On June 19, 2018 at Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine a meeting of Management Board of NATO Programme for Professional Development of Civilian Personnel in Security and Defence Sector of Ukraine (NATO PDP) was held in order to discuss proposals for projects that could be implemented with the support of the NATO PDP.

The introductory speeches to the participants of the meeting was addressed by the NATO PDP Manager Ove URUP-MEDSEN and Head of the Office for cooperation with NATO, the Deputy Director of the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Oleksiy GENCHEV.

During the meeting, the participants presented project proposals that could be implemented with the support of NATO PDP.

On behalf of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union, Senior Consultant of Twinning Coordination Division of Projects Management Unit Yuliia Yerchenko attended the meeting.

For reference:

NATO PDP was launched in October 2005 during the High-Level NATO-Ukraine Consultations (Vilnius, Lithuania). NATO PDP envisages not only the practical training of specialists, but also the specific financial contributions from the Allies.

The mission of NATO PDP is to increase the professional skills of civilian officials working in the security sector in order to strengthen the capacity for effective democratic governance, oversight and reform.

Management Board of NATO PDP consists of representatives of a number of state authorities and other government bodies working together to develop, coordinate and implement educational projects implemented with the support of NATO PDP.