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July 10, 2019
The Obvious and the Obscure: Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto
Last week, the third Ukraine Reform Conference was held in Toronto. Articles with quotes by famous politicians and civil society representatives proliferated in the media.…
July 9, 2019
HACC Jurisdiction under New Draft Law
Since 5 September 2019, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is supposed to receive all the indictments and motions concerning cases under its jurisdiction. Under the…
July 4, 2019
Irregularities Found in One in Three Medical Tenders
Medical procurement calls for special scrutiny. Regional Transparency International Ukraine coordinators who monitor procurement highlighted 5 issues prevalent in the medical procurement area such as…
July 4, 2019
Seven Friends of Odesa Mayor — Who Can Be Exonerated in the Kraian Case?
On July 4 Malinovskyi District Court in Odesa is supposed to announce the verdict for eight key figures in the case regarding the acquisition of…
June 28, 2019
How the constitution survived and regained popularity in Ukraine
According to recent polls, 47% of Ukrainian citizens have never read the Constitution.
June 24, 2019
Effective Work of ARMA: Necessary Legislative Changes
The absence of an effective mechanism for management of seized assets with the aim of preserving their economic value in criminal proceedings, insufficient effectiveness of…
June 24, 2019
Chornobyl in ProZorro: Not Great but Not That Bad
By 2020, UAH 2.9 billion from the Ukrainian budget and EUR 33 million from international donors will be allocated to decommission the Chornobyl Nuclear Power…
June 18, 2019
How New Parliament Can Prove Effectiveness
On 18 June, a number of civil society organizations urged political parties and potential MPs to support the demands of civil society required to establish…
June 13, 2019
HOW TO CONTROL LOCAL AUTHORITIES — UKRAINIAN AND GLOBAL PRACTICE
On June 18, the Transparent Cities project presented the report about changes in the transparency of Ukrainian cities over last two years. The transparency ranking…
June 11, 2019
American Examples of Transparency
I had an internship in the United States from April to May, where I had been studying the American experience of transparency. At one point,…
June 10, 2019
“Gentle” Control. Work of Auditors in Public Procurement
The State Audit Service should oversee public procurement, but for some reason it is less than enthusiastic about these functions. When ProZorro was introduced, violations…
June 6, 2019
SEIZED ASSETS CONTROL: WHY WE SHOULD CHANGE LEGISLATION
Last week, the temporary administrator for Mezhyhiria was chosen by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA). And despite the fact that “Scompany” LLC has…
June 6, 2019
Mezhyhiria Crisis Nonsense
Yesterday, the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) selected a manager for Mezhyhiria. During the meeting, which was open to media and the public, the…
June 5, 2019
What Obama Told Us at Personal Meeting
Meeting with President Obama: We All Felt Like Equals On 31 May in Ottawa, I was one of nine emerging leaders from different countries across…
June 5, 2019
ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT: BUILDINGS, SENTENCES AND GAMBIT
Now that it has been established (with great fanfare), the High Anti-Corruption Court will soon begin its work. Troubles still appear, however.
May 22, 2019
A Few Thoughts on Zelenskyi’s Shticks
The elections, democratic yet much dirtier than I expeted, are over. The transfer of power completed with a dignified speech with a few promised “shticks”…
