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This project is funded by the European Union MISSION REPORT ACTIVITY 2.3.

data protection, access to public information and prevention of all forms of discrimination.

1 This project is funded by the European Union MISSION REPORT ACTIVITY Carrying out of the Round Table to present the recommendations as regards improving the existing or employing new instruments for restoration of violated rights, including such spheres as personal data protection, access to public information and prevention of all forms of discrimination. October 24-26, 2018 (Mission I) November 5-7, 2018 (Mission II) November 8-10, 2018 (Mission III) November 12-14, 2018 (Mission IV) December 5-7, 2018 (mission V) Kyiv, Ukraine 1. BASIC PROJECT INFORMATION 1.1. Twinning Number: UA/47b 1.2. Title: Implementation of the best European practices with the aim of strengthening the institutional capacity of the Apparatus of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to protect human rights and freedoms (Apparatus) 1.3. Beneficiary Country: Ukraine 1.4. Member State: Lithuania/Austria 2. ACTIVITY INFORMATION 2.1. Activity No and Title: Activity Carrying out of the Round Table to present the recommendations as regards improving the existing or employing new instruments for restoration of violated rights, including such spheres as personal data protection, access to public information and prevention of all forms of discrimination Start date: and end date of the Activity: Experts: Key expert: 1. Ms. Waltraud Kotschy; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human; ; ; Experts: 2. Ms. Valerija Gedeikė; State Data Protection Inspectorate; Ms. Dijana Šinkūnienė; Vilnius University; Mr. Hannes Tretter; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights; ; Ms. Monika Mayrhofer; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights;

2 6. Ms. Iva Ivanišević; Municipal Court in Rijeka, Croatia (via Law Institute of Lithuania); Mr. Johanas Baltrimas; Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (via Law Institute of Lithuania); Mr. Gintaras Kryževičius; Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (via Law Institute of Lithuania); ; ; 9. Ms. Jurgita Paužaitė Kulvinskienė; Law Institute of Lithuania; Ms. Agnė Limantė; Law Institute of Lithuania; ; ; ; ; 11. Ms. Kristina Brazevič; Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania; Mr. Vytautas Valentinavičius; Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania; Tasks The assignment for expert was to organise and carry out a seminar to present and discuss the drafted recommendations as regards increasing the efficiency of the activities of the Ombudsperson on elimination of detected human rights violations, procedures of control over fulfilment of Ombudsperson s recommendations, response to the Ombudsperson s acts of submission on elimination of detected human rights violations. Implementing this activity 3 round tables were organised: (1)Round Table Strengthening the Ukrainian Ombudsperson institution: recommendations regarding approximation of the law on Personal Data Protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (25 October, 2018) The experts presented their findings and recommendations regarding approximation of the Law on personal data protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation and the recommendations regarding amendments to the Law on access to information related to the amendments to the Law on personal data protection. (2)Round table with representatives of business community to discuss the recommendations regarding approximation of the Law on personal data protection with the GDPR (26 October 2018) The experts discussed the draft law on personal data protection aiming at harmonising the existing Law on personal data protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation with representatives of business community and answered to numerous questions related to the operation of EU General Data Protection Regulation. (3)Round table Strengthening the Ukrainian Ombudsperson institution: Recommendations regarding improving the existing or employing new instruments for restoration of violated rights (6 November 2018) The Round table brought together EU experts, representatives of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for human rights, Ukrainian Parliament, Governmental institutions and NGOs. 8 documents were presented and discussed at the Conference: Code of good administrative behaviour; Recommendations regarding the amendments to the Law on access to public information in order to ensure effective and easy access to public information; Recommendations based on the best EU practices regarding State liability for damage caused by public administration; New instruments to restore violated rights amicus curiae and defence of public interests Recommendations on the application of the instrument of positive actions in the areas of antidiscrimination, data protection and access to public information; 2

3 Mediation, conflict settlement and peace agreement as the instruments to restore violated rights; Recommendations on informational tools for the stakeholders supporting proper implementation of the legislation in the field of access to public information; Recommendations regarding the problematic issues in the area of access to public information in public procurement. Implementing this activity the Reference book on main findings and recommendations developed within the sub-component 2.3 and also the component 1, 2 and 3 of the Twinning project was developed. The reference book was uploaded on the project web-page and 100 copies were published for distribution. On December 7, the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and the team of Lithuanian and Austrian partners hosted the Closing ceremony to mark the successful finalization of the 2-year EU-funded Twinning Ombudsman Project. The experts presented (Mission V) the main findings and recommendations of the Sub-Component 2.3 of the Twinning Project. 3. RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITY 3.1. Results achieved Results to be achieved: 3 roundtables to present recommendations regarding approximation of the law on personal data protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation organised; the recommendations presented and discussed, the Reference book on main findings and recommendations developed within the sub-component 2.3 and also the component 1, 2 and 3 of the Twinning project developed. The main findings and recommendations of the Sub-Component 2.3 of the Twinning Project presented at the Closing Conference. Documents to be delivered: Agendas of the round tables; lists of participants. 3

