KYIV. UkraineGate . 5 . September . 2022 | Ukraine News.
Ukraine and the European Union signed five important agreements that bring our country closer to joining the European Union and contribute to the stability of our state in the war against the Russian aggressor. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in his Telegram .
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Firstly , according to him, it is about the Agreement on the participation of Ukraine in the EU program “Digital Europe” (2021-2027).
This is part of the EU digital visa-free regime. The “Digital Europe” program has a budget of 7.5 billion euros for the development of projects in five areas:
- supercomputer
- Artificial Intelligence
- cyber security
- digital skills
- ensuring the widespread use of digital technologies in the economy and society;
The second agreement is on Ukraine’s participation in the EU program for cooperation in the customs sphere.
From October 1, customs visa-free with the EU will start. Shmyhal emphasized that after signing today’s agreement, Ukraine will join the customs cooperation program with a budget of almost 1 billion euros. This will allow us to improve the qualifications of our customs officers, to participate in the development and use of European electronic systems.
The third agreement provides for the provision of budget support to Ukraine in the amount of 500 million euros.
The funds are earmarked and will be used to provide housing for internally displaced persons, as well as to support small farmers so that they can continue and develop their business.
Also, Ukraine signed the fourth agreement – on Ukraine’s participation in the Fiscalis EU tax cooperation program.
From now on, the State Tax Service of Ukraine will be able to exchange information with colleagues from the EU. There is an opportunity to use modern European IT systems in the field of taxation.
In addition, the parties signed the fifth agreement, thanks to which the European Commission increases the budget for grants for Ukraine by 122 million euros. This will ensure the financing of priority projects for Ukraine and speed up their receipt due to the fact that grants can be provided directly to state authorities and local governments and public organizations.
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“All five agreements are an important element of our two-year plan for integration into the European Union, as well as an extraordinary step of European solidarity with Ukraine in this war,” Shmyhal emphasized.
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Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine is waiting for the transition to the negotiation process regarding the country’s membership in the EU and is counting on the support of the European Parliament in this matter.
Source: Ukrgate
