Страна: Россия

Сфера деятельности: Бизнес

· Twinning is an institutional building tool and a new form of direct technical co-operation between public bodies of EU Member States and Ukraine that will provide for a transfer of know-how and good practices between public administrations of EU Member States and their Ukrainian counterparts.

· Twinning instrument has proved successful in legislation approximation and introducing public administration best practices in the Member States that joined the EU in 2004.

· Twinning has contributed to the development of a professional network of civil servants between EU Member States and public administrations of countries where Twinning projects were implemented and helped to develop all-round ties between these people, bodies and countries.

· More than a thousand Twinnings have been implemented so far. This mechanism has proved a powerful tool for the preparation of the new Member States for EU accession.

· The extension of the Twinning instrument to Ukraine, the first  among the TACIS countries, is therefore a development that shows the importance attached to increased integration between Ukraine and the Union.

· One of its key features is the concept of mandatory results: both the Ukrainian and the EU partner commit themselves to work towards a commonly agreed result, which should be measurable and precise.

· Twinning projects are financed by the European Commission. The Ukrainian partner will contribute to the project with human resources, fully equipped office space, training/ conference venues and facilities, including interpretation.