From July 7 to July 9, 2025, a plenary meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was held in Paris, France. The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was represented by Halyna Shevchuk, Member of the HQCJ.
Prior to the meeting, preparatory meetings were held with the Ukrainian delegation, as well as monitoring meetings, at which the final version of the draft report on the fifth round of monitoring of Ukraine in nine areas was discussed: “Anti-Corruption Policy,” “Conflict of Interest and Asset Declaration,” “Whistleblower Protection,” “Business Integrity,” “Transparency in Public Procurement,” “Prosecutorial Independence,” “Judicial Independence,” “Specialised Anti-Corruption Bodies,” and “Accountability for Corruption Offences”.
The Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is a regional anti-corruption program established under the auspices of the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan is an expert assessment program of the Anti-Corruption Network, which brings together ten countries in the region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Since its launch in 2003, the IAP has promoted anti-corruption reforms in participating countries through comprehensive mutual evaluations. The fifth round of monitoring of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan includes one baseline assessment report and one follow-up monitoring report for each country.
During the meeting, preparatory measures for the development of the Anti-Corruption Network’s Work Programme for 2027–2030 were discussed, political dialogues on business integrity issues were held, and trends, achievements, and challenges in the field of corporate integrity were presented.
In addition to representatives from Ukraine, the meeting was attended by delegations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Moldova, as well as the Chairperson of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, Drago Koš, OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mary Beth Goodman, and other representatives of the OECD.