Preventing and combating corruption: weekly updates from Ukraine***
Progress in combating and preventing corruption is crucial for Ukraine's development as a democratic country and future EU member. Weekly we collect the most important updates: reforms, investigations, top news from anti-corruption bodies, digital tools to prevent corruption, surveys and reports, etc.
DIGEST №50
14 - 21 May 2025
- Ukraine is transparently implementing school nutrition reform;
- the E-Inspector system, a digital mechanism for inspecting commercial transport, has been launched;
- subsidies for creating educational spaces in schools: thanks to NACP recommendations, a potential corruption scheme has been eliminated;
- Transparency International Ukraine's Transparent Cities programme has released updated data on the performance of local authorities
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DIGEST №49
7 - 14 May 2025
- G7 ambassadors called on Parliament of Ukraine to pass the reform of ARMA;
- NACP completed audit of State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine";
- Ukraine is ready to present its reform roadmaps to EU member states and the European Commission, covering key areas such as the rule of law, public administration reform, and functioning of democratic institutions.
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DIGEST № 48
30 April - 7 May 2025
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) acknowledged Ukraine's progress in combating corruption;
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) underwent its first external independent audit, with the auditing commission assessing its performance as moderately effective;
- The Interagency Working Group on EU Accession approved draft roadmaps in the areas of rule of law, public administration reform, and functioning of democratic institutions.
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DIGEST № 47
23 - 30 April 2025
- NACP suggested ways to eliminate corruption risks in the Draft Law No. 3091 ‘On State Environmental Control;
- Ukraine launched bilateral screening meetings with the EU under Title 20 "Enterprise and Industrial Policy";
- The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine saved almost UAH 180 million on procurement in the first quarter of 2025.
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DIGEST № 46
16 - 23 April 2025
- the first Centralized Procurement Organization of the Agency for Restoration in Ukraine and Europe has been launched;
- the Economist published an article highlighting concerns about the centralisation of power in Ukraine;
- the Security Service of Ukraine and the Economic Security Bureau uncovered a scheme involving the suspected embezzlement of UAH 153 million allocated for the Kyiv Podilskyi Bridge construction.
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DIGEST №45
10 - 16 April 2025
- IMF supports preservation of lifestyle monitoring of Ukrainian officials by NACP;
- Ukraine received the second tranche of £752 million from the UK at the expense of frozen assets of the russian federation;
- In March, DOZORRO analysed 74 procurements worth over UAH 4 billion, 50 of which revealed violations.
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DIGEST №44
3 - 9 April 2025
- Ukraine has strengthened its anti-corruption policy by modernising its integrity building tools;
- Ukraine receives third tranche of EUR 1 billion from the EU;
- More than 7,000 new professional users joined the unified state electronic system in the construction sector.
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DIGEST № 43
27 March - 2 April 2025
- 627 thousand public officials submitted their declarations for 2024;
- due to the full-scale invasion of russia, the data openness index decreased from 57.6% to 44%;
- Ukraine is implementing OECD anti-corruption standards.
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We publish updates every Wednesday on the NACP's website and social media. If you would like to receive the digest directly in your inbox, please contact us: press@nazk.gov.ua
***This project was made possible by the United States Agency for International Development and the generous support of the American people through the Promoting Integrity in the Public Sector. Funding is also provided by the UK International Development from the UK government (FCDO). The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID and the U.S.
