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 № 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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DIGEST №34
22-29 January 2025
- 58% of Ukrainians have a negative attitude to corruption, according to NACP study;
- Ukraine has prepared a report for the European Commission on the implementation of the Ukraine Facility program;
- Former customs officer from Lviv region is served suspicion notice of illicit enrichment by SBI based on NACP materials.
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DIGEST №33
15 - 21 January 2025
- HQCJ has announced the results of the practical assignment for candidates for the positions of judges of the HACC and the Court of Appeal.
- The DREAM digital platform for accountable recovery management has received legislative regulation.
- NACP in cooperation with the SBI, has seized a BMW car worth almost UAH 2.8 million from a tax official in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
- Romanian outlet Veridica exposed the falsehood behind the claim that "European leaders support corruption in Ukraine because they profit from it.
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DIGEST №32
8 - 14 January 2025
- A new composition of the Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ministry of Defence has been elected.
- Ukraine passed a law to ensure transparency in the work of the parliament.
- In 2024, the SBI exposed 120 officials who illegally transported Ukrainians abroad to avoid military service.
- HACC announces verdicts in the case of energy sector abuse.
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DIGEST №31
25 December 2024 - 7 January 2025
- Medical and Social Expert Commissions (MSECs) have been abolished in Ukraine.
- Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved the Anti-Corruption Program for 2025-2026.
- The Accounting Chamber audited the National Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets.
- In 2024, Ukraine sent a request for special confiscation of criminal assets to foreign authorities for the first time.
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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.
