The Secretary General of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi and the Head of the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Adam Niemczewski signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Vilnius (Lithuania).
The document was signed in the presence of the Chairmen of the Parliament of Ukraine and the Senate of the Republic of Poland Ruslan Stefanchuk and Tomasz Grodzki.
In particular, the Memorandum provides cooperation to improve the efficiency of parliaments, especially, in parliamentary oversight and harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with the EU acquis; strengthening the role of parliaments and parliamentary diplomacy; strengthening inter-institutional dialogue; creating opportunities for development and participation in international institutional cooperation projects of the European Union and technical assistance projects.
According to the document, the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland will cooperate in the framework of partnership through the transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices in the organization of parliamentary work, in particular, in the field of European integration; parliamentary control in the field of European integration; adaptation and harmonization of national legislation with the European one, etc.
In addition, the Memorandum stipulates that the Parties will develop mutual cooperation in the areas of common interest through intensive dialogue and cooperation to build the capacity of expert services of parliaments, communication and exchange of information; transfer of professional experience in the process of accession to the European Union; joint promotion of the importance of the role of national parliaments in the process of European integration, etc.
The document also emphasizes the expansion of contacts between the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Analytical Department of the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland to strengthen relations and assess the possibilities of future cooperation through the exchange of visits, information and experience.