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UPAC Project aimed at strengthening
Ukrainian institutions’ capacities
in their anti-corruption efforts.
The project was jointly funded by the
European Commission and the Council
of Europe. It started on 8 June 2006
and lasted until December 2010.
Corruption is considered to be a
serious problem in Ukraine. The
authorities of Ukraine acknowledged
that corruption is a priority issue
requiring comprehensive and serious
countermeasures. This project assisted Ukraine’s anti-corruption
effort in a broad manner. It
comprises three components:
1. Support to the creation of the
strategic and institutional
framework against corruption
2. Strengthening of capacities for
the prevention of corruption.
3. Strengthening of the legal
framework and the enforcement of
anti-corruption legislation
Activities
Final Conference:
Introducing European
Anti-corruption Standards
(9 December 2009, Kyiv)
[16 December 2009,
Strasbourg] The final conference
of the project gathered
representatives of the Ukrainian
partner institutions (including Ministry
of Justice, Government Agent for
anti-corruption policy,
Parliament) as well as of the
European Union Delegation in Ukraine
and the Council of Europe
Secretariat. The project
beneficiaries highly evaluated
the project results.
Throughout its implementation
(June 2006-December 2009), the
project assisted Ukraine in
introducing international
anti-corruption standards into
the domestic legislation and in
implementing recommendations of
the Group of States against
Corruption (GRECO). The major
achievements of the project are
the creation of favourable
conditions which enabled the
adoption of the “anticorruption
law package» and the setting up
of a national policy level
anticorruption body (Government
Agent for Anticorruption
Policy).
 Agenda
Pictures
of the final conference
(website of the Ministry of
Justice of Ukraine)
UPAC organised four more
regional seminars on the
anti-corruption package of laws
(November 2009)
[27 November 2009,
Strasbourg]
These seminars took place in
Kharkiv on 12-13 November and
Odessa on 24-25 November. Two
seminars for prosecutors (12 and
24 November) were co-organised
with the General Prosecutor's
Office and the Academy of Prokuratura,
while two other
seminars for judges (13 and 25
November) were held
together with the
Council of Judges of Ukraine and
the Appellate Courts of Kharkiv
and Odessa regions.
These
events, moderated by leading
Ukrainian legal experts (from
the Supreme Court and the
National Academy of Prokuratura) aimed
at awareness
raising among judicial
authorities on the
novelties in the
new anti-corruption legislation .
Similar regional seminars for
prosecutors and judges were held
in Simferopol and Zaporizhia
and are planned to
take place also in Lviv and Kyiv.
Series
of regional seminars on the new
anti-corruption legislation
(October-November 2009)
[5 November 2009,
Strasbourg]
These seminars were organised
in cooperation with the Kharkiv
Institute of Applied Humanitarian
Research and the Ministry of
Justice. in addition to four seminars held
before - two in Simferopol (22-23
October) and two in Zaporizhia
(28-29 October). These events,
moderated by leading Ukrainian legal
experts (incl. experts from the
Supreme Court and the National
Academy of Prokuratura) contributed
to raise awareness on recently
adopted anti-corruption package of
laws. Similar regional seminars are
planned in Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv and
Kyiv.
Training on detection and
investigation of corruption and
money laundering offences (21-25
September 2009, Lviv)
[15 October 2009,
Strasbourg] The UPAC project organised a pilot (model)
training on detection and
investigation of corruption and
money laundering related offences.
This 5 days training was prepared
and delivered by the experts of the
International Centre for Asset
Recovery of Basel Institute of
Governance. It gathered more than 20
agents of the State Committee for
Financial Monitoring and General
Prokuratura from 7 regions of
Western Ukraine and Kyiv.
Designed as a case study, the
training covered the detection and
investigation stages in line with
international standards and best
practices, GRECO and MONEYVAL
recommendations and Ukrainian
legislative framework (including
changes introduced by the
anti-corruption package of laws).
Agenda
Results of system study on
corruption risks (26 June 2009,
Kyiv)
[20 June 2009,
Strasbourg]
The results of the system study on corruption
risks within the criminal (pre-trial
and trial stages), civil,
administrative and commercial
proceedings in Ukraine were
presented during a round table
followed by a press conference. This study aimed at supporting
the enhancement of the preventive
capacities against corruption in the
judiciary and the bodies in charge
of investigation and prosecution of
criminal cases in Ukraine and at
formulating recommendations to
support current reforms of the
judiciary and criminal justice
system.
Agenda
Steering Committee Meeting
(25 June 2009)
[25 June 2009,
Strasbourg]
The 7th Steering Committee Meeting of the UPAC
project gathered
representatives of the partner
institutions, the European
Commission and the Council of
Europe. The participants were
expected to assess the project's
achievements since February 2009,
review the UPAC workplan of
activities according to the
priorities and needs of the
beneficiaries and agree on details
regarding the activities to be
implemented until the end of the
project. The UPAC project, which was
initially planned to last until 7
June 2009, has been extended until
the end of December 2009.
