Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine extended until end of 2022

The Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine has been extended until the end of 2022.

"The Council of Europe Rapporteur Group on Democracy endorsed a decision to approve a report on the medium-term progress in implementing the CoE Action Plan for Ukraine for 2018-2021, as well as to extend its duration until the end of 2022," the Permanent Representation of Ukraine to the Council of Europe posted on Facebook.

The parties recognized the implementation of the document's goals as successful and noted the importance of the effectiveness of its further implementation, despite the problems associated with the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The implementation of the Plan is coordinated by the Directorate General of Programmes of the Council of Europe with the assistance of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine. The action plan is funded by donors.

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Borys Tarasyuk thanked the representatives of the international organization for supporting Ukraine, as well as donors, the largest of which are the European Union, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Poland, Turkey, Estonia, Latvia, Romania, the Human Rights Trust Fund (the UK, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Finland, Switzerland).

The Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine for 2018-2021 is a strategic policy document that aims to promote, through cooperation, the country's efforts to align its legislation, institutions and practices with the European standards in the field of human rights, the rule of law and democracy, and thus to support the country in fulfilling its obligations as the Council of Europe member state.

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