Support for Institutions under the Ukraine Reforms Architecture (URA) project for Ukraine, phase 3 (Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture)

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TCRS 668

Status Approved

Location

Ukraine

Business Sector

Corporate news

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Public

PSD Disclosed

30 Apr 2025

Project Description

Project DescriptionThe Ukrainian authorities have asked the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the ‘EBRD’ or the ‘Bank’), as an institution with a mandate to support broad policy and institutional reforms in the transition region, to help with speedy conceptualization and implementation of the reform process in Ukraine, in the context of the Ukraine’s Strategy 2020 reform programme. The Bank’s Strategy & Policy Committee approved a support programme for the National Reform Council (‘NRC’) on 11 September 2014, as a joint product of the Economics, Policy & Governance and Banking teams, following detailed discussions with other teams (Corporate Strategy, Donor Co-Financing, Office of the General Counsel and Technical Cooperation Team).

PHASE 1: SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE'S NATIONAL REFORM COUNCIL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY FOR REFORMS

Phase 1 of this TC Project supported the NRC’s Project Management Office (‘PMO’), the technical implementation body of the NRC, by contributing financing for key reform project managers, advisors, support staff and PMO running costs. The PMO played a crucial role in the coordination of NRC reform task forces with the Ministries, ensuring development of specific reforms, monitoring and implementation of reforms, transparency of the reform development and implementation, and their communication to the public. PMO experts supported partnerships with national and international counterparts, donors and civil society.

PHASE 2: SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE UKRAINE REFORMS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT (URA 1.0)

In late 2016, in response to a renewed reform momentum in the country, the EBRD in partnership with the EU and national and international partners formulated a new Ukraine Reforms Architecture (URA) to enhance reform delivery in key sectors. URA was composed of:
(1) Reforms Delivery Office – located in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to oversee the reform implementation process across the administration, ensuring consistency and efficiency of reform delivery across the Government.
(2) Reform Support Teams (RSTs) – formed of Ukrainian sector experts embedded in key ministries and agencies, tasked with driving both sectoral and public administration reform (PAR) in their respective host institutions.
(3) Strategic Advisory Group for Support of Ukrainian Reforms (SAGSUR) – composed of seasoned national and international reform experts providing strategic advice to the Ukrainian leadership
The EBRD support to the NRC ST concluded at the end of 2017 and it continues to operate under the President of Ukraine as a budget-funded entity.

SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE UKRAINE REFORMS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT (URA 2.0)

Building on the lessons learnt from the first phase of the Ukraine Reforms Architecture (URA) project implemented from 2016 until early 2020 (NRC and URA 1.0), an improved operational model was designed to further strengthen its effectiveness, impact and sustainability. Named Ukraine Reforms Architecture 2.0 (URA 2.0), this project phase offered demand-driven, results-oriented and flexible assistance in focal points of Ukraine’s public administration. Assistance was delivered through eight Reform Support Teams in ministries and agencies of Ukraine and the Reforms Delivery Office under the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
With the help of over 200 local experts, the project continued to facilitate the transition to a modern, effective and efficient public administration.

PHASE 3: UKRAINE RECOVERY AND REFORM ARCHITECTURE (URA)

In response to the start of the Russian aggression in February 2022, the programme, thanks to its agile design, promptly reorganised to address the country’s critical needs, including ensuring the inflow of international humanitarian assistance, relocation of businesses to safer areas, improving the ease of doing business during wartime, energy security, and many more.
As long-term reconstruction of Ukraine came to the fore, URA teams assisted in the coordination and formulation of the National Recovery Plan, supporting international coordination on Ukraine recovery and providing analytical and organisational assistance to the country’s bid for EU candidate status.

Since September 2023, the programme supports the GoU in the:
• Delivery of recovery and reconstruction and associated reforms, in line with the Ukraine Facility Plan and EU integration requirements;
• Strengthening the capacity of host institutions to deliver on the recovery and EU integration agenda;
• Strengthening donor and inter-agency coordination on the planning and implementation of recovery financing and programmes.

The TC Project is fully aligned with EBRD’s Priority Policy Objectives and Annual Policy Milestones which support the enhanced policy dialogue and the reform of institutions in the Bank's countries of operations.

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TCRS 668

Status Approved

Location

Ukraine

Business Sector

Corporate news

Notice Type

Public

PSD Disclosed

30 Apr 2025

Project Description

PHASE 1: SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE'S NATIONAL REFORM COUNCIL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY FOR REFORMS

PHASE 2: SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE UKRAINE REFORMS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT (URA 1.0)

SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE UKRAINE REFORMS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT (URA 2.0)

PHASE 3: UKRAINE RECOVERY AND REFORM ARCHITECTURE (URA)

In response to the start of the Russian aggression in February 2022, the programme, thanks to its agile design, promptly reorganised to address the country’s critical needs, including ensuring the inflow of international humanitarian assistance, relocation of businesses to safer areas, improving the ease of doing business during wartime, energy security, and many more.
As long-term reconstruction of Ukraine came to the fore, URA teams assisted in the coordination and formulation of the National Recovery Plan, supporting international coordination on Ukraine recovery and providing analytical and organisational assistance to the country’s bid for EU candidate status.

Project Objectives

Improved delivery of sectoral reforms and enhanced institutional capabilities of beneficiary institutions in line with the principles of Public Administration Reform.

TC Recipient Information

The beneficiary/client of the Bank are the Reform Support Teams (RSTs) in the ministries and public agencies of Ukraine and the Reforms Delivery Office (RDO) under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Project Cost

€ 55,320,104.18
Phase 3 - URA 2.0 Project Cost
EUR 16,911,600

Funding Summary

The Ukraine Reforms Architecture is funded from the EBRD’s Ukraine Stabilisation and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA). The MDA donors are Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, the largest donor.

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Support for Institutions under the Ukraine Reforms Architecture (URA) project for Ukraine, phase 3 (Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture)

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