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Politics, Not Pipelines, Could Derail EU’s Energy Break from Russia
12 June 2025
12 November 2024
EU accession requires Ukraine to solidify the rule of law and establish robust democratic institutions. It is crucial not to overlook this requirement – nor to use it as a pretext for a subtle rejection of Ukraine’s membership bid.
In the last week of October, Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) launched a new guide for its corruption reporting channel, offering whistleblowers a streamlined process to report misconduct.
The move follows the country’s first payouts under a 2019 law that incentivises whistleblowers with up to 10% of recovered funds, capped at $500,000 – a milestone the NACP hailed as a key step in building a culture of transparency and accountability.