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September 7, 2020
Anti-Corruption Court: Facts, Figures and Some Conclusions
The High Anti-Corruption Court’s performance: figures, facts and some conclusions 16 verdicts and drastic changes in approaches to the criminal process and administration of justice…
September 7, 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 1, 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…
August 27, 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 25, 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 13, 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 6, 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.…
July 31, 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 30, 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 24, 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 21, 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 8, 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 5, 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 3, 2020
EMERGENCY SPENDING: WHERE THE MONEY FROM THE COVID-19 RELIEF FUND GOES
Recently, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has claimed that the government has already allocated UAH 19 billion from the COVID-19 relief fund. That is, during the…
June 30, 2020
Constitutional Adventures
Exactly 24 years ago, the Verkhovna Rada finally adopted the Constitution of Ukraine following the so-called “constitutional night.” For our country, this document was extremely…
