Experience

2004-2006ASSISTANCE TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

Overall objective of the project is to stimulate the economic growth through the development and the implementation of transparent and efficient national regional policies.

Specific objectives are as follows:

• Improve capacity  of the national, regional and local authorities to  formulate and implement regional development policies ;

• Increase the competitive advantages of selected pilot oblasts (regions) ;

• Improve co-operation on regional development between stakeholders: national and local authorities, local governments, private sector and civil society ;

• Approximate the Ukrainian regional development framework to the European best practices;

Type of services provided:

• Assisting in improving the legislation which regulates the national regional policy and approximating legislation to the European best practices.

• Building up an institutional capacity of the national regional and local authorities to improve administrative efficiency and to develop national policy taking into account regional priorities.

• Assisting state authorities in improving the regional planning process.

• Support in drafting and implementing integrated regional development strategies.

• Developing socio-economic actions/programmes aiming at improving living conditions in regions.

• Provision of training and  development of professional skills for the staff involved in the development and implementation of regional  policy.

• Assisting in improving co-operation on regional, economic and social development between key stakeholders, ensuring participation of civil society.

• Promoting international co-operation between the national and regional authorities and the EU bodies dealing with the regional policies in the EU.

2004-2007FEASIBILITY STUDY OF INTRODUCTION OF CONCESSION FOR THE HEATING SYSTEM OF LVIV

The project is financed by the French Government This project is aiming at providing technical assistance first to Lviv Municipality, and second to the Oblast Administration in view of the Reform of the Management of the Public services and further to review the Regional Development.

As a case study, the contractor has to carry out a pilot project for the rehabilitation of the district heating of Lviv.

The first phase of the project is to carry out a comprehensive audit and feasibility study, involving economists and engineers.

The second phase is to propose a comprehensive rehabilitation, on concession basis, with the optimal institutional, and best financial settings

The third one is to prepare a Concession Contract, and to assist the Municipality to select a Concessionaire.

The last phase on the basis on the pilot project, to replicate the scheme on other public services and municipalities in the regional to foster the Regional development.
 

2004 - 2005SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE ENERGY MARKET REFORM AND ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY IN UKRAINE  

The project aims at the following objectives:

·  The main objective is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Fuel and Energy and the National Energy Regulation Commission for their institutional and professional growth to ensure compliance with the European system of public administration and regulation, and to perform comparative analysis of Ukrainian and European legal systems in energy sector.

·  Address the sustainability issue of the energy sector by improving the operation of existing energy framework, by further developing institutional and legal basis, by fully utilising the potential of the sector for economic growth.

· Streamlining the operation and enlargement of the gas and electricity markets, proposing recommendations and actions to be implemented in the short and medium term.

· Strengthening the institutional foundation of the sector, including Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and National Energy Regulation Commission of Ukraine

Harmonisation of the energy legislation of Ukraine with that of the European Union.

2002 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WEB-SITE OF THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO UKRAINE

Euro-Ukraina Consulting designed the updated version of the EC Delegation web-site and was maintaining it during a year.

2002-2003PUBLICATION OF THE QUARTERLY ANALYTICAL REVIEW DEDICATED TO THE EU AND THE EU INTEGRATION ISSUES

The publication has been financed by the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine. Four quarterly issues have been published dedicated to the following issues:
•         EU and Ukraine;
•         Institutional Reform in the EU;
•         Euro;
•         EU Enlargement.

  1999 – 2002 UKRAINIAN-EUROPEAN POLICY AND LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE (UEPLAC)

The Ukrainian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre (UEPLAC) is a Kyiv-based think-tank for policy advice and legal reforms, supported by the European Union. The Parliament of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Administration of the President of Ukraine, and the National Bank of Ukraine are the key beneficiaries of the assistance. The assistance is in the field of approximation and harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with the EU environment and norms, and interpretation of macroeconomic issues related to the implementation of progressive reforms and provisions of the PCA, Ukraine’s accession to WTO, and Ukraine’s integration into the European Community. Since its establishment UEPLAC has managed to achieve a unique status among donor-financed technical assistance projects in Kiev. The Centre possesses substantive corporate knowledge and memory of developments in policy sphere in Ukraine. It has developed a comprehensive and updated database of the most important legal documents and full time series of the main economic indicators since the beginning of the reform effort. UEPLAC is effective in delivering advice to a wide spectrum of direct or indirect partners, including Government officials and members of the Parliament.
In the framework of a separate contract for a six-month extension, the scope of advice encompasses the following: (a) Design of key priorities focusing on the best of the PCA, and enhancing the ability of the beneficiaries to implement it; (b) Institutional capacity building and development of technical substance in support to WTO accession; (c) Support on re-investment, and optimisation of trade relations of Ukraine and its main partners; (d) Identification of opportunities for Ukraine to benefit from EU enlargement; (e) Support in realisation of human rights and freedoms, including fair elections, reduction of money laundering, and reduction of some problems born by institution of ‘propyska’ (registration); (f) Promotion of decentralisation and local democracy; and (g) Improvement of a ‘State – citizen’ relationship, including policy research, efficient information dissemination, and consultations with beneficiaries and analysis of public opinion.

