Ivan Lakhtionov

Director of Innovation Projects Program

Author`s posts:
June 5, 2026
The Third Procurement Revolution: What to Expect from the New Public Procurement Law
A major step toward EU accession, modern and effective tools for contracting authorities, and new anti-corruption safeguards.
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June 3, 2025
Not a bad cop, but a partner: how civil society helps the state with EU integration of public procurement
At Transparency International Ukraine, we strive to be exactly that kind of partner, especially on issues related to European integration. In particular, in matters related to European integration.
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December 18, 2024
New Law Is Just a Start: 4 Next Steps for Accounting Chamber Reform
New competition, harmonization of powers with the State Audit Service, audit planning for the next year, and a system for monitoring the recommendations of the body.
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December 9, 2024
Not Only Corruption. What Else Needs to Be Improved in Procurement?
Why does the state lose money on public procurement? The first answer that comes to mind is because of corruption.
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June 17, 2024
Localization in Public Procurement Won’t Function as Intended and Here’s Why
The attempt to support national producers has failed. Even its initiators recognize it. But instead of canceling localization, they want to enhance control over it.
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March 7, 2024
The battle for food supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Can the old schemes be broken?
The new logistics procurement agency is trying to reform the food supply system for the military. But suppliers who have been securing contracts for years are throwing a wrench in the works.
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February 16, 2024
Reconstruction Monitoring: Challenges and Valuable Lessons
The speech of Ivan Lakhtionov, Deputy Executive Director of Innovation Projects at TI Ukraine, at the Reconstruction Monitoring webinar, held by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting on January 10, 2024, within the Control of Recovery Costs project…
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November 30, 2023
How to Make Public Procurement Less Attractive for Businesses
Why stopping payments based on the results of State Audit Service monitoring is a bad idea. What can be done instead to give auditors more leverage?
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November 2, 2023
Procurement Fever 2023: Where It Came From and Can We Expect Change Next Year
Rallies on the priority of budget expenditures were held in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Cherkasy; online ones seem to have affected the whole country. 
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August 18, 2022
How the Idea of Localization in Procurement Turned into an Unsolvable Problem
Let’s delve into the new rules and how they will help the local manufacturers of machinery.
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July 11, 2022
What should the rebuilding of the country be like?
Main challenges and how they can be overcome.
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February 3, 2022
Localization in Action: Will It Be Possible to Support Domestic Manufacturer?
Before the second reading, draft law 3739 on localization in Prozorro was amended so as not to violate international obligations. How will it work now?
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December 7, 2021
New Changes to Anti-Monopoly legislation: Solving Problems or Adding New Ones?
A lot has changed in the anti-monopoly legislation recently, and this will also have an impact on public procurement.
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