Blogs and comments

November 13, 2023
ARMA through the European Commission’s Eyes: Much Work to Be Done
The report mentions the ARMA 8 times, and the approach to assessing the Agency's activities was quite cautious.

November 8, 2023
The Fog of War in the Fight against Corruption: What Preceded the European Commission’s Decision
Given that one of the recommendations directly concerned enhancing the fight against corruption, the question arises: how can we discuss the implementation of EU requirements…

November 2, 2023
Procurement Fever 2023: Where It Came From and Can We Expect Change Next Year
Rallies on the priority of budget expenditures were held in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Cherkasy; online ones seem to have affected the whole country.

October 26, 2023
Repairs and construction of toilets in Kyiv: how they are procured on Prozorro
We decided to explore how effectively Prozorro is used to address the issue of improving conditions.

October 13, 2023
New Shelter in a Few Days: How Shelters are Procured on Prozorro
The DOZORRO Transparency International Ukraine project investigated how mobile and modular shelters are installed for budget money.

October 12, 2023
Supporting the Fight: What Provides a Real Boost in the Performance of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies — and How
The situation with anti-corruption in Ukraine is not as urgent as our enemies like pointing out.

September 20, 2023
Problems that Remain in E-Declaration
Can we assume that there is a happy ending? Unfortunately, the ending is only partially happy. Before that, parliamentarians adopted a number of quite dubious…

September 19, 2023
Rebuilding Kharkiv Oblast: Companies to Receive Orders
The DOZORRO project has found that UAH 188 mln is planned to be given to companies connected with the city executive committee.

September 18, 2023
Things Are not that Bad. Even in Terms of Courts
A few thoughts on the results of the OGP Summit, which took place in Tallinn last week.

September 14, 2023
Imprisonments, fines, or correctional labor. Should there be a discretion in plea agreements?
The disproportionality of the punishment and the bewildering alteration in the case of Zlochevskyi ignited public outrage. Therefore, let's try to take a deeper look…

September 12, 2023
Another veto needed: how the adopted draft law No. 9587-d can ruin the e-declaration system
What could be the threats and consequences of the draft law adopted by the parliament?

September 8, 2023
Seven important takeaways from the Global Open Government Summit in Tallinn
Open government partnership Summit brought together heads of countries, governments and civil society representatives from around the world

September 4, 2023
What Will You Fail to Find in Seized Assets Register?
However, is the open Register so useful for monitoring the work of the Agency and its activities?

August 15, 2023
New Head, Old Problems — Steps to Save ARMA
For a month and a half, Olena Duma has been heading the ARMA. However, despite all the assurances of her competence and willingness to truly…

August 14, 2023
Main Journey of Ukrzaliznytsia: Reform Cannot Be Postponed until Victory
Changes in the Ukrainian railways are proposed to be postponed until the end of the full-scale war. However, this can significantly harm transportation in Ukraine

August 8, 2023
On Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — a Frankenstein
Recent proposals to amend Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which covers abuse of authority or office, have caused a new round of…