EU and Ukraine take initiative to fight corruption
This story was originally published on eu2016.mediajungle.dk (a DMJX website)
The EU and Ukraine have begun the formulation of a new anti-corruption programme to enhance transparency, which will be lead by Denmark. The programme is still in the process of design, but is expected to be put into effect at the start of 2017.
The EU is enhancing its support in the fight against corruption in the candidate state with a new programme, the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine. As the least corrupt country in Europe, Denmark is in charge to implement it.
The proposal for this initiative was published this year and lays out a three-year programme to support reforms and is expected to cost 16 million euro. This comes after the Maidan Revolution and several reports of corruption among Ukrainian officials and a corrupt judicial system.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (DANIDA) will be in charge of implementing the initiative as they have had previous experience fighting corruption with Ukraine. According to the corruption perception index (CPI) published by Transparency International in 2015, Denmark is ranked number one, for least corruption, and will be able to offer experience and expertise.
