Ukraine starts preparing to integrate into European labour market
Ukraine starts preparing to integrate into European labour market
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The Ukrainian government has approved its plan for joining the European Network of Employment Services (EURES) at a meeting on 29 October.
Ukraine is now beginning its preparatory stage for joining the European employment framework, in line with the recommendations of the European Commission presented in the Ukraine Progress Report under the EU’s 2023 Enlargement Package. The adopted plan is an important step towards integration into the European labour market and the introduction of free movement of workers. The preparatory measures envisaged by the plan are aimed at laying the groundwork for joining EURES.
The measures include exploring opportunities related to the compatibility of Ukrainian systems and frameworks with EURES requirements and the implementation of regulations that will allow Ukraine to effectively interact with European labour databases.
“In addition to the need to ensure the legislative compatibility of existing Ukrainian systems with European standards, there must be appropriate technical compatibility for effective matching of vacancies and CVs. To do this, we need to improve our internal information systems and adapt some technical aspects to ensure that the data required by EURES is consistent,” Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, said in a press release.
It should be noted that EURES currently supports the free movement of labour in 31 countries of the European Union and the European Economic Area. The platform contains more than 4 million vacancies.
Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy, emphasises that the action plan is currently largely aimed at learning from the experience of countries that have already joined EURES, such as Poland and Croatia.
Berezhna added, “There are a number of issues that need to be thoroughly researched in order for Ukraine to effectively join the EURES network. These include the compliance of the national occupational classification with international and European norms and standards, the role of intermediaries in the labour market, the coverage of students and trainees by the EURES network, etc.”