ІНСТИТУЦІЙНІ ПРІОРИТЕТИ АНТИКОРУПЦІЙНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ УКРАЇНИ

Abstract

It is noted that the topic of corruption is relevant due to the emergence of new areas for committing corruption crimes, new institutional mechanisms for responding to corruption, and new requirements of Ukraine’s partner states. The war with Russia, Ukraine’s accelerated course towards European integration, and high-profile anti-corruption disclosures are the factors that increase scientific interest in the topic of corruption and mechanisms for preventing and combating it. The purpose of the study is to identify the institutional priorities of Ukraine’s anticorruption policy. The objectives of the study are as follows: 1) to find out how the Ukrainian government responds to the requirements of international institutions to implement reforms in the field of preventing and combating corruption; 2) to determine how the war with Russia and the acceleration of European integration processes in Ukraine have affected the problem of corruption and the modification of the national model of preventing and combating it; 3) to identify which institutional obstacles intensify/slow down anti-corruption processes in Ukraine. The features of Ukraine’s anti-corruption policy at the present stage are studied. The main results and problems in implementing the recommendations of international anticorruption institutions are analysed. The problem of preventing and combating corruption is considered through the prism of the war and the prospects for postwar reconstruction, as well as Ukraine’s European integration course. It is stated that the Russian aggression has caused new corruption challenges, the number of which is growing in wartime, mobilisation of persons liable for military service, restoration of the de-occupied territories, etc. Priority areas for further institutional reforms in the field of preventing and combating various types of corruption are identified. It is argued that the success of the anti-corruption reform in Ukraine depends on the political will of the authorities, consolidation of efforts of the state institutions and civil society. It is noted that the current changes in the institutional design of the national system of preventing and combating corruption are not yet complete and need to be deepened to meet the needs of wartime and ensure largescale post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.