Accusations of inflated food procurements in the Ministry of Defense: the facts On 21 January 2023, Ukrainian journalists of ZN.ua stirred a scandal by publishing what they said was a contract of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense...
Contrary to the conclusion of the Venice Commission, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved a law criticized by judicial activists for undermining the independence of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court (CCU). On 20...
In Ukraine, reforms initiated in 2014 reduced the space for oligarchic schemes while strengthening state institutions. In 2016, the nationalization of the state’s largest bank, Privatbank, from the country’s notorious oligarch...
Ukraine’s Parliament has elected two candidates to the High Council of Justice, a key body of judicial governance, who were advocated for by Ukraine’s civil society. Those are Roman Maselko, a well-known activist for a clean...
EU candidate status was not granted to Ukraine because of the war, yet on special terms On 17 June 2022, the European Commission issued an opinion recommending that Ukraine be granted EU candidate status, following Ukraine’s...
What are the problems? In short, the most acute are three problems related to Ukraine’s judiciary: Corrupt institutions that are responsible for the appointment of judges and continue appointing judges with dubious reputations;...
The saga to appoint Ukraine’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor continues as the (ANTAC) reports new attempts to derail the official approval of competition results. Meanwhile, members of the selection committee who the...
The day before the final stage of the crucial selection of Ukraine’s new anti-corruption prosecutor on 21 December, a court with a scandalous reputation invalidated the entire selection process. This potentially leaves a key element...
After briefly going forward, the selection of Ukraine’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor is once again delayed, which has reform activists suspecting the authorities have plans to cancel the appointment of the leading candidate, who...
The problem According to the law, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) selects and conducts qualification assessments of judges, recommending them for an appointment. The High Council of Justice (HCJ) makes final decisions on...
In October 2022, a few weeks before the Ukrainian Army liberated Kherson, Russian soldiers parked several school buses next to the Regional Art Museum named after Oleksii Shovkunenko. Over four days, the invaders loaded their vehicles with...
