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A new report published today by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) encourages Ukrainian authorities to pursue anti-corruption reform efforts it had launched following the Revolution of Dignity and calls for effective results to be delivered in practice.

GRECO warns against delays and drawbacks and urges reforms to be supported by a strong political will, followed by effective implementation.

Addressing major cases of corruption and overcoming impunity remain the most pressing challenges, the experts stress. For this to happen, GRECO deems it crucial that the independence, effectiveness and means of newly established anti-corruption bodies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) – be secured.

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Group of States against Corruption Strasbourg 8 August 2017
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