Press Release: New EU support for the Civil Society in Ukraine

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed a new programme to support civil society in Ukraine. The new programme, worth €10 million, is designed to enhance the role of civil society in promoting and monitoring democratic reforms and inclusive socio-economic development in Ukraine.

The new program provides direct funding to the Civil Society organizations to build up their capacity to analyze the reforms and is directly linked to the State Building Contract worth 355m euro signed in May 2014. The Civil Society organizations will monitor the reforms agreed under that Contract, including fight against corruption, constitutional reform and reform of the judiciary.

ESO: Background information: Press Release: EU scales up its assistance for the conflict-affected people in Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-scales-up-its-assistance-for-the-conflict-affected-people-in-ukraine/

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