Director of the Parliamentary Development Project in Ukraine Eleanor Valentine and the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in the Russian Federation, Vice President of the Association of National Deputies of Ukraine Volodymyr Kryzhanivsky while visiting the Ostroh Academy met with students to share information about the PDP II and in particular about the Parliamentary Internship Program which has been operating since 1995 in the Parliament. Valentine noted that many of the interns after completing the program continue working in the Parliament or other government agencies. Experience gained during the internship will be beneficial to all young professionals who want to work in lawmaking.  Valentine invited Ostroh Academy students to apply to the program.

American  Councils  for  International  Education  presents  a  professional  exchange  program – Legislative Fellows Program (LFP), funded by the US Department of State, coordinated by American Councils for International Education, which is the official program coordinator in Ukraine.

In January 2012 the VR Committee on Rules, Parliamentary Ethics and Organization of Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine issued New Publication "The Ways to Improve the Work of VR Aparat - Priority Steps" Seminar Materials,  November 23, 2010. Publication issued with the assistance of PDP II.

Available in Ukrainian only

On February 8, the PDP II representatives participated in the roundtable "Ensuring access to public information in the contex European standards of openness and transparency." The event was organized by the National Academy of Public Administration of Ukraine. The discussion was also attended by MPs, representatives of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, State Committee for Television and Radio, and other legislative and executive authorities, scientists, NGO representatives and the press.

Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives Complete works of the Second Annual International Conference "Parliamentary Readings" (2011), with the assistance of PDP II

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Download Ukrainian version from Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives site or from PDP II site