EU-LEAP
research and analysis
ABOUT
Expertise, involvement and a differentiated approach are the main prerequisites for important changes
EU-LEAP is an expert, research and information-analytical center.
We participate in the development and implementation of public policy to strengthen Ukraine's political, economic and financial system.
We evaluate existing policies, develop, promote and implement institutional reforms using the best European and international practices and legal instruments.
WHAT WE DO
We form an expert ecosystem to analyze legislation, develop recommendations for changes in legal regulation, and implement them.
Our goal is to increase the efficiency of public administration by implementing legislative initiatives related to accelerating Ukraine's accession to the European Union and the OECD.
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Analysis of the existing legal regulation
We identify existing problems in legal regulation, in particular, in the area of asset management of state-owned enterprises and capital flows (concentration of discretionary powers, outdated regulation, bottlenecks, etc.).
Based on many years of experience in this field, we offer specific legal solutions to improve the economic security of public and private investments in Ukraine.
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Assessment and formulation of recommendations for the implementation of new reforms
We work political institutions in favour of implementing reforms, particularly in the areas of asset security, anti-corruption, reducing the informal economy, and work on increasing competitiveness, efficiency and transparency in order to offer an attractive environment for foreign investment and to accelerate GDP growth in the context of Ukraine's European integration.
3
Designing amendments to legislation and monitoring the reforms
We cooparate with authorities to propose changes to existing legislation to ensure it meets the governance standards promoted by international institutions, as well as participate in the development of key policies and the creation of a public sector asset management knowledge base. The goal is to create an attractive and safe environment for the business community and institutions involved in the recovery ecosystem of Ukraine.
AREAS OF WORK
The following are the focus group's areas of work, in which the project office's expertise is focused on (but not limited to) the implementation of public administration reforms, with their additional coordination and advocacy:
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Management of public sector assets
Our work consists in improving legislation in the sphere of privatization, lease, bankruptcy, concession, nationalization, etc. of state and communal property of Ukraine.
02
Harmonisation of Ukrainian legislation with OECD recommendations
We aim to implement the measures of the Ukraine Country Program, which was developed by the OECD and whose purpose is to adapt Ukrainian legislation to enternational standards, support reforms for the recovery of Ukraine, and help promote its ambitions to join the EU and the OECD.
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Analysis of the functioning of key sectors of the Ukrainian economy
We respond to gaps in legislation and public demand in key segments of the economy to increase the prospects for their development and improve their investment attractiveness.
FOUNDING TEAM
The EU-Leap team consists of leading experts in various areas of public administration. We are supported by expert organizations and institutions of various forms of ownership, and interacts with the government and parliament of Ukraine to provide quality expertise.
Strategy director
ILYA MYKHAILOV
Background: Prozorro.Sale project author
Advisor to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development
Area of expertise public sector policy making architecturing and change management, strategic development, macro-level risk management, high-level political stakeholders/IFI management.
Legal Director
OKSANA RAK
Background: JSC Prozorro.Sale, GRD, Management Board Member
Area of expertise legislative change management in public sector, political stakeholder/IFI management and coordination.
Director of research
ANASTASIA FOMITCHOVA, Ph.D.
Background: three-years law degree and Master II in international relations at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PhD in political science at the University of Ottawa. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of the European Research Council's Social Dynamics of Civil Wars research programme.
Area of expertise: mixed methods research across social science and economics, as well as political, social and behavioral perspectives to work on qualitative analysis to help shape policy and operations in Ukraine.
Executive chief officer
VALERIIA HRYTSENKO
Background: Project and program management expert at JSC Prozorro.Sale, assistant consultant to the Member of the Parliament of Ukraine
Area of expertise project development, management and implementation, public sector policy changes progress tracking and monitoring, stakeholder management and coordination.