HOW CAN WE HELP UKRAINE IMPLEMENTING CONSISTENT ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORM? Open Expert Discussion
January 31, 2015 National Academy of Sciences, Mala zala (Kyiv, 55 Volodymyrska) What is our aim? We aim to form a consistent plan of decreasing corruption in Ukraine by joint efforts of leading Ukrainian anti-corruption experts, profile public institutions, civic and business circles. For this sake we will present the results of a complex research conducted by Transparency International Ukraine in 2014 assessing the competence of 13 key Ukrainian institutions to counteract corruption effectively, as well as the draft State Anti-Corruption Program of Ukraine 2015-2017 prepared by the experts of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and external experts. Working languages: Ukrainian and English (with simultaneous interpretation). 10:30 - 11:00
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11:00 - 11:20
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Efficient anti-corruption reform. Agenda for the country. Yehor Soboliev, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Corruption Prevention and Counteraction (tbc) Practical steps for the authorities to implement of anti-corruption reform. Pavlo Petrenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine Diagnostics of key corruption problems in Ukraine. Oleksii Khmara, expert of Reanimation Package of Reforms, Executive Director of Transparency International Ukraine Moderator: Nataliia Sokolenko, Hromadske radio 11:20 - 12:30
Section 1: National Integrity System. What are the results?
Comprehensive research “National Integrity System in Ukraine” was conducted from March to December 2014 and dealt with the assessment of the competence of the key governmental institutions and sectors to effectively counteract corruption in Ukraine. The legal framework and activities of the parliament, government, bodies of judicial authorities, public sector, law enforcement bodies, Central Election Committee, ombudsman, Accounting Chamber, specialized anti-corruption bodies, political parties, media sector, civil society organizations and business sector have been assessed on the basis of the Transparency International methodology approved in over 70 countries of the world. Issues for discussion: Has Ukraine changed after Viktor Yanukovych? Which governmental bodies of Ukraine are capable of counteracting corruption in the state and how can they do it? Will media and non-governmental organizations be able to prevent corruption schemes? Who “has failed the exam” in successful corruption fighting and what can be done to save the situation?