PERSONNEL POLICY IN UKRAINE’S PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Abstract

The article highlights the issues of personnel policy in public authorities in the light of Ukraine’s European integration. It is emphasized that the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Ukraine and the EU of 1994 demonstrated the need for fundamental changes in the formation of personnel policy in public administration. It is indicated that with the entry into force of the Strategy for Integration of Ukraine into the EU in 1998, systemic changes began in the training of personnel for public authorities, which provided civil servants with more opportunities to participate in international internships, trainings and technical assistance programs, which contributed to gaining practical experience and allowed officials to directly participate in the practice of public authorities in the European Community. It is noted that higher education institutions began to create educational programs on European integration topics, European studies, and already in 2020, the requirements for knowledge in the European integration direction were reflected in the Standard of Higher Education at the master’s level in the specialty of public administration. It is emphasized that the network of centers for advanced training of officials of public authorities formed as of 1998 allowed to promptly introduce issues of European integration into the content of advanced training programs. Such opportunities were especially important for the training of civil servants of local regional and district state administrations. The Decrees of the President of Ukraine of 2000, which put into effect the Strategy for Reforming the Civil Service System in Ukraine and measures for its implementation, are analyzed. It is noted that in the light of European integration, such measures include the coordination of international technical assistance, the involvement of foreign specialists in the reform of the civil service in Ukraine, and the provision of training and periodic internships for civil servants. The opinion is expressed that the European integration direction of Ukraine had a decisive influence on the personnel policy of the state in public administration, on the training of personnel for public authorities. The considered regulatory legal acts laid the basis for the implementation of the principles of European integration in public administration. Their strategic importance for the formation of personnel policy in public administration is emphasized, the effect of whose implementation we continue to feel even now.