Ukrainians have considered corruption one of the biggest problems of the last decade. However is it really as severe as most people believe?
Since the end of 2023, the Info Sapiens LLC began to research the opinion of Ukrainians on the request of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative.
The survey “Corruption in Ukraine: Experts’ Views and Assessments” results were publicly presented on 2 July.
“The survey is one of the most important studies of key dimensions of corruption in priority areas of public life, and its results should be used in the implementation of national and sectoral anti-corruption reforms. In particular, it will aid in the development of the next Anti-Corruption Strategy and the program for its implementation,” said NACP Head Viktor Pavlushchyk.
The EUACI anti-corruption expert Oleksandr Komarov noted that the study’s special advantage is that it provides not only a generalized perception of corruption but also focuses on specific problems, manifestations of corruption, and their causes in specific sectors.
The results of the survey presented during the event included:
– Perceptions of changes and prevalence of corruption in Ukraine in general and in specific areas;
– The effectiveness of anti-corruption policy in the country as a whole;
– Activities of the state bodies and their independence.
The survey revealed that the most effective areas of anti-corruption policy, according to the experts, include: ensuring the inevitability of liability for corruption (noted by 47% of respondents); justice system reform (47%); and automating public service delivery procedures and business regulation (45%). These findings provide concrete examples of successful strategies in the fight against corruption.
Read the full text of the survey report: http://surl.li/tnpjug
