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November 20, 2019
A Brief Recap of the Law on Whistleblowers
On November 13, the President signed the law on whistleblowers, and later the parliamentary newspaper published it. On this occasion, we are recalling what TI…

November 19, 2019
The Long Story of NACP Reboot
Rebooting the National Agency for Corruption Prevention has been discussed for quite a while. Recently, a Board that will choose a new head of the…

November 19, 2019
How Do We Tackle Grand Corruption? José Ugaz at TI Ukraine’s Anniversary Conference
Presentation by Mr. José Ugaz, member of the Board of TI Ukraine and Chair of Transparency International (2014-2017), former public prosecutor of Peru, at the…

November 18, 2019
Burden of Responsibility. What Is the First Head of NACP in for?
Kateryna Ryzhenko specially for Ukrainska Pravda Ukraine lost EU’s tranche for EUR 600mln in 2017 due to four unfulfilled demands, namely the automatic declarations check…

November 13, 2019
What Changed in Ukraine over Five Years of Anti-Corruption Reforms
Source: hromadske Five years ago, major anti-corruption reforms started in Ukraine. Together with Transparency International Ukraine, we are thinking back to the changes that have…

October 18, 2019
The Results of the Judicial Reform to be Seen towards the End of Zelenskyy’s Presidency
Transparency International Ukraine’s Executive Director Andrii Borovyk spoke about the new Ukrainian laws and further priorities aimed at the fight against the corruption on the…

October 11, 2019
What Should a Smart City Really Look Like?
During the last few years there has been a tendency in Ukraine for smart cities or even smart regions to appear. This collocation covers everything…

October 7, 2019
ProZorro: 670 Million Hryvnias Hidden in Blacklisted Offshore Zones
Oliver Bullough, a British journalist claims that 10% of the world economy is hidden in the so-called offshore zones. Instead of being allocated to the…

October 1, 2019
Why We Should Protect Not Just Corruption Whistleblowers
The global practice shows that the right to protection granted to everyone who reports crimes is a necessary element of the rule of law. On…

September 26, 2019
Why Ukrainian Cities Need Transparency
When we speak about Ukrainian cities' transparency, we do not speak about implementing somebody else's strategy or the demands of our Western partners. Transparency is…

September 24, 2019
The War over Odesa Airport
The fight for Odesa airport has been going on for eight years already. How and when will it end?

September 19, 2019
It Is Like a Miracle in Ukraine. On Procurement Monitoring in Asian Countries
Things like the DOZORRO community seem entirely impossible.

September 18, 2019
High Anti-Corruption Court in Place: No More Excuses?
If the HACC has come into operation, does it mean that Ukraine has no more excuses and has to eliminate corruption? The Ukrainian service of Voice…

September 12, 2019
“HOT POTATO” MISPROCUREMENT: COOPERATION BETWEEN NGOs AND THE STATE AUDIT SERVICE
Further reform in public procurement will be a top priority of the brand-new Verkhovna Rada’s anti-corruption campaign. Next week, MPs plan to pass the draft…

September 5, 2019
Three Reasons Why High Anti-Corruption Court Is Special
We did everything in our power to make it happen. Today, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has come into operation. Many representatives of the…

August 28, 2019
One Hundred Days of Zelenskyy’s Presidency. Too Early for Anti-Corruption Achievements
How would you assess the level of corruption in Ukraine? The world shows that corruption can be very different: in Austria, the government resigns after…