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September 24, 2021
School Breakfasts in Kyiv: Binary Multi-Profile and Portions UAH 8 Each
The capital's school food market is once again volatile because of contractors' wars, and canteens are waiting for new equipment.
September 15, 2021
Focus on accountability: how Ukrainian cities fight for openness
The first Transparency Ranking of the 100 biggest cities highlighted the very points of challenge that cities should work on first. For now, the transparency…
September 15, 2021
Kyiv’s Participatory Budget Taken over by MPs’ Teams
Participatory budget is designed to expand the tools of real democracy and at the same time train citizens to develop cooperation skills and understand the…
September 10, 2021
What Your School Buys: First-Grader Kit
UAH 14.5 million was spent on gifts for first-graders. We looked into the content and the price of first-grader kits.
September 7, 2021
First Object of Large-Scale Privatization: Why Delay UMCC Auction?
Postponing the privatization auction of AT United Mining and Chemical Company will allow to engage more investors in the auction, which guarantees high competition and…
September 6, 2021
Interim Measures, Verdicts, and More. Achievements of HACC in 2 Years
September 5 marks two years since the launch of the High Anti-Corruption Court. This time is not enough for the final assessment of the activity…
September 2, 2021
Zelenskyy and Biden’s Anti-Corruption Agreements
The independence and capacity of the anti-corruption ecosystem is what I read in the strategic statement signed by the presidents of Ukraine and the United…
September 1, 2021
What Your School Buys: School Buses
How, why, and from whom educational institutions purchase transport in Prozorro. Analytics of the school bus procurement in Prozorro for 2019-2021.
September 1, 2021
5 Years of E-Declaration: Mission Possible?
On September 1, 2016, e-declaration of officials was launched in Ukraine. What has been achieved in 5 years, and what are the challenges the system…
August 25, 2021
Time Machine: 30 Years of Public Procurement
History of public procurement from Independence to the present day.
August 23, 2021
Independence and Decorruption: No Stopping
Tomorrow Ukraine turns 30. However, there are always serious obstacles to true independence. One of them is corruption.
August 16, 2021
Friday the 13-th: Commission Offers Melnyk, Horbal, and Quiet Prosecutor Kovchi for BES Director
The selection commission recommends Vadym Melnyk, Attila Kovcha, and Vasyl Horbal for the position of the BES Director.
August 13, 2021
How Open are Odesa and the Oblast?
How transparent Odesa and the oblast are according to the Transparency and Accountability Rankings.
August 12, 2021
Why Is PayPass Unavailable in Kyiv Trolleybuses?
Kyiv got rid of paper tickets on public transport, but did not allow passengers to pay by bank card, as can be done in the…
August 11, 2021
Alcohol in Prozorro: How Much Is Bought and Why?
Analytics of public procurement of alcoholic beverages.
August 5, 2021
Life Before Prozorro. Why Don’t We Want to Go Back?
In honor of the fifth anniversary of the electronic public procurement system, we recall how the procurement process looked like before it appeared.
