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RADA PROGRAM Responsible, Accountable, Democratic Assembly in Ukraine RADA PROGRAM Responsible, Accountable, Democratic Assembly in Ukraine ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Year 5 (October 01, 2017 – September 30, 2018) Submitted: October 15, 2018 Cooperative Agreement No. AID-121-A-14-00001 Prepared for USAID/Ukraine C/O American Embassy 4 Igor Sikorsky St., Kyiv, Ukraine 04112 Prepared by East Europe Foundation 83, 3rd floor, Saksahanskoho St., Kyiv 01033 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................. 2 I. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................... 4 II. CONTEXT UPDATE ................................................................................................................................... 5 III. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 6 IV. KEY NARRATIVE ACHIEVEMENT .......................................................................................................... 7 V. PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS ............................................................................................................... 9 OBJECTIVE 1: Improved public representation in the legislative process ............................................... 9 Expected Result 1.1. Effective communication, outreach and constituency services developed ....... 9 Expected Result 1.2. Inclusive legislative practices established ......................................................... 16 Expected Result 1.3. Cooperation between MPs and local governments strengthened ................... 21 Expected Result 1.4. Cooperation and communication between the VRU and VR ARC institutionalized and strengthened ....................................................................................................... 22 OBJECTIVE 2: Expanded role of citizens in monitoring the work of Parliament ................................... 23 Expected Result 2.1. Civic education initiatives promoted to foster greater citizen engagement in the legislative process ............................................................................................................................ 23 Expected Result 2.2. Civil society monitoring of the VR fostered, including strengthening of lobbying groups ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Expected Result 2.3. Reform legislation passed by partnering with other USAID programs ........... 31 OBJECTIVE 3. Role of legislature in providing independent oversight of the executive branch strengthened ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Expected Result 3.1. Anti-Corruption efforts strengthened including Parliamentary budgetary oversight . 34 Expected Result 3.2. Parliamentary oversight strengthened through improved structural effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Expected result 3.3. Internship program institutionalized ................................................................. 40 CROSS-CUTTING USAID COMPONENTS.................................................................................................... 43 Anti-Corruption........................................................................................................................................... 43 Gender Equity ............................................................................................................................................. 43 People with Disabilities .............................................................................................................................. 43 Local Capacity Building (institutions and/or civil society) ..................................................................... 43 Other Relevant Activities ........................................................................................................................... 45 VI. PERFORMANCE MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING ....................................................... 48 VII. LESSONS LEARNED .............................................................................................................................. 48 VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...................................................................................................... 49 IX. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... 49 X. PROGRESS ON LINKS TO HOST GOVERNMENT ................................................................................... 49 XI. PROGRESS ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 49 USAID RADA Y5 Annual Report, October 01, 2017 – September 30, 2018 Page 2 XII. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 49 XIII. SUB-AWARD DETAILS ........................................................................................................................ 50 XIV. ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................. 51 XV. ATTACHMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 55 USAID RADA Y5 Annual Report, October 01, 2017 – September 30, 2018 Page 3 I. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ALI Agency for Legislative Initiatives (RADA Program partner) APDU Association of People’s Deputies of Ukraine AUC Association of Ukrainian Cities CEC Central Election Commission CM Cabinet of Ministers CMU Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine CoE Council of Europe COP Chief of Party CSO Civil society organization DCOP Deputy Chief of Party EEF East Europe Foundation EP European Parliament EU European Union IL Interns’ League (RADA Program partner) IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union IT Information Technologies IUA Internews Ukraine (RADA Program partner) LSG Local self-government MP Member of Parliament MPs’ aides Assistants to Members of Parliament NDI National Democratic Institute NF Narodnyi Front, political party NGO(s) Nongovernmental organization(s) ODIHR/OSCE OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights OGP Open Government Partnership OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PIP Parliamentary Internship Program PPB Petro Poroshenko Bloc, political party PWD Persons with disabilities RPR Reanimation Package of Reforms SMD Single mandate district SME Small or medium enterprise SMS Short Message Service via mobile telephones ToT Training of trainers UN United Nations USAID United State Agency for International Development VR / VRU Verkhovna Rada / Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament of Ukraine) VRC Committee of Verkhovna Rada VRS Secretariat of Verkhovna Rada WG Working group USAID RADA Y5 Annual Report, October 01, 2017 – September 30, 2018 Page 4 II. CONTEXT UPDATE 1. On March, 27, 2018, President Petro Poroshenko signed the law which requires individuals who receive funds and/or property for anti-corruption activities to fill in e-declarations. The law was disapproved by Ukraine’s Western partners. On March 29, the G7 group of countries urged Ukrainian authorities to cancel electronic declarations for anti-corruption activists and grant amnesty to those of them who fail to file declarations by the April 1 deadline. On September 2018, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine opened proceedings regarding unconstitutionality of the provisions on e-declaration requirement for anti-corruption activists. The respective constitutional appeal was initiated and prepared by Reanimation Package of Reforms and signed by 65 MPs per RPR request. Despite the negative reaction, the law is still in force and should be consider as one of the risk factors for technical assistance projects and anti-corruption CSOs. 2. On April 5, 2018, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading two draft laws speeding up the parliamentary reform. The draft bill #6256 “On Amending the Laws of Ukraine ‘On the Committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’ and ‘On the Central Bodies of Executive Power’” meet the recommendation #17 of the European Needs Assessment Mission Roadmap while the draft law #7550 meet the recommendation #18 of the document (http://radaprogram.org/en/content/implementation-parliamentary-reform-1 and http://rada.gov.ua/en/news/News/156843.html). 3. On November 7, 2017, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the draft Electoral Code in the first reading, which is considered as the first step of electoral reform in Ukraine. On September 28, 2018 the VRU elected new members of the Central Election Commission. 4. On March 15, 2018, the VRU elected new Accounting Chamber of Ukraine and the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on human rights. 5. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted resolution #7203/П1 regulating the further work on the draft law #7203 "On Amendments to Article 80 of the Constitution of Ukraine (concerning the immunity of people's deputies)”. Earlier the draft law on the MPs’ immunity was sent to the Constitutional Court. According to the conclusion of the Constitutional
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