On 21 November, at 'Chatham House' analytical centre (London) a round table discussion and presentation of independent analytical report ‘Are Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Reforms Working?’ was held. An independent report was prepared with the support of the EUACI and co-authored by John Lough and Volodymyr Dubrovsky.
#Ukraine has made genuine progress in reducing space for #corruption; less so in bringing corrupt individuals to justice. @JohnLough presents new @ChathamHouse research paper which he co-authored with Vladimir Dubrovskiy. @CHUkraineForum @CH_Events pic.twitter.com/VPrLw9pP7v
— Ukraine Forum (@CHUkraineForum) November 21, 2018
During the discussion, the leading experts evaluated the results of implemented prevention and anti-corruption measures. Among the participants:
- Head of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative, Eka Tkeshelashvili;
- Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House, John Lough;
- Head of the Board, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine), Igor Burakovsky;
- Senior Economist, CASE Ukraine, Volodymyr Dubrovsky;
- Alternate Board Director for Ukraine, EBRD, Artem Shevalyov.
The participants of the round table discussed the effectiveness of the existing anti-corruption infrastructure and defined the factors affecting the results of their work. In addition, they discussed how to make anti-corruption reforms successful and to strengthen anti-corruption efforts.
Anti-corruption court in #Ukraine is the vital element of the system. International community is committed to making it a success, says Eka Tkeshelashvili @tkesho3 from @EUACI_Ukraine pic.twitter.com/yciC7gXyNX
— Ukraine Forum (@CHUkraineForum) November 21, 2018
Participants also watched a short documentary about the efforts of civil society in the fight against corruption in Kharkiv.
The event was organized by the Royal Institute of International Relations Chatham House together with the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine.
You can read the Analytical report ‘Are Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Reforms Working?’ here.