Changes in the Zelensky Government: Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, has also been appointed as Minister of Justice of Ukraine and will seek to adapt the country’s legal framework to the European Union.
In addition to her current position as deputy prime minister in charge of kyiv’s accession to the European Union already I’LL TAKE, Olha Stefanishyna has now received a new mandate as Minister of Justice of the country. The Ukrainian president explains this combination of charges with the country’s EU membership aspirationssaying that this process is not only related to communication with the EU, but is, to a large extent, a internal process linked to the reform. And for this, Stefanishyna says, that the Ministry of Justice will also undergo a reorganization.
“He Ministry of Justice will face a new and enormous challenge: legal approximation and harmonization of the Ukrainian legal framework with that of the EU. And this is the work that the Ministry of Justice will massively coordinate,” said Stefanishyna in statements to ‘Euronews’.
Olha Stefanishyna is well known in Brussels, as she has been a key negotiator in Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union. In a speech to lawmakers before his appointment, he stated that they were necessary “hundreds and thousands” of legal changes for Ukraine to become a member of the EU.
“Basically, the accession process and the return to the European family have to do with the valueshe Rule of Law and the fundamental areas. And here the Ministry of Justice will be the main person responsible for supervising this entire reform agenda,” said the new minister in the interview with ‘Euronews’.
“No one is tired in Ukrainewe can adjust along the way, we will remain in all the functions that we need to keep the country functioning, to keep the country functional and operational. If another remodeling is necessary, it will be done“, closed Stefanishyna.
