Working visit of the NACP Head to Berlin: Anti-Corruption Efforts are in Focus 🌍 Viktor Pavlushchyk, Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), recently visited Berlin to participate in events organized by the German government and other development partners to discuss anti-corruption efforts in areas of Ukraine’s recovery after russian aggression. Among the topics discussed were regional cooperation during Ukraine’s rebuild, access to financing and insurance, anti-corruption legislation and its compliance with EU norms, transparency standards on the local level, and the and the main priorities and challenges of NACP work. 🔹 Forum “All Reconstruction is Local” as a pre-event of URC2024: Mr. Pavlushchyk participated in the panel “Anti-corruption efforts in local recovery” alongside Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych and Martyna Bohuslavets, founder of the Anti-Corruption Center “Mezha”. NACP Head emphasized that the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025 should be the roadmap for Ukraine's socio-economic recovery at the local level, introducing effective tools to prevent corruption. These include the creation of the Unified Electronic Urban Planning Cadastre, mass valuation of land plots based on market value, and further digitalization of administrative processes. 🔹 Panel “EU Dimension: Effective Fight Against Corruption” at URC2024: During the panel, Viktor Pavlushchyk outlined the main priorities of NACP work, including drafting the next Anti-Corruption Strategy, harmonizing anti-corruption legislation with EU and international standards, and preventing corruption risks during Ukraine’s reconstruction. The participants of the conference drew attention to Ukraine's progress in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International (https://lnkd.in/dWyH_SN2). Despite the war and other challenges, Ukraine's score over the past year has become one of the best among all countries. The URC2024 conference aims to mobilize international support for the recovery, reform, and modernization of Ukraine. Traditionally, it brings together leading experts, government officials, representatives of international organizations, and civil society to discuss strategies and coordinate efforts aimed at rebuilding Ukraine after the war. NACP is actively working to implement effective and transparent tools to control Ukraine's recovery processes, which are key to sustainable development. 🔗More about working visit to Berlin is here https://bit.ly/3z6VgCO and here https://bit.ly/4bUxQPS For reference, the NACP delegation visited Berlin with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI).
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