4 Annex 1 Round table Agenda (25 October, 2018) European Neighbourhood Instrument Twinning project No. EuropeAid/137673/DD/ACT/UA Implementation of the best European practices with the aim of strengthening the institutional capacity of the Apparatus of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to protect human rights and freedoms (Apparatus) STRENGTHENING THE UKRAINIAN OMBUDSPERSON INSTITUTION: RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING APPROXIMATION OF THE LAW ON PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION TO THE NEW EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION Round table 25 October, 2018 Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, 4 th floor 21/8 Instytutska Street, Kyiv, Ukraine Agenda Hour Topics, speakers Welcome address Mr. Viktor Barvitskyi, Representative of the Commissioner for information rights and representation in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Mr. Oleksandr Danchenko, People s deputy of Ukraine Mr. Yurii Moroko, People s deputy of Ukraine Ms. Aušra Rauličkytė, Resident Twinning Adviser Ms. Nataliia Borodych, Head of Department for Human Rights, Access to Justice and Legal Awareness of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine Overview of the main novelties in the new EU General Data Protection Regulation and summary of the main contradictions in the existing Ukrainian data protection regulation Ms. Dijana Šinkūnienė, Vilnius University Overview of the recommendations regarding approximation of the Law On Personal Data Protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation Ms. Valerija Gedeikė, State Data Protection Inspectorate Recommendations regarding amendments to the Law On Access to Public Information related with the amendments to the Law On Personal Data Protection 4

5 Ms. Waltraut Kotschy, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Coffee break Synergy of recommendations Mr. Graham Sutton, Data Protection Expert, the Council of Europe Project Enhancing Implementation of the European Human Rights Standards Mr. Ivar Tallo, Key Expert (E-justice), the EU-funded project Pravo-Justice Discussion Lunch Introduction of the new draft Law On Personal Data Protection Ms. Nataliia Scherbyna, Head of the Unit for normative and legal support of the Department for monitoring of informational rights of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Comments of the state institutions Mr. Danylo Mialkovskyi, Head of Information Security Department of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine Mr. Kyrylo Dobrovolskyi, Head of the Information Security Unit of the Division for IT Infrastructure and Information Security, Department for Development of Information and Communication Technologies, Documentation and Electronic Services of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Comments of the representatives of the civil society Mr. Gleb Malyutin, President, NGO Independent Human Rights Protection Group Mr. Oleksiy Mervinskyi, Member of the Board, NGO "Independent Human Rights Protection Group" Representatives of business community (European Business Association, Ukrainian Union of Entrepreneurs) Discussion Closing remarks Mr. Viktor Barvitskyi, Representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights on personal data protection and access to public information 5

6 Annex 2 List of participants 6

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11 Annex 4 Round table Agenda (6 November, 2018) European Neighbourhood Instrument Twinning project No. EuropeAid/137673/DD/ACT/UA Implementation of the best European practices with the aim of strengthening the institutional capacity of the Apparatus of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to protect human rights and freedoms (Apparatus) STRENGTHENING THE UKRAINIAN OMBUDSPERSON INSTITUTION: RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMPROVING THE EXISTING OR EMPLOYING NEW INSTRUMENTS FOR RESTORATION OF VIOLATED RIGHTS Round table 6 November, 2018 Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, 4 th floor 21/8 Instytutska Street, Kyiv, Ukraine Agenda (draft) Hour Topics, speakers Welcome address Ms. Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Augustinas Normantas, Seimas Ombudsman, Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania Overview of the recommendations regarding improving the existing or employing new instruments for restoration of violated rights Ms. Aušra Rauličkytė, Resident Twinning Adviser Code of good administrative behaviour Ms. Jurgita Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, Law Institute of Lithuania Recommendations regarding the amendments to the Law on access to public information in order to ensure effective and easy access to public information Ms. Agnė Limantė, Law Institute of Lithuania Ms. Kristina Brazevič, Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania Coffee break Recommendations based on the best EU practices regarding State liability for damage caused by public administration Mr. Gintaras Kryževičius, Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania 11

