Corruption versus integrity in Public Procurement

May 2017

Changes

In 2014 the following laws were adopted• On the Fundamentals of Anticorruption Policy in

Ukraine (Anti-Corruption Strategy) to Be Effective within 2014-2017

• On the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine

• On Prevention of Corruption

In 2015• LAW “On Public Procurement” was adopted

In 2016• ProZorro becoming mandatory

New specialized agencies

• National Agency for the Prevention of

Corruption

• National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine

• The Specialized Anti-Corruption

Prosecutor’s Office

• National Agency for Stolen Assets Recovery

The High anticorruption court should be

established in the near future

Transparency

Opened state registers:

• ProZorro + BI Prozorro

• CETAM – e-system of confiscated and seized property sale

• Declarations

• Companies’ beneficial owners

• Real estate owners

• Land registry

• Information on cars and their owners

Transparency

The Global Registry (Global Beneficial OwnershipRegister) opened on April 2017 positioned Ukraine asthe first country, which officially confirmed itsreadiness to integrate data on beneficiarieselectronically.

Transparency Іnternational

Ukraine entered TOP 30 countries in GlobalOpen Data Index ranking.

The Global Open Data Index 2016/2017

How is it possible to be the most transparent

and the most corrupted country in Europe?

Corruption is a complex phenomenon where

economic, political and social aspects are interrelated

Capabilities of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to counteract Corruption in Public Procurement

INVESTIGATE CORRUPTION

as of January 2017

Capabilities of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to counteract Corruption in Public Procurement

INVESTIGATE THE UNLAWFUL ENRICHMENT

OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS

as of January 2017

Capabilities of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to counteract Corruption in Public Procurement

Take actions to invalidate agreements between

state enterprises and third parties (Civil Code)

In 2016 NABU initiated invalidation of agreements between the

Public Power Supplying Company, intermediary and consumers

(debt assignment)

OUTCOME:

Refund of 1.44 million USD to the account of Public Power

Supplying Company

Capabilities of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to counteract Corruption in Public Procurement

Take actions to invalidate agreements between

state enterprises and third parties (Civil Code)

07.04.2017

NABU filed a lawsuit to invalidate the contract concluded with Ukrainian

seaports Administration.

The reason was the violation of the Law of Ukraine "On public procurement“

The amount of the claim is 28.5 million USD.

Complex Phenomenon

Questions?