During a working visit to Washington D.C., Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko met with the European Union Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni.
Deputy Minister of Finance Olga Zykova and Deputy Minister of Finance for European Integration Yuriy Draganchuk also took part in the meeting.
The parties discussed the current state of the financial and economic systems of Ukraine and the expansion of Ukraine’s cooperation with the European Union.
“The Ministry of Finance closely cooperates with the EU on issues of European integration, in particular in the сustoms and taxation areas. Recently, thanks to the joint efforts of the EU and Ukraine, we accessed the programs of cooperation with the EU Customs and Fiscalis, which is a necessary step in deepening our cooperation”, Sergii Marchenko said.
Additional Information
On September 5, in Brussels, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko and EU Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni, within the framework of the 8th plenary session of the Ukraine-EU Association Council, signed the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Ukraine’s participation in the European Union’s Customs cooperation program and Fiscalis program for cooperation in the field of taxation.