OREANDA-NEWS. The U.S. government will provide for Ukraine an additional technical assistance worth USD 34.4 million.

To promote more transparent and accountable management processes, with the broad participation of Ukrainian citizens, there will be attracted additional technical assistance from the U.S. Government in the amount of USD 12.4 million.

The mentioned assistance will be sent to improve the legislative framework in compliance with European standards, in particular to upgrade an anti-corruption and electoral legislation (USD 11 million), also to improve the functions of public control and participation of citizens in governance processes (USD 1.4 million) and to raise a level of reporting to the government of Ukraine and the observance of the rule of law.

The sum worth USD 22 million will be allocated to introduce a technical assistance project aimed at sustainable development of democracy in Ukraine.

The mentioned financial support shall increase the level of energy security of Ukraine. Apart from that, there will be drawn USD 6.6 million to assist small and medium enterprises by local authorities. To increase agricultural production volumes it is planned to attracted USD 5 million. Implementation of the support in the direction of strengthening the capacity of a private sector makes up USD 2.5 million.

The Government approved agreements to ensure execution of objectives in the development area between the Government of Ukraine and the US Government to facilitate more transparent and accountable governance processes with participation of the public and to promote sustainable economic growth.

The deals were inked by Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Volodymyr Groysman and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Europe Regional Mission Director responsible for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Cyprus Jed Barton.