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May 15, 2025
Updated Competition for the Accounting Chamber: Who Will Select New Members, How, and When
The new law reduced the number of members in the Accounting Chamber to 11, leaving 6 positions currently vacant.

May 14, 2025
What’s Wrong with Public IT Procurement in Ukraine — and How to Make It More Efficient
Ukraine does not need additional or parallel systems for IT procurement. Prozorro is already functioning effectively, and efforts should focus on improving and adapting it,…

April 28, 2025
ARMA Reform Draft Law: Cutting Through the Myths
The ARMA’s active campaign against the draft law offers a good opportunity to dig into the real reasons behind its resistance. That’s exactly what we’re…

April 11, 2025
“The Knight of the Checkered Blanket”: Why Nasirov’s Mobilization Didn’t Convince Anyone
The story might have seemed amusing if it hadn’t raised so many serious questions.

March 5, 2025
Why Should Ukraine Criminalize Sanctions Evasion, and Why Did the Discussion Start Only in the Twelfth Year of the War?
We will explore why adopting these legislative updates is a crucial step. We will also examine how to take this step—belatedly, yet effectively.

February 14, 2025
How the Krupa Case Highlights Common Challenges in Recovering Assets from Abroad
In that case, despite the seizure of more than 150 real estate properties in Ukraine, the investigation still faces difficulties in blocking the suspect’s and…

February 12, 2025
A slipping CPI score signals Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts are stagnating
Losing one point is the result within the margin of error; however, even such minimal dynamics has a meaning.

February 11, 2025
A drop in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: a wake-up call for authorities
Why is this year's study as trustworthy as previous ones? And why are these results not just a marginal error for the authorities, but an…

January 24, 2025
On the “Most Important” Decision of the HACC AC Regarding Medvedchuk’s Seized Assets
The HACC AC closed proceedings on ARMA's complaint concerning the ban on selling Viktor Medvedchuk's seized assets. However, representatives of the Agency strongly opposed this…

January 9, 2025
Why and How the Public Should Monitor Public Procurement in 2025
As government agencies fail to ensure full oversight of the field, the public takes the initiative to monitor procurements on Prozorro. The DOZORRO team, with…

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…

December 12, 2024
Why Is Non-Competitive Privatization a Problem for Cities?
We at Transparency International Ukraine analyzed the results of privatization in 82 cities and found that their budgets might have received UAH 552 million less…

December 9, 2024
10 reforms that defined the decade for Ukraine
The past decade, shaped by the Revolution of Dignity, offers a valuable perspective on successes and challenges.

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.

November 18, 2024
Our Expectations from Second Competition to HACC
A year has already passed since the launch of the competition for 25 positions of HACC judges, and judges have not yet been elected, and…

November 2, 2024
Our Changes in the Course of 10 Years: TI Ukraine Example
November 1 was a special day to talk about work. It marked 10 years since the organization so dear to me obtained full accreditation from…