On October 17, 2023, the European Parliament approved the Ukraine Facility Program (hereinafter referred to as the Program), under which Ukraine can receive up to 50 billion euros from the EU over…
There are several draft laws related to the pension reform in the Plan of legislative work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for 2023, but none of them is marked as eurointegrational…
What has Ukraine managed to achieve in the social sphere to meet EU membership requirements and what remains to be done.
A year ago, Ukraine received the first conceptual document, which…
Early stage of preparation (1)
Ukraine is at an early stage of preparation in the field of social policy and employment. It still needs to address significant shortcomings in its labour legislation. Approximation with the EU acquis on health and safety at work is limited. Undeclared work and wage arrears need to be addressed. There is also a need to improve social dialogue. Ukraine’s legislation is not aligned with EU gender equality legislation and needs further alignment with EU legislation on non-discrimination in employment. The labour inspections system needs to be improved.