Ukraine actively adapting legislation to EU standards

Ukraine continues an active process of theadaptation of effective legislation to the European standards, first deputy head of the Administration of the President Ukraine Iryna Akimova told a briefing in Dnepropetrovsk.

"This process is rather time-consuming. Especially large amount of work falls on technical standards," she said.

According to the first deputy head of the Presidential Administration, national and European experts have been involved in process of adapting the legal framework.

"The process of adapting the legal framework is quite long and is designed for a gradual transition to European standards. Ukrainian and EU experts search for the ways to optimize the process and for various compensatory mechanisms," Akimova said.