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Andrii Pasichnyk briefed the Congress of Judges of Ukraine on the activities of the Commission

On September 19, 2024, the Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, Andrii Pasichnyk, spoke at the XX regular Congress of Judges of Ukraine.

First of all, the Chairman of the Commission expressed his gratitude to the delegates of the Congress for the decisions taken the day before, in particular, the election of a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

Commission members took part in a bilateral meeting between representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission on the official screening of the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU law

During September 17-19, 2024, a bilateral meeting of representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission is taking place in Brussels (Belgium) to carry out an official screening of the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU law under negotiating Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration – Minister of Justice of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna.  

One judge was recognized as suitable for the position held, and one was recognized as not suitable for the position held

On September 17, 2024, the Panels of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, at its meetings, held interviews and determined the results of the qualification evaluation of four local court judges for their suitability for the position held.

The Commission’s leadership took part in a meeting with the heads of the appellate courts

On September 13, 2024, Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine Andrii Pasichnyk and Deputy Chairman Oleksii Omelian took part in a meeting with the heads of the appellate courts held at the Supreme Court.   

The main focus of the meeting was on the current state of administration of justice in the courts and the problems of the functioning of the judiciary. 

The qualification exam for the competition to the appellate courts has been scheduled and the test schedules have been determined

Please be informed that on September 11, 2024, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine decided to schedule a qualification exam during the qualification evaluation within the framework of the competition for vacant positions of judges in the appellate court announced by the Commission’s decision of
September 14, 2023,
94/zp-23 (as amended).

The following stages of the qualification exam are determined:

The leadership and members of the Commission met with representatives of the USAID in Ukraine

On September 09, 2024, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine hosted a meeting with representatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – Head of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Team at the USAID Office of Democracy and Governance in Ukraine Amanda Fagerblom, Democracy Project Management Specialist Office of Democracy and Governance Oleksandr Piskun, Project Management Specialist (Rule of Law) in USAID Ukraine Kyrylo Anisimov, Chief of Party of the USAID “Justice for All” Program David Vau