EUAM this week launched an ambitious training programme – to be implemented between now and November – designed to bolster the capacity of civilian security agencies under the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs to undertake measures of reform. ‘Leading the Change’, as EUAM Head of Mission Kestutis Lancinskas described it on Tuesday, “will build up […]
The Kyiv Equality March, celebrated this year on 18 June, is a chance for the city’s residents and visitors to come out in favour of equal rights for the LGBTI community. After a widely praised organisational effort last year, including a firm commitment from the then newly established National Police of Ukraine to ensure that […]
A study visit that the European Union Advisory Mission carried out in the Czech Republic on the Czech experience with its Electronic Case Management System (eCMS) inspired the Chief Prosecutor of Kyiv Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office to develop the pilot project ‘Concept on online electronic supervisory proceedings’ in Kyiv region. Here, EUAM’s Lead Advisor on […]
With international support, the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) is planning to introduce a new nationwide philosophy for policing mass events such as music festivals, sporting events and demonstrations.
The European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine is this week carrying out a first seminar on witness protection, a tool that law-enforcement agencies use to fight serious forms of crime, organised crime and terrorism. EUAM is advocating for an independent witness protection unit in Ukraine, and this was one of the issues discussed at the […]
This op-ed was originally published in Ukrainska pravda on 3 April 2017
This op-ed by EUAM Head of Mission, Kestutis Lancinskas was originally published in Evropeiska Pravda on 28 March 2017.
This week, the Security Service of Ukraine celebrates 25 years of activity. The past quarter century has seen many challenging moments for the organisation – the key task of the reforms currently taking place is to ensure that the SSU is well equipped to face the challenges of the present and future to provide security for the people of Ukraine. The security of Ukraine is part of the security of Europe.
The imminent announcement by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency of a competition for the recruitment of 25 staff members is good news for Ukraine and its fight against corruption. Over the coming months, ARMA will be building the foundations of the organisation and the selection of staff members is central to this.
The European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine is this week in the middle of delivering three weeks (in total) of joint analytical training (or ‘intelligence-led policing’) to officers from the National Police of Ukraine, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Kyiv Police Academy, together with Romanian trainer-analysts.
EU Pravda previously published an interview with Head of EUAM Kestitus Lancinskas in spring 2016. Recently, Mr Lancinskas recently marked his one-year anniversary as Head of EUAM, so we decided to check which plans have been implemented and which have not.
On 2 June 2016, the Rada approved significant reforms of the judicial system which will gradually take effect over the coming months and years. A new Supreme Court and a new Court Security Service, to name but a few developments , should come into being. In this interview, EUAM Senior Adviser on the Judiciary John Cubbon provides his thoughts on the current state of play and future challenges.
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