1998-1999DELEGATED MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND CONCESSIONS

In 1998, after a long preparatory stage, a project financed by the French Government and aimed at the preparation and adoption of a General Law of Ukraine on Concessions has been launched. Euro-Ukraina Consulting has contributed to the mobilization of a French-Ukrainian working group of economists, financial experts, legal advisers, and lawyers. It has also developed working relations with the Parliamentary Committees, the Presidential Office, French municipalities, the French Institute of Delegated Management, French concessionaires, and other concerned institutions.
The General Law of Ukraine “On Concessions” was passed by the Parliament in July 1999 that successfully terminated the project. This was Ukraine’s key step forward towards the revitalisation of its public services and the development of a favourable investment climate that, in its turn, would attract foreign investors/concessionaires to Ukraine’s municipal services (water supply and sewage, garbage collection and utilization, district heating, etc.).

Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova 1997 – 1999

TACIS POLICY ADVICE / EUROPEAN EXPERTISE SERVICE

In the framework of this programme, Euro-Ukraina Consulting has contributed to the transition of NIS to a sustainable market economy and to the progressive development of long-term relationships between NIS and the European Union. The assistance lied in providing high-level policy and legal advice to government authorities, members of parliaments, and central banks. A network of prominent experts, which were mobilized for the project, have input to the development of macro-economic and trade policy, strategic restructuring, government restructuring and institution building, budget management, social policy, and market regulation.

 1997 – 1998 IMPLEMENTATION OF A HARMONISED POLICY ON LABOUR PROTECTION BASED ON EU DIRECTIVES

The contribution of Euro-Ukraina Consulting lied in advising on harmonization of the legal and regulatory framework applied in Central and Eastern Europe with international directives, implementation of the governmental policy in the field of labour protection. This also provided for the establishment of a pilot centre for labour safety propagation, and assessment of a need in more technical assistance projects in the field.

1998 – 1999 SUPPORT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTOCOL B/UKRAINIAN STEEL SECTOR

The key objective of the project lied in supporting the implementation of the Protocol B in the steel sector in Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, Ministry of Industry, Antimonopoly Committee, Ministry of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection were the principal recipients of the project assistance.

1998 – 2000INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO UKRAVTODOR AND CIVIL WORK PRIVATE FIRMS

A key objective of the project lied in enhancing and developing and potential and capacities of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine as a rainmaker and transport regulator. The assistance covered the reduction of transport costs through more economic road management, construction and maintenance operations. Euro-Ukraina Consulting contributed to reaching the project’s objectives by assisting Ukravtodor in the execution and proper use of international as well as local funding in a competitive tendering environment.
The project’s activities also covered the improvement of the organisational structure, management and operational capabilities, and in the development of the road construction sector in Ukraine, including improved road maintenance capability, and the quality and reliability of basic road making materials.

 1999 – 2001STRENGTHENING OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

By acknowledging a need in tackling poor health and improving safety record in Ukraine through the occupational health and safety policy advice, Euro-Ukraina Consulting had contributed to the preparation of initiatives and in concerted efforts with the German and Ukrainian counterparts had undertaken concrete well planned and organised actions. These actions aimed at practical and efficient improvement of the occupational health and safety conditions and environment, dissemination of relevant information, improvement of the legislation, launching a dialogue between the social partners to address specific issues of health and safety at the workplace.  

1993 – 1996TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

The activities of Euro-Ukraina Consulting were focused on creation of institutional capability within the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine enabling it to be a decision-making and implementing body in a transport sector. By doing this, competent experts provided support in preparation of a law on a road concession. The Ukrainian counterparts received detailed information on organization and operation of the Ministry of Transport of France, as well as on other West European countries.