The
Government of Denmark will provide 10 million dollars for the implementation of
the “Good Governance and Human Rights” program. Such agreement has been
achieved during the meeting between Ukraine’s Minister of Justice Pavlo
Petrenko and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmar Krisian Jensen.
“According to the working results of the Government,
Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark announced the launching of a new program
that provides technical assistance and financing for our anti-corruption reform
– the “Good Governance and Human Rights” program, and Denmark’s Government will
provide 10 million dollars for its implementation”, - stated the Minister of
Justice.
Allocated funds will be aimed at our ant-corruption
policy, criminal justice reform and protection of human rights.
“The Parliament has to adopt a very important package
of bills concerning both visa-free regime with the EU and promoting Ukraine’s
fight against corruption. Introduction of the special confiscation institute
will allow recovery of funds, stolen by previous officials. Additionally, a
body, responsible for investigation and managing assets, obtained through
corruption, will be formed the same way. It is the institutional establishment
of these bodies that our international partners from the Government of Denmark
are assisting us with.
The Minister of justice expressed gratitude to Danish
Government representatives for highly evaluating the Ministry of Justice
accomplishments and expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation in
implementing this project.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Denmark Kristian Jensen, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is a key body in
implementing reforms in Ukraine, because no reform can be implemented without
overcoming corruption.
“Today, we have agreed to provide Ukraine with 10
million dollars support for the “Good Governance and Human Rights” program.
This program will improve the justice sector, fight against corruption and
support for the Ombudsman office, which will result in improving the human
rights’ situation”, - stated Kristian Jensen.
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