The European side intends within the framework of the EU-Ukraine summit to raise the issue of the independence of anti-corruption bodies and the state of fight against corruption in general

Derkach has played a leading role in accusing former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden of corruption in Ukraine, allegations that have not stood up well to scrutiny.

Earlier, Anti-Corruption Action Centre co-founder Shabunin reports that his house was set on fire

What happens when the face of a country’s anti-corruption movement suddenly is investigated for the sort of bribery he once condemned?

Ukrainian President has proposed fresh legislation to fight corruption, a move that raised concerns the country is backtracking in the battle against corruption

How Russian lobbyism works in sports

Kleptocracy Initiative Executive Director on European and American havens for ill-gotten money, their impact on democratic systems and the ways to dismantle them

Just about everyone in Ukraine is battling corruption today: all the law enforcement agencies together with the activists, officials and MPs. Sometimes, though, such a large number of anti-corruption folks can get in the way

Ex-Deputy Prosecutor General on the case of the diamond prosecutors, the threat to reforms, and why the establishment of an anti-corruption court will not heal Ukraine’s judiciary

Romanian Social Democrats won elections by a landslide but face stiff resistance from society whentrying to stop the anti-corruption drive

PGO Senior Prosecutor on financial crimes of ex Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka, money-laundering centers, and the base of evidence collected in this case

In addition to separatism with its referenda and Russian humanitarian convoys, the war in Ukraine begot a stratum of criminals consisting of war veterans, both real and fake

High-profile arrests have been expected for a very long time. For over two years now, Ukrainians have been demanding punishment for those in power who were guilty of escalating events on the Maidan and then the war in Donbas. The question “Why aren’t the Regionals being punished?” is hotter than ever, and it’s only recently that the Prosecutor General’s Office has tried to answer it. Now Oleksandr Yefremov, ex-Head of Luhansk Oblast State Administration, then First Deputy Head of the Party of Regions and generally one of the more odious ex-Regionals, is sitting in jail awaiting trial

Director of the International Centre for Asset Recovery at the Basel Institute on Governance about cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine in investigating financial crimes of the Yanukovych regime, effective tools to search for stolen assets, and mechanisms of international interaction in financial intelligence

By the end of 2015, Ukraine basically had all the core anti-corruption bodies

In an exclusive interview with The Ukrainian Week, the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NAB) spoke about fighting corruption in the judiciary, the creation of a “corruption registry”, and its regional management of anti-corruption efforts. Interviewed by Tetiana Omelchenko

It is usually helpful to understand the nature of a problem before effective solutions to it can be developed and implemented

During the Yanukovych era, Boryspil International Airport went through at least two high-profile scandals associated with the attempts to transfer it into private hands. But even after officials were changed in offices, these attempts continue

The Ukrainian Week met with Giovanni Kessler who is the current Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) during his visit to Ukraine. We spoke on the instruments which Ukraine can apply to fight corruption more effectively, possibility of creation of the joint EU-Ukraine body for corruption investigation and the role of OLAF in this process.

Transition from oligarch economy to EU membership for Ukraine

A slew of hindrances prevent the money stolen by Viktor Yanukovych and his regime from returning to Ukraine. These must be removed as soon as possible

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich sounded deadly serious during a passionate speech he gave on his administration’s commitment to fighting corruption on Wednesday, however he forgot to mention the missed opportunity to put words on paper in a memorandum of understanding to fight corruption with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mark Rachkevych in his article for The Financial Times reports.

Police officers admit that the Ukrainian law enforcement system is so corrupt that they themselves have become trapped

Transparency International experts say one of the reasons the anti-corruption programme is inefficient is that the objective is to imitate counteraction rather than achieve specific results. Moreover, corruption-infected agencies are involved in managing anti-corruption measures

The new “anticorruption” law turns 470,000 public servants into obedient servants ready to fulfil the will of the Yanukovych Administration

The new anti-corruption law recently passed by the legislature turns 470,000 civil servants into obedient performers of the Yanukovych regime’s will

In Ukraine political power is a means of enrichment rather than governance while the opposition politicians are an extension of the business groups they claim to fight, writes The Economist.

Paul Radu: “Once we get rid of offshore companies, we can break most of the world’s corruption scams”

A guide to eliminating corruption and establishing the rule of law with a limited set of resources at hand

An investigation has revealed the essence of Ukraine’s current “national projects”program: these are mostly frauds covered up by hollow promises

Corruption is a big problem in Ukraine. The country's ranking on Transparency International's list of corrupt nations in 2010 dropped to number 134 in the world

Foreigners lack a desire to invest in Ukraine despite the government’s positive reports about allegedly completed reforms

Ukraine is attracting hitmen largely because corruption is rampant and professionals are leaving law enforcement agencies

A draft law on decriminalizing economic crimes gives the green light to raider schemes

Smart dealers fleece drivers for over UAH 100 million for parking in Kyiv

Ukrainians are finding it increasingly hard to find a job without having to pay a bribe

Twenty years after gaining independence, Ukrainians are once again enduring overbearing leaders. Breaking this circle of evil should be the main goal of all future politicians.

Despite its loud declarations and new anti-corruption legislation, the government is in fact putting off the actual fight against corruption indefinitely

Ukrainian cossacks have turned into a thieving band of generals in fancy dress

Businessmen close to the Ministry of Education earned nearly UAH 500 million on emergency exams for 5th and 8th graders

“Fighting corruption is one of the most important things to improve Ukraine’s image”, Hanne Severinsen

Infected with the soviet disease of corruption, FSU countries keep contaminating new areas—except for Georgia

Most of Ukraine’s territory is hunting country—the best of it already bagged by various calibers of politicos and bureaurats

Corruption can be eliminated and the way to do so is known, yet the government lacks the will to just do it

Hanne Severinsen: “The battle against corruption is one of the most important things to improve the image of Ukraine”

Fight corruption only leads to its growing if citizens pin all their hopes on “wise rulers” and sit back, while continuing to give and accept bribes in the meantime

Ambassador of Norway to Ukraine Olav Berstad: “The idea of a Norwegian accepting money from someone for something that is part of his job is absurd.”

Ukrainian workers in the Czech Republic suffer from corrupt systems set up by other Ukrainians

A radical judicial reform in Georgia has resulted in an objective, corruption-free justice system