With 247 votes in favor, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved in the second reading and in its entirety the European integration Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Restoration of Competitive Selection for Civil Service Positions and Positions in Local Self-Government Bodies and the Improvement of the Procedure for Entering, Serving, and Terminating Civil Service" (Draft Reg. No. 13478-1).
The key provisions of the Law include:
Restoration of open and transparent competitive selection processes for civil service positions and positions in local self-government bodies;
Improvement of the procedure for entering, serving, and terminating civil service;
Introduction of a priority right to appointment to civil service positions for individuals with war veteran status;
Granting the head of the civil service the authority to extend the tenure of an employee appointed without a competition during martial law, subject to receiving a positive annual performance appraisal;
Establishment of mandatory integrity criteria for candidates applying for positions;
Resetting and depoliticizing the membership of the Commission on Senior Piublic Service.
The adoption of this Law is aimed at fulfilling Ukraine's commitments under the Roadmap on Public Administration Reform and the Ukraine Plan implementing the European Union’s "Ukraine Facility" initiative.