In 2025, the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (hereinafter referred to as the OECD) will implement the 5th round of monitoring in Ukraine. Representatives of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and more than 40 other state bodies, enterprises and other institutions took part in bilateral consultations with the OECD Anti-Corruption Network, which lasted two days. The consultations covered the areas of ‘Anti-corruption policy’, ‘Conflict of interest and asset declaration’, "Business Integrity, Transparency of Public Procurement, Independence of the Prosecutor's Office, Independence of the Judiciary, Specialised Anti-Corruption Bodies, and Accountability for Corruption Offences.
Representatives of the NACP, coordinated by Deputy Head of the NACP Dmytro Kalmykov, provided answers and comments to the monitoring group experts on financial control, compliance with conflict of interest legislation, and implementation of the state anti-corruption policy. This and other information is needed by the OECD experts to finalise the draft report within the 5th round of monitoring of Ukraine, which contains a detailed analysis of all areas covered by the monitoring.
Comments and suggestions received following the review of the draft report by all institutions involved in the monitoring process were forwarded by the NACP, as the Ukrainian coordinator, to the OECD ACC Secretariat on 5 June. The OECD monitoring group then finalised the report, taking into account the comments received. The next step in the 5th round of monitoring was bilateral consultations, during which key differences in the draft report that needed further refinement were discussed.
Based on the results of these discussions, the finalisation of the draft Report and the second round of bilateral consultations, the text of the Report will be finalised and submitted for approval at the OECD plenary meeting to be held on 7-9 July in Paris.
Detailed responses to the monitoring questionnaire, which assesses the areas of ‘Anti-corruption policy’, ‘Conflict of interest and asset declaration’, ‘Whistleblower protection’, ‘Business integrity’, ‘Transparency of public procurement’, "Prosecutorial Independence,‘ ’Judicial Independence,‘ ’Specialised Anti-Corruption Bodies,‘ and ’Accountability for Corruption Offences" were provided by the NACP together with other institutions in January 2025. During March-May 2025, online meetings were held between OECD experts and Ukrainian state bodies and enterprises to discuss each area at expert level and to clarify and obtain additional information.
For reference
The OECD Anti-Bribery Programme is a regional programme within the OECD Working Group on Bribery, established in 1998. Its mission is to support member countries in preventing and combating corruption through country analyses, a network of practitioners and individual technical assistance.
The Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan is a regional expert assessment programme launched in 2003 within the OECD, which supports reforms by analysing and monitoring the implementation of recommendations that promote best international standards.
The Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan provides for reviews of ten countries of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Moldova, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Georgia.
In March 2024, the OECD published its Report on Anti-Corruption Reforms in Ukraine following the fifth round of monitoring of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (during 2023, Ukraine underwent a shortened review of 5 out of 9 areas: ‘Anti-corruption policy’, ‘Asset declaration’, ‘Independence of the judiciary’, ‘Specialised anti-corruption bodies’, ‘Accountability for corruption offences’). The report showed that Ukraine had made significant progress in various areas of the fight against corruption and the development of integrity.
In May 2025, the OECD noted Ukraine's significant progress in building public and business integrity during the presentation of the ‘Conclusions from the OECD Review of Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Ukraine.’ OECD supported Ukraine's efforts to implement the Public Integrity Indicators. Recall that Ukraine became the first country outside the OECD to join the Public Integrity Indicators initiative and received high marks for its implementation.
The OECD brings together 38 of the world's most developed countries with the aim of creating the best public policy solutions to promote economic prosperity, equal opportunities and well-being. In October 2022, the OECD recognised Ukraine as a potential member and launched an initial dialogue on accession and approved a four-year programme for Ukraine. It should help to implement the organisation's standards in various areas and pave the way for full membership. The phased implementation plan for this Programme, approved by the Ukrainian Government, has identified specific practical steps and the state bodies responsible for their implementation.
The NACP by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has been designated responsible for conducting the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Policy Review and for adhering to the OECD Council Recommendation on Public Integrity.
In May 2025, the Interdepartmental Working Group on EU Accession approved a draft roadmap on the rule of law, in which the section on corruption prevention under the rule of law pillar covers six areas, including bringing legislation into line with EU, OECD, GRECO and UNCAC standards.
