Analysis
EU Values Foresight
Security
Building Civic Resilience: Challenges and Solutions in Central Europe
12 December 2024
Transparency in reporting and publicly accessible information is paramount for any modern society to encourage investment and shore up the rule of law. Ukraine finds itself at crossroads having to determine which information should be made available and which needs to be reserved for national security, and they may not be getting the balance right.
Nearly every day, Ukrainians must endure the bombardment of missiles and drones destroying their homes, public spaces and infrastructure. While billions of dollars have been given to Ukraine in their efforts to repel the Russian aggressors, more attention should be paid to rebuilding the country once the war ends.
The ongoing war, of course, is the main obstacle but problems with corruption are also thwarting this effort. The second Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) was aimed at precisely these concerns.