EU provides EUR 1.6 mln for adaptation of Ukrainian aviation rules to European ones
The European Union has provided EUR 1.6 million under the Twinning project to support the harmonization of the country’s legislation in line with EU standards in the Ukrainian civil aviation sector in the area of airports' certification and airworthiness.
The presentation of the project was held in Kyiv on July 29.
This Twinning project will be implemented in the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine, making use of experience of Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA).
The project will be implemented in the period of 21 months.
The EU Ambassador to Ukraine Jan Tombinski said that for years, the aviation sector has remained among the priority spheres of EU-Ukraine cooperation.
Tombinski said that today the EU is working on a new strategy in the aviation sector.
The European diplomat advocates as quick as possible signing of the Open Skies Agreement between Ukraine and the EU and lifting of the Gibraltar issue that hinders the process.
Since 2006, the EU has implemented 49 Twinning technical assistance projects in various spheres, including the aerospace and transport sectors.