Agenda
Mission of the President of the
Council of Europe Group of States
Against Corruption - GRECO(2-3 June
2009, Kyiv)
[16
June 2009,
Strasbourg]
Mr Drago Kos, President of GRECO, carried out a
two-days mission in Ukraine aimed
at supporting the strengthening of
the national anti-corruption
legislative framework and policy in
line with GRECO recommendations,
international and European
standards. In this respect, the
President of GRECO met with the
Government Agent for Anti-corruption
policy as well as representatives of
the Ukrainian parliamentary factions
to discuss the reform of the
anti-corruption policy and
legislation, in particular the
adoption by the Parliament of the
anti-corruption package of laws.
Adoption of the "Anti-Corruption
package of laws" by the Verkhovna
Rada (11 June 2009, Kyiv)
[16
June 2009,
Strasbourg] The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
(Parliament) adopted in 2nd
reading the "Anti-Corruption package
of laws" proposed by the President
of Ukraine. The so-called
"Anti-corruption package" consists
of the three following laws: Law on
the Principles of Prevention and
Counteraction of Corruption, Law on
the Responsibility of Legal Persons
for Corruption Offences and the Law
on Amending Certain Legal Acts
Regarding Responsibility for
Corruption Offences. The project has
continuously supported the
Parliament in the preparation of the
package by delivering expert
opinions, co-sponsoring
parliamentary hearings on these
texts.
Results of the system study on
corruption risks (16 June 2009,
Kyiv)
[16
June 2009,
Strasbourg]
A system study on corruption risks within the
Public Administration and in
particular, the fields of
administrative services, control and
supervision has been conducted since
December 2008. It aimed at supporting
the enhancement of the preventive
capacities against corruption in the
public administration and at
formulating recommendations to
support current reform of this
sector in Ukraine. The results of
the system study were announced
during a round table followed by a
press conference on 16 June.
Agenda
Roundtable on Identification of
Corruption Risks (27 April
2009, Kyiv)
[23 April 2009,
Strasbourg]
The UPAC project, in cooperation with the French
Embassy in Ukraine and the Ministry
of Justice of Ukraine, hold a
roundtable discussion concerning the
identification of corruption risks. In this
perspective, French experts and
representatives of Ukrainian NGOs
shared their experiences in
identifying and assessing corruption
risks as well as in defining
appropriate methodologies to be
applied in Ukraine.
Agenda
(French)
Training on Detection and Investigation of Corruption
Offences (22-23 April 2009, Kyiv)
[22 April 2009, Strasbourg] A Training on
Detection and Investigation of Corruption Offences was
organised in
cooperation with the OECD project “Strengthening the
Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute Corruption in
Ukraine” and the National Academy of Prosecution of
Ukraine. Designed as a case study, the training covered the detection and investigation stages of
proceedings in Ukraine.
Agenda
Roundtable on public ethics and conflicts of interest
(26 March 2009, Kyiv)
[25 March 2009,
Strasbourg]
The UPAC project and the Main Civil
Service Department of Ukraine, in cooperation with SIGMA
programme, held a round table discussion on elaboration
of legal provisions regulating public ethics and
conflicts of interest.
Agenda
Videoconference - "Reform of public administration to
ensure democratic governance in Ukraine" (25 March
2009, Kyiv)
[25 March, Strasbourg]
This activity, which was held in a form of
videoconference, was organised in
cooperation with the National Academy of Public
Administration in Kyiv, its regional institutes in four
Ukrainian cities and the SIGMA programme ("Support for
Improvement in Governance and Management", joint OECD/EU
initiative)
Agenda
Training Seminar on Detection and Investigation of
corruption offences (20 March 2009, Kyiv)
[19 March,
Strasbourg]
Within the framework of the UPAC project and in
cooperation with the Ministry of
Interior of Ukraine, a training
seminar on "Detection and
Investigation of corruption
offences" brought together up to 100
police officers from Kyiv and the
regions. The seminar aimed at
improving capacities of these
personnel in detecting and
investigating corruption offences.
More information
Extraordinary Steering
Committee Meeting (27 February 2009,
Kyiv)
[19
February 2009, Strasbourg]
The UPAC project gathered the
representatives of the partner
institutions, the European
Commission and the Council of Europe
Secretariat for an extraordinary
Steering Committee meeting.
The participants were expected to
review the progress made since
November 2008, revised the workplan
pursuant to the needs and priorities
of the beneficiaries and agreed on
details regarding the activities to
be organised by June 2009.
Agenda
System Studies on corruption
risks
[19
February 2009, Strasbourg]
In March 2009, two surveys on
corruption risks within the public
administration (in particular the
field of administrative services,
control and supervision), in the
Judiciary and in the bodies in
charge of investigation and
prosecution of criminal cases, were
conducted throughout Ukraine. These
surveys were part of three
system studies on corruption risks
within the above mentioned sectors,
which were conducted by two Ukrainian
NGOs since December 2008 until 15
April 2009.
The studies were aimed at supporting
the enhancement of the preventive
capacities against corruption in the
public administration, the judiciary
and the bodies in charge of
investigation and prosecution of
criminal cases in Ukraine. Their
results and methodologies as well as
proposals for improvement will be
presented during roundtables
foreseen to be held in April-May
2009.
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