{"id":479,"date":"2015-12-20T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/?p=479"},"modified":"2024-01-12T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:24:39","slug":"how-to-build-an-effective-and-transparent-civil-society-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/en\/2015\/12\/20\/how-to-build-an-effective-and-transparent-civil-society-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to build an effective and transparent civil society in Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 23\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>What role should be played by <strong>civil society in Ukraine<\/strong>? One of the panelists tried to find out the answer to these questions during the International Visegrad Fund Discussion Panel as a part of International Conference &#8220;Development and Democracy &#8211; Thinking Ahead for Sustainable Development&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p title=\"The objective of the Advisory Board meeting is to exchange views on trends and capacity development needs in public financial management (PFM), revenue administration and central banking among CEF partner institutions and the CEF staff;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 26\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 24\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 23\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-481 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"874\" height=\"571\" data-id=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n.jpg 874w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11146595_10153573560860630_19071123216071162_n-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moderator of the International Visegrad Fund Discussion Panel: Pavol Demes from German Marshall Fund of the U.S. asked the speakers: &#8220;Where is Ukraine from their perspective, what is <strong>present state of the civil society<\/strong>?&#8221; One of the speakers (responsible in past for the successful Public finance reform in Slovak republic): <strong>Ivan Miklos<\/strong> from National Council of the SR said: &#8220;The country is missing strong leadership \/ leaders to implement the reforms; there is not sufficient courage to push the reforms BUT <strong>the reforms MUST be done<\/strong> because society needs it! Ukraine is a society very much achieving below its potential \u2013 everywhere: in industry, agriculture etc. It needs reforms to create a functioning market.<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Miklos also mentioned that right now the role of the civil society (CS) is strong; influential BUT \u2013 threat of the populism on the side of CS \u2013 what is and is not possible, what are real and not real reforms; They are one of the biggest opponents of the proposal of public finance reform. According to him the only option now is to carry out a \u201c<strong>breaking reform<\/strong>\u201d. Not to make small changes as system is highly corrupted and highly influenced by the existence of the oligarchs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n.jpg 818w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n-600x418.jpg 600w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/publicfinance.undp.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10462960_10153573560775630_6755130235478783783_n-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find more about the panel discussion and the entire Conference &#8220;Development and Democracy &#8211; Thinking Ahead for Sustainable Development&#8221; at the international conference <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadaciapontis.sk\/zbornik-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">booklet<\/a> (on Pontis foundation website).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What role should be played by civil society in Ukraine? 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