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New Anti-corruption Law comes into force
04.07.2011
Analysts are most doubtful about how the new legislation will be implemented. A special body should oversee its implementation, yet this is only to be created next year. For the moment its functions will be carried out by the Ministry of Justice and the Security Service
NGOs present President with proposals to improve Public Procurement amendments
14.06.2011
"It is clear that the President cannot sign a law which he himself acknowledges carries the risk of corruption. For this reason we have passed Viktor Yanukovych the proposals from civic experts on reworking the tender draft Law No. 7532
The Ministry of Justice and fighting corruption
10.06.2011
Viktor Yanukovych has instructed the Ministry of Justice to fulfil the functions of a specially authorized body on fighting corruption until such a body is created. The opposition points out that the Ministry is not a law enforcement body
International bodies also call on President to veto Public Procurement Bill
08.06.2011
According to Kommersant-Ukraine, the European Commission and World Bank have formally set out their objections to Law No. 7532 On Amendments to Legislation on Public Procurement
Constitutional Court: home of debtor can be entered by force
03.06.2011
In a judgement made public on 2 June, the Constitutional Court [CCU] says bailiffs may get a court order to enter the home of a debtor in order to execute a writ.
Yanukovych may veto scandalous law on public procurement
01.06.2011
While they had urged Ukraine to pass a law on public procurement, the law adopted is so obviously aimed at fuelling, rather than preventing corruption, that it is believed that the European Commission and World Bank are pushing for its veto
90 civic organizations call on President not to sell out for a jar of black caviar
30.05.2011
A protest was held on 27 May in Kyiv under the banner “President, don’t’ sell out!” as part of efforts to persuade Viktor Yanukovych to veto a draft law on public procurement which could foster corruption in this field on a whole new scale
Social Protection of War Veterans: Victory Day Farce and Everyday Profanation
27.05.2011
Another scathing report from the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine concerns the ever-decreasing number of Veterans of the War who need more than just a token offering each year on Victory Day
Yanukovych called on to send back the draft Law on Public Procurement
26.05.2011
An open appeal signed by a large number of NGOs and individuals calls on the President to return for reworking draft Law No. 7532 which increases the likelihood of greater corruption by, for example, significantly extending the scope for public procurement with only one bidder
120 billion UAH for Ukraine’s leaders to ride about in Mercedes etc
20.05.2011
The newspaper Segodnya [Today] decided to test how the new Public Information Law which came into effect on 9 May 2011 worked in practice, and on a subject dear to the hearts of those in power and close to the pockets of the Ukrainian taxpayer
Kyiv Protesters put Demands to the Government
20.05.2011
Participants in the Spring Protest March on Thursday passed a resolution with demands regarding the simplified system of taxation, a ban on monitoring checks of small businesses, as well as an end to persecution of Tax Code protesters, real efforts against corruption etc
Small business owners once again protest in Kyiv
20.05.2011
Over 200 organizations and trade unions supported Thursday’s protest action “Vpered!” [“Forward] outside parliament. Small and medium business owners say that the actions of the authorities are depriving them of their work and that they have no option but to protest
New law on Public procurement means information about most tenders will be concealed
18.05.2011
A week after the Law on Access to Public Information came into force, amendments to the law on public procurement will considerably reduce the amount of information available in the vital area of public procurement and tenders
Parliament rewrites public procurement rules
18.05.2011
According to the amendments passed by the ruling majority, there will now be no need to receive the agreement of the body authorized to deal with public procurement, while the bodies authorized to oversee procurement will have no right to interfere
Transparency International: Ukraine Needs a Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Endemic Corruption
11.05.2011
"In general, the fight against corruption in Ukraine is often reduced to sound bites. ..There is a general feeling that the actions of the government are more an imitation of action, rather than a true desire to implement fundamental reform"
More and more Ukrainians working on the black
10.05.2011
Illegal employment is becoming more widespread in Ukraine. Employers don’t want to make the payments required from official pay, while Ukrainians are looking for work whatever the conditions
Corruption in Ukraine: From Chaotic to Systemic
05.05.2011
Despite declarations by those in power of their commitment to fighting corruption, bribe-taking is changing form, but not its essence. Analysts believe that this is making it more dangerous for the country
Lviv courts inundated by Chernobyl victims’ civil suits
27.04.2011
Victims of the Chernobyl Disaster have become much more active at standing up for their rights in court. However they have to wait years for enforcement of the court rulings
Yet another sticking point in fighting corruption
20.04.2011
Deputies cannot decide what level of expenditure by officials needs to be declared. The relevant committee is seeking to have the present figure from the President’s anti-corruption law lowered from 50 thousand UAH
Chernobyl Disaster: another anniversary, the same old problems
20.04.2011
As the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster approaches, Maxim Shcherbatyuk from UHHRU writes that the Ukrainian government has for many years failed to implement the legislative provisions aimed at helping those who suffered most directly
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