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March 14, 2022
russia Must Answer for Its War Crimes in Ukraine
What international agreements Russia has already violated and who should bring it to justice.
March 12, 2022
Playgrounds Above All: Where Does Money for Education Go?
How the Department of Education spent budget money on playgrounds for which no space was allocated.
February 23, 2022
Where Is the Level of Corruption Higher, or What Else Did Putin Lie About?
In the recent Corruption Perceptions Index 2021, Ukraine received 32 points, while Russia — 29 out of 180 possible. This means that Ukraine is perceived…
February 10, 2022
Whistleblowers: How Ukraine Protects Guards of Society
Why it is important to have an institution of whistleblowers, what their rights are, and how society perceives whistleblowers.
February 7, 2022
How Ukravtodor Buys Construction of Kyiv Bypass Outside Prozorro
How the new procedure differs from the usual open bidding in the electronic system.
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?
February 1, 2022
Beautiful Past and Ghostly Future: The Fate of Cinema “Kyiv”
Why was Cinema “Kyiv” closed, and so far does not bring any benefits to the citizens or money to the capital's budget?
January 25, 2022
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Journey: What Does the Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 Reveal?
In 2021, Ukraine lost 1 point in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and now ranks 122nd out of 180 countries in the CPI list.
January 25, 2022
Ukraine in the Corruption Perceptions Index. Authorities Did not Fulfil their Promises
According to the results of 2021, Ukraine lost 1 point in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova are still ahead.
January 13, 2022
Transparent cities, sustainable state: how (successfully) Ukraine is fighting local corruption
While measuring the openness of local authorities is a relatively new trend, it has already been applied in several countries – Canada, Slovakia, Spain to…
January 10, 2022
What’s Wrong with ARMA Competition?
On December 27, 2019, Yanchuk A.V. was dismissed by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from the post of ARMA head. That…
January 6, 2022
Open vs Scanned: What Is It with Open Data in Ukrainian Cities?
Cities have long considered data disclosure to be trouble. The amount of data is growing, and the quality of the presentation is questionable. Why do…
January 5, 2022
Escaping Matrix. How Knowledge of Anti-Corruption Bodies’ Work Will Change Your World
In our country, there are events happening almost every day that directly or indirectly affect its anti-corruption capacity. Therefore, it is important that all those…
January 5, 2022
Millions for LEDs: How Much Ukrainian Cities Spent on Main Christmas Trees
The cost of preparations of regional centers of Ukraine for the New Year ranges from zero to more than UAH 70 mln. We have analyzed…
January 2, 2022
Checking How Successful Small-Scale Privatization Is in Your City
In 2021, more than 1,200 successful auctions for small-scale privatization were conducted in the ProZorro.Sale system, bringing more than UAH 5 bln to the budgets…
