The Agency for the Modernisation of Ukraine (AMU) is a

nongovernmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

. The AMU promotes political stability and economic growth within

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It was founded in March 2015 and is headquartered in

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. The former Austrian politician

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is President of the AMU.

Objective

The AMU wishes to develop a modernisation programme for Ukraine that will be submitted to the

Ukrainian parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

in fall 2015. Seven political and economic experts are working on the programme:

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, former Prime Minister of

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; Professor Otto Depenheuer, legal scholar from

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;

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, founder of Doctors Without Borders and the former French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs; Lord

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, former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of

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;

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, former Prime Minister of

and

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, former Vice President of the

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. Each individual is subject to a certain sphere of action: * Combating

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) According to a broadcast of the AMU, in summer 2015 there will be a “round table” in Ukraine for each sphere of action.Europa press, 13/05/2015:
AMU - Team Starts Programme-Work These will include NGOs as well as Ukrainian citizens. The AMU was founded at the suggestion of the Ukrainian Social Partners, the Trade Unions Federation of Ukraine and the Confederation of Employers of Ukraine, whose chairman,

Dmytro Firtash Dmytro Vasylovych Firtash ( uk, Дмитро́ Васи́льович Фі́рташ; born 2 May 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman who heads the board of directors of Group DF. He was highly influential during the Yuschenko administration and th ...

, has provided the funds for the AMU.

External links

Agency for the Modernisation of Ukraine

References

{{Reflist Economy of Ukraine International organizations based in Europe Organizations established in 2015 2015 establishments in Ukraine