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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
Ukraine scored 32 points out of 100 possible in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2021. Our indicator has decreased…
January 21, 2022
Ukrzaliznytsia is ready to pay more than UAH 30 mln for the renovation of restrooms at railway stations in Kyiv
January 19, 2022
At the end of December, an annual conference of Ukrainian ambassadors took place under the slogan “Diplomacy 30. Strategy of…
January 14, 2022
Tatarov's case has become a test for the authorities, who showed a complete lack of readiness for a fair investigation…

January 13, 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 10, 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 6, 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 5, 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 2, 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 1, 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?
December 30, 2021
For many of us, this year has been difficult and very controversial. For example, despite Ukraine’s hopes and promises to…

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

December 29, 2021
Complex and Closed Communication with the State = Favorable Field for Corruption
The 7th Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit was held in Korea on December 15-17. Its main topics: strengthening public space, fighting corruption, and promoting…
December 24, 2021
On December 24, 2021, the selection commission again failed to approve the results and winner of the competition for the…