Blogs and Comments
How Is Money from COVID-19 Fund Spent
The COVID-19 fund with almost UAH 66 billion was created back in April. And the interim reports on the spending are becoming a hot issue.
September 22, 2020
NABU AND THE CONSTITUTION: WHERE WE ARE GOING
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has opened an open plenary session to consider the submission of 50 MPs on the compliance of certain provisions of
September 10, 2020
WHY HOSPITALS IN THE REGIONS DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PCR TESTS
Laboratory centers do not have enough reagents for PCR testing for coronavirus. Why? Because the suppliers cannot keep up with the orders. According to the
September 10, 2020
THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT’S FIRST YEAR: IT EXISTS, IT WORKS AND IT IS WORTH IT
After Euromaidan, a new era began for Ukraine and its efforts at combating corruption. Ukrainians no longer wished to tolerate flagrant embezzlement and scheming that
September 7, 2020
COVID-19 PROCUREMENTS: APPROACHES NEED TO BE CHANGED
In March, public procuring entities were allowed to procure the most necessary goods and services required to fight against the coronavirus without auctions. With the
September 1, 2020
ABUSE IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: HOW DO YOU REPORT IT?
Every day the Prozorro system handles between hundreds and tens of thousands of procurement reports. Most of them are filed by government agencies, meaning that
August 27, 2020
DID LUKASHENKO REALLY DEFEAT CORRUPTION IN BELARUS?
The protests in Belarus have generated some turmoil and division among the Ukrainian public. We have been vigorously debating the proceedings for two weeks now,
August 25, 2020
UKRAINE AT THE TOP OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPARENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RATING
The Transparent Public Procurement Rating is implemented by the Georgian Institute for Development of Freedom of Information with partner organizations. It assesses the public procurement
August 13, 2020
When Will Forester’s House Be Recovered from Yanukovych to Ukraine?
On July 30, the High Anti-Corruption Court transferred the so-called Forester’s House in Sukholucchia, that allegedly belonged to Yanukovych, to Asset Recovery and Management Agency.
August 6, 2020
WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT’S WRONG WITH NACP’S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
On June 24, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention published a draft Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2020-2024. To say that we have been waiting for this
July 31, 2020
AUDITORS ASSIGN TOO FEW INSPECTIONS
“Auditors appoint field inspections only in 6.5% of cases when monitoring has confirmed a violation. That’s not enough,” says TI Ukraine’s Director of Innovation Projects
July 30, 2020
NO SAFETY IN THIS COUNTRY
On Wednesday night, the house of the Anti-Corruption Action Center chair Vitalii Shabunin burned. At the time of the incident, his wife and children were
July 24, 2020
NEW REGISTER FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: WHERE DO BENEFICIARIES FIT IN?
The Ministry of Justice is launching a new Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Sole Proprietors and Public Associations (USR). The data will be transferred
July 21, 2020
Special Prosecutors for Extraordinary Corruption: What Happens Next
On July 8, the second stage of interviews is starting with candidates for the positions of anti-corruption prosecutors for SAPO. In fact, this will be
July 8, 2020
Do No Harm: How *Not* to Support Domestic Manufacturers
A very interesting draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. It obliges all public agencies to buy certain mechanical engineering products for public
July 5, 2020
