The EU-Ukraine Association Council has stressed the need for the immediate introduction of an electronic declaration verification system and the abolition of the obligation to file declarations for anti-corruption activists.
“The Association Council agreed on the need to put in place without any further delay a fully functioning and effective system for the verification of electronic asset declarations and to remove the obligation to file asset declarations for anti-corruption activists. The Association Council underlined the key role civil society plays in the fight against corruption,” the statement following the fifth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council reads.
“The EU and Ukraine agreed on the need to continue the crucial efforts in the fight against corruption, recalling the importance of ongoing reforms and noting the work already done in this sphere, in particular the establishment of new legislative and institutional anti-corruption framework in Ukraine,” according to the document.
“The Association Council welcomed the efforts to establish a High Anti-Corruption Court and looked forward to its swift and timely operationalization to start developing a track record of convictions,” the report says.
