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July 10, 2019

The Obvious and the Obscure: Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto

Last week, the third Ukraine Reform Conference was held in Toronto. Articles with quotes by famous politicians and civil society representatives proliferated in the media. […]

July 9, 2019

HACC Jurisdiction under New Draft Law

Since 5 September 2019, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is supposed to receive all the indictments and motions concerning cases under its jurisdiction. Under the current legislation, the 38 judges are supposed to receive, among other things, thousands of "old"…

July 4, 2019

Irregularities Found in One in Three Medical Tenders

Medical procurement calls for special scrutiny. Regional Transparency International Ukraine coordinators who monitor procurement highlighted 5 issues prevalent in the medical procurement area such as […]

June 24, 2019

Effective Work of ARMA: Necessary Legislative Changes

The absence of an effective mechanism for management of seized assets with the aim of preserving their economic value in criminal proceedings, insufficient effectiveness of […]

June 24, 2019

Chornobyl in ProZorro: Not Great but Not That Bad

By 2020, UAH 2.9 billion from the Ukrainian budget and EUR 33 million from international donors will be allocated to decommission the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, improve the shelter, deposit radioactive waste, and to further scientific research.

June 18, 2019

How New Parliament Can Prove Effectiveness

On 18 June, a number of civil society organizations urged political parties and potential MPs to support the demands of civil society required to establish real justice in Ukraine.

June 13, 2019

HOW TO CONTROL LOCAL AUTHORITIES — UKRAINIAN AND GLOBAL PRACTICE

On June 18, the Transparent Cities project presented the report about changes in the transparency of Ukrainian cities over last two years. The transparency ranking […]

June 11, 2019

American Examples of Transparency

I had an internship in the United States from April to May, where I had been studying the American experience of transparency. At one point, […]

June 10, 2019

“Gentle” Control. Work of Auditors in Public Procurement

The State Audit Service should oversee public procurement, but for some reason it is less than enthusiastic about these functions. When ProZorro was introduced, violations […]

June 6, 2019

SEIZED ASSETS CONTROL: WHY WE SHOULD CHANGE LEGISLATION

Last week, the temporary administrator for Mezhyhiria was chosen by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA). And despite the fact that “Scompany” LLC has […]

June 6, 2019

Mezhyhiria Crisis Nonsense

Yesterday, the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) selected a manager for Mezhyhiria. During the meeting, which was open to media and the public, the […]

June 5, 2019

What Obama Told Us at Personal Meeting

Meeting with President Obama: We All Felt Like Equals On 31 May in Ottawa, I was one of nine emerging leaders from different countries across […]

June 5, 2019

ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT: BUILDINGS, SENTENCES AND GAMBIT

Now that it has been established (with great fanfare), the High Anti-Corruption Court will soon begin its work. Troubles still appear, however.

May 22, 2019

A Few Thoughts on Zelenskyi’s Shticks

The elections, democratic yet much dirtier than I expeted, are over. The transfer of power completed with a dignified speech with a few promised “shticks” […]

May 15, 2019

Sanctions against Lutsenko and Avakov for Corruption and Violation of Human Rights

Executive director of Transparency International Ukraine Andrii Borovyk talked to GordonUA about what can expect Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov and Prosecutor General Yurii […]

April 26, 2019

The Anti-Corruption Window of Opportunity for President Elect Zelenskyi

Executive director of TI Ukraine, exclusively for Ukrainska Pravda How has the situation with corruption in Ukraine changed during Petro Poroshenko’s term? It is hard to […]