{"id":3532,"date":"2020-08-11T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/monitoring\/karantinni-konkursi-na-derzhavnu-sluzhbu-vihid-z-ugodi-snd-ta-priznachennya-suddiv-shcho-robili-kabmin-ta-prezident-2\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T11:11:00","slug":"karantinni-konkursi-na-derzhavnu-sluzhbu-vihid-z-ugodi-snd-ta-priznachennya-suddiv-shcho-robili-kabmin-ta-prezident-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/monitoring\/karantinni-konkursi-na-derzhavnu-sluzhbu-vihid-z-ugodi-snd-ta-priznachennya-suddiv-shcho-robili-kabmin-ta-prezident-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lockdown competitions\u2019 for civil service, withdrawal from CIS agreement, and appointments in the judiciary \u2014 new decisions by Cabinet and President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block_text wrap\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p>While the Parliament is on vacation, the Government and the President continue to work for the good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New \u2018lockdown competitions\u2019 for civil service started<\/h2>\n<div class=\"block_text wrap\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>Decision-maker:&nbsp;<\/strong>the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is affected:&nbsp;<\/strong>applicants for civil service competitions, civil servants, ministers, and the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it change:&nbsp;<\/strong>the Government has announced competitions for the following positions in civil service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-vakantnu-posadu-pershogo-zastupnika-golovi-derzhavnoyi-sluzhbi-t030820\">first deputy head<\/a> of the State Service for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre<\/li>\n<li>deputy head of the State Service for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (three positions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-vakantnu-posadu-zastupnika-golovi-derzhavnoyi-sluzhbi-ukrayini-z-t030820\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-a956r\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-vakantnu-posadu-zastupnika-golovi-derzhavnoyi-sluzhbi-ukrayini-z-t030820-2\">3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-a968r\">head<\/a> of the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-neobhidnist-priznachennya-na-a967r\">deputy head<\/a> of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is wrong:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>competitions during the lockdown are reduced to job interviews with candidates, and that does not help building independent and apolitical high-quality civil service. Without proper competitions, candidates with connections could be chosen over candidates with better skills and knowledge<\/li>\n<li>if the Parliament will vote for presidential proposals on civil service (to know more, check <a href=\"https:\/\/us15.campaign-archive.com\/?u=0e9d6ee6b71a633cc0e1c6fc8&amp;id=eff08dff9e\">our previous digest<\/a>), all personnel appointed during lockdown will be retained in their positions without ever going through a real competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Ukraine terminates one more CIS agreement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"block_text wrap\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>Decision-maker:&nbsp;<\/strong>the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is affected:&nbsp;<\/strong>the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cabinet, the President, and Ukrainian state border guards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it change:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ukraine has terminated an agreement On cooperation between border guard services of the Commonwealth of Independent States on scientific research activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is right:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ukraine has less obligations to the CIS, an international organization aiming at keeping post-Soviet countries together in politics, economics, culture, science, and other spheres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this is important:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukraine breaks its ties not just to the CIS, but also to the aggressor state of Russia. Moscow dominates the CIS and uses it to press Russian interests<\/li>\n<li>withdrawal from the agreement is consistent with current state policy. Not long ago, the Cabinet terminated the memorandum with Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2020\/07\/8\/7258630\/\">on cooperation on fighting terrorism<\/a> and submitted a draft bill to the Parliament asking to terminate the agreement on cooperation with the CIS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-podannya-do-verhovnoyi-radi-ukrayini-proektu-zakonu-ukrayini-pro-vihid-iz-dogovoru-pro-t80720\">on consistent antimonopoly policy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=69183\">several other issues<\/a>. In July, the President passed a decree to terminate a CIS agreement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/documents\/2692020-34345\">anti-money laundering<\/a> and combating the financing of terrorism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Zelensky appointed local trial court judges<\/h2>\n<div class=\"block_text wrap\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>Decision-maker:<\/strong> the President.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is affected:<\/strong> Ukrainian citizens, candidates for judicial appointments, judges, and judicial self-governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it change:<\/strong> 90 judges have been appointed to local trial courts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this is important:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>according to the Deputy Head of the Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unian.ua\/politics\/zastupnik-golovi-verhovnogo-sudu-bogdan-lvov-interv-yu-dlya-unian-novini-ukrajina-11087909.html\">Bohdan Lvov<\/a>, 69 local courts cannot function properly because of the shortage of judges, at oblast level the shortage has reached 40%<\/li>\n<li>courts are overworked and people are deprived of the right of access to justice. Cases like administrative violations sometimes are not heard at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Parliament is on vacation, the Government and the President continue to work for the good of the country. New \u2018lockdown competitions\u2019 for civil service started Decision-maker:&nbsp;the Cabinet. Who is affected:&nbsp;applicants for civil service competitions, civil servants, ministers, and the Cabinet. 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