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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 23, 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 10, 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 7, 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?

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?
February 1, 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 25, 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 13, 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 10, 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 6, 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 5, 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
January 2, 2022

Protection of Whistleblowers: What Has (not) Changed?
It's been two years since the Law on Whistleblower Protection came into force. Are the legal guarantees fully implemented?
January 1, 2022

Sweet Life: New Year’s Sweets for Children in Prozorro
Procurement of gift sets for schools and kindergartens in 2021.
December 30, 2021