State Secretary Lilian Tschan and Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Economy Daryna Marchak met for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the annual conference of the Platform for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. In particular, they praised the close cooperation within the framework of the institutional partnership between the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
The aim of the partnership is to support Ukraine in its reform process on the path to EU accession and in its reconstruction.
Since the beginning, the partnership exchange formats have addressed key labour market policy issues, including vocational education and training.
State Secretary Lilian Tschan and Deputy Minister Daryna Marchak agreed to plan and implement a study trip to Germany on the topic of health and safety at the workplace to further strengthen the partnership.