12 New instruments to restore violated rights amicus curiae and defence of public interests Mr. Johanas Baltrimas, Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania Discussions Lunch Recommendations on the application of the instrument of positive actions in the areas of antidiscrimination, data protection and access to public information Mr. Hannes Tretter, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Ms. Monika Mayrhofer, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights Mediation, conflict settlement and peace agreement as the instruments to restore violated rights Ms. Iva Ivanišević, Municipal Court in Rijeka, Croatia Coffee break Recommendations on informational tools for the stakeholders supporting proper implementation of the legislation in the field of access to public information Mr. Vytautas Valentinavičius, Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania Recommendations on specific procedures for effective monitoring of compliance by relevant stakeholders with the legislation in the field of publishing information on public tenders Ms. Agnė Limantė, Law Institute of Lithuania Discussions Closing remarks Mr. Viktor Barvitskyi, Representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights on personal data protection and access to public information Ms. Aušra Rauličkytė, Resident Twinning Adviser 12

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18 Європейський інструмент сусідства Проект Twinning EuropeAid/137673/DD/ACT/UA ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ КРАЩОГО ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОГО ДОСВІДУ З МЕТОЮ ПОСИЛЕННЯ ІНСТИТУЦІЙНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ СЕКРЕТАРІАТУ УПОВНОВАЖЕНОГО ВЕРХОВНОЇ РАДИ УКРАЇНИ З ПРАВ ЛЮДИНИ ДЛЯ ЗАХИСТУ ПРАВ І СВОБОД ЛЮДИНИ Конференція з нагоди закриття проекту 7 грудня 2018 року Секретаріат Уповноваженого Верховної Ради України з прав людини (4-й поверх) вул. Інститутська, 21/8, м. Київ Програма Час Тема, доповідач Вітальне слово Пані Людмила Денісова, Уповноважений Верховної Ради України з прав людини Європейський Союз і Україна: разом за реформи Пан Лінас Лінкявічюс, Міністр закордонних справ Литви Пан Павло Клімкін, Міністр закордонних справ України Мартін Клауке, Керівник першого відділу програм допомоги «Належне управління та демократизація», Представництво Європейського Союзу в Україні Пані Герміне Поппеллер, Надзвичайний та Повноважний Посол Австрії в Україні Огляд основних результатів проекту Пан Аугустінас Нормантас, Омбудсмен, керівник Офісу Омбудсменів Сейму Литовської Республіки Пані Аушра Раулічкіте, Постійний Радник Проекту Втілення змін у життя Пані Людмила Левшун, керівник Секретаріату Уповноваженого Верховної Ради України з прав людини Пан Віктор Барвіцький, Представник Уповноваженого з дотримання інформаційних прав та представництва в Конституційному Суді України Пан Олексій Кабанов, заступник директора Департаменту моніторингу інформаційних прав, начальник відділу права на звернення та отримання інформації Пані Наталія Щербина, начальник відділу нормативно-правового забезпечення 18

19 Департаменту моніторингу інформаційних прав Перерва на каву Захист прав людини в Україні: нова роль Омбудсмена Пані Юргіта Паужайте - Кулвінскене, директор Інституту права Литви Пан Томас Давуліс, професор, Декан факультету права Вільнюського Університету Пан Гінтарас Крижевічус, Голова Вищого адміністративного суду Литви Пані Діана Шинкунєне, експерт із захисту персональних даних, колишній заступник голови Державної інспекції з захисту даних Литви Пан Вітаутас Валентінавічус, старший спеціаліст Офісу Омбудсменів Сейму Литовської Республіки Пані Вальтраут Котчі, старший експерт із захисту даних Інституту з прав людини ім. Людвіга Больцмана, колишня голова Комісії із захисту даних Австрії Пані Сальвія Кавальне, старший спеціаліст Інституту права Литви Пані Лайма Венгале-Дітс, старший юридичний радник Офісу Омбудсмена з питань рівних можливостей Литви Пані Агне Ліманте, старший спеціаліст Інституту права Литви Дискусія та заключне слово Пані Аушра Раулічкіте, модератор, Постійний Радник Проекту Фуршет Під час заходу буде забезпечено синхронний переклад 19

This project is funded by the European Union ACTIVITY 1.5. MISSION REPORT

This project is funded by the European Union ACTIVITY 1.5. MISSION REPORT October 16-20, 2017 (mission I) November 13-17, 2017 (mission II) January 18-21, 2018 (mission III) June 18-24, 2018 (mission IV)