
• "Initial Comments on the draft RoP – from EUI and A4U points of view (standpoints)"

Comments on the improvement of the coordination of the AA-implementaion

• "Few updated recommendations for GOCEEI how to improve coordination" Part 1; Part 2
• "Few recommendations on how to strengthen the coordination capacities of the Centre of Government (CoG)"
• "On Further Steps Needed for the Successful Implementation of the Reform of the Ministries / the Operation of the new Directorate Generals"
• "Recommendations on Selected Issues of AA implementation and PA Reform"
• "Recommendations for some Further Steps for the Operation of the New Directorate Generals…"
• "Regulations on DG Comments, Recommendations of Actions and Guidelines for a Common Approach"

 Other comments:

• "Initial comments on draft proposals on effective aid coordination model (draft)"
• "On the draft amendments to the Budget Code focusing on the potential inks/impacts on the implementation of the EU-UA Association Agreement"
• "On Comparison of Actions Plans of Association Agreement Implementation"

Functional Review Results

• "Comparative Analysis of Central EU Integration Structures"
• "Impact of PAR on the Association Agreement related capacities (draft)"

Analytical Reports

• "Comments and suggestions on the proposed internal structure of GOEEI and Comments on the planned Gov. Res. on GOEEI"
• "Proposals of Solutions (S) and A4U activities reflecting potential problems (P) and their consequences (C) related to the PAR introduction and influence on the coordination of AA/DCFTA"
• "Introducing the New Structures in Ministries – Initial Comments (from the Perspective of Weaknesses of the AA/DFCTA Implementation - Coordination"

Discussion Papers

• "First Mission and Inception Report Inputs for Industrial Dialogue under DCFTA based on Analysis and Business Consultations" (download)

Presentations

• "Coordination of European Affairs and its Role in the Transition to a Modern Public Administration"

Digests and Reviews

• EUI Policy  Reform Digest - June-July 2018 (download)
• Reflections on the 20th EU-Ukraine Summit-July 2018 (download)
• Quick Review of 2017 GOCEEI Report & Kiev Security Conference, 12-13 April 2018 (download)
• Ukraine Reform Conferences, June 2018, Copenhagen (download)