We invite you to take part in the expert discussion «Re-thinking the fundamentals cluster benchmarks for Ukraine: the case of judicial reform», which will be held on May 24 at 10 am in Radisson Blu Hotel (Oleksandria Hall), which is located at the address: Yaroslaviv Val Str, 22, Kyiv.

The event will take place live, there is no online broadcast.

Against the backdrop of the preparation for opening accession talks between the EU and Ukraine, the event is considered to trigger the discussion among the key Ukrainian and European stakeholders about re-considering the approach to setting the benchmarks for Ukraine in the Fundamentals cluster. The agenda will be focused on the key lessons of the Western Balkans countries in achieving benchmarks in the Fundamentals cluster and preliminary conclusions of joint research of Ukrainian CSOs regarding the optimal set of benchmarks for Ukraine given its specific context and realistic pathway of the relevant reforms. The Ukrainian experts will present research on the revised approach to formulating benchmarks in the Fundamentals cluster on the example of judicial reform. The proposed approach may be applied to other reforms envisaged in the Fundamentals cluster, namely, public administration reform, anti-corruption reform, and reform of law enforcement bodies.

This conference is organized in partnership with the Ukrainian Centre for European Policy and the Centre of Policy and Legal Reforms. The event is supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ukraine.

The working language is Ukrainian with translation into English.