Blogs and Comments
Medical Procurement during Pandemic: Surging Demand and Price Gouging
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the government and local authorities to respond to the threat rapidly, redistributing budget funds. On April 1, the Government made
April 6, 2020
How Much the Government Spends on Masks
A deficit of masks is clear not only to regular citizens but also to public procuring entities: hospitals, the military, public and local authorities. We
April 4, 2020
TI Ukraine’s Three Key Achievements in 2019
TI Ukraine has recently presented its Annual Report 2019. The organization’s Executive Director Andrii Borovyk has shared its main achievements based on each strategic priority
April 1, 2020
Stopping COVID-19 in Ukraine: Procurement of Tests Is Not Enough
Mass testing is one of the most effective ways to stop the coronavirus. What’s happening in Ukraine? You can see data on test procurement in
March 29, 2020
Audit of Prozorro.Sale Efficiency: Somewhat Biased and Controversial
Recently, the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine has published a report based on the audit of state-owned enterprise Prozorro.Sale. After analyzing it, I have doubts concerning
March 27, 2020
Online Voting and Constitution: What’s Wrong with That
While governments across the globe continue to implement extraordinary measures to flatten the curve, Ukrainian MPs decided to protect themselves against the virus as well.
March 25, 2020
Chasing Transparency. New Research by Transparent Cities
“We work not just for a position in the ranking, but first of all, for the comfort of our citizens.” This statement by one of
March 24, 2020
Persecution through HCJ: Updates on Larysa Holnyk’s Case
On March 18, the Disciplinary Chamber of the High Council of Justice denied Head of Oktiabrskyi District Court of Poltava judge Strukov to open a
March 20, 2020
Coming: Rapid Government Response to COVID Scheming
Procurement designed to prevent new cases and further spread of the coronavirus will take place through direct agreements. However, thanks to the joint effort of
March 17, 2020
Ordinary People Believe Sentences to be a Sign of Successful Fight Against Corruption
According to a survey of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 83% of Ukrainians believe that the fight against top corruption is unsuccessful. Legal advisor
March 5, 2020
HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE – THE INSTRUMENT OF PRESSURE ON JUDGES?
Today, there’s much to be said for judicial reform, for the failure to relaunch judicial governance agencies and conduct a thorough qualification evaluation of judges.
March 2, 2020
Challenges for Ukraine on the path to reforms
Over the past six months, there have been many changes in the fight against corruption in Ukraine. But that's still not enough.
February 26, 2020
THE COMPETITION IN THE CITY TRANSPARENCY RANKING IS BECOMING FIERCER
Anastasiia Mazurok, Chief Operating Officer of TI Ukraine, spoke with Hromadske radio about the overall trends and interest facts of the Top 100 Cities 2019
February 20, 2020
Protection of Whistleblowers: Step One
The whistleblower of the Italian Mafia, Roberto Saviano, has been under police protection since 2006. The Mafia has announced the hunt for him after the
February 3, 2020
Officials’ Salaries: International Experience
For several weeks the whole country has been discussing the salaries of public officials. The mass uproar was caused by the actual amounts received by
January 28, 2020
Ukraine Loses Points in Corruption Perceptions Index 2019: What Does It Mean
Radio Free Europe has prepared a detailed publication on this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index and talked to TI Ukraine’s legal advisor Oleksandr Kalitenko what are
January 23, 2020
