On August 4, the government announced the launch of an open competition for the position of head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
This was reported by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
According to her, the commission includes representatives from Ukrainian business and international experts in anti-corruption and customs areas.
From Ukraine:
- Andriy Yerashov — head of the analytical center of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUE);
- Dmytro Oliynyk — chairman of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine;
- Oleh Tymkiv — business development director at the audit firm "Moor Stevens".
- From international partners:
- Arūnas Adomenas — customs attaché of Lithuania to the EU, expert in customs policy;
- David Bernstein — governance and institutional reform expert;
- Kunio Mikuria — international expert in customs policy and trade facilitation.
Additionally, Svyrydenko reported that the government has approved a mid-term action plan for customs reform implementation.
"This is one of the key directions in the National Revenue Strategy until 2030. A reformed customs service should establish equal rules for all economic participants and become a source of stable revenues for the state budget," she emphasized.
