The re-affirmation of Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms, one of three key outcomes of the recent EU-Ukraine Summit, is an encouraging, albeit heavily politicized, sign of the post-Soviet republic’s commitment to tackling corruption. However, despite some promising initial results, the ongoing reform efforts are beginning to flag in the face of powerful political and corporate opposition. This phenomenon is not restricted to Ukraine; in fact, reform resistance is symptomatic of a broader continent-wide struggle against systemic corruption in the public and private sectors. Given such stiff opposition, it’s not surprising that endemic graft is still crippling Ukraine’s political and economic development 26 …read more
Source: The Descrier
