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 №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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DIGEST № 42
20-26 March 2025
- NACP calls on MPs to keep the lifestyle monitoring tool;
- 81% of the commitments under the Association Agreement have been implemented in Ukrainian legislation;
- civil forfeiture: UAH 5.6 million of unjustified assets were confiscated from the head of the migration service department in Odesa region, UAH 7 million may be confiscated from a tax officer in Sumy region.
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DIGEST № 41
12 - 19 March 2025
- NACP summarised the results of the first decade since its establishment;
- Ukraine and the EU launched a screening process for Cluster 3 “Competitiveness and Inclusive Development”;
- 756 million kg of products for the Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered via DOT-Chain
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DIGEST №40
5 - 11 March 2025
- government agencies have introduced tools to prevent corruption in healthcare and social protection sector;
- Ukraine and the European Commission held a meeting in Brussels on screening under Chapter 31 ‘Foreign, Security, and Defense Policy’;
- the electronic system ‘eHemp’ has been launched in Ukraine;
- civil forfeiture based on NACP materials: car of a deputy of the Chernihiv regional council, unjustified assets worth over UAH 8.5 million of Odesa customs officials and their son, part of the apartment of a National Police official.
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DIGEST №39
27 February - 4 March 2025
- 36,6% measures of the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025 have been fully or partially implemented by the state authorities;
- The Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched beta testing of the electronic system for the traceability of excisable goods “eExcise”;
- NABU submits to court a case on abuse of over UAH 340 million in gas production.
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DIGEST № 38
19-26 February 2025
- GRECO noted Ukraine's progress in implementing anti-corruption recommendations for judges, prosecutors and parliamentarians;
- NACP and EUACI implemented a nationwide information campaign “Corruption is afraid of your control”;
- The HACC found seven people guilty of committing criminal offenses of embezzlement of public funds.
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DIGEST № 37
12-18 February 2025
- Ukraine has launched bilateral screening with the EU on financial services;
- NACP presented a corruption risk assessment in Ukraine’s forestry sector, along with recommendations for mitigation;
- The government has approved a priority action plan for 2025. The plan contains 400 steps within the responsibility of all ministries and agencies.
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DIGEST №36
5 - 11 February 2025
- Ukraine was ranked 105th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2024, gaining 35 points out of 100;
- NACP has summed up the results of 2024 in its main areas of activity;
- foreign media are more often writing about the intractability of corruption in Ukraine: 35% of publications vs. 13% in the third quarter of 2024.
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DIGEST №35
30 January - 4 February 2025
- Business was the most active in exposing corruption last year;
- UAH 7.8 of unjustified assets may be confiscated from Kharkiv patrol policeman based on NACP materials;
- Support for whistleblowers in Ukrainian society reached a historic level.
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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.
