TOWARDS A FUTURE OF INTEGRITY:EU ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE LAUNCHES 3RD PHASE
European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) convened a conference in Kyiv to inaugurate its 3rd phase.
On 16 April, 2024 the event “The Decade of Transformation, Towards a Future of Integrity: EU-supported Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law Reforms in Ukraine” was held at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex. The event was co-organised by the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative and the EU Project Pravo-Justice under the auspices of the European Union and marked the concurrent launch of the new phases of these two projects.
In his speech, Ambassador Ole Egberg Mikkelsen spoke about the fight against corruption as a pre-requisite of Ukraine's EU accession: "The accession process will only add speed and momentum to this process. The Copenhagen criteria that were defined in our capital at the European Summit in 1993 is still the benchmark for any applicant country wishing to join the European Union. And the Copenhagen criteria are crystal clear when it comes to strong and stable institutions, including the absence of corruption".
Full speech is available here.
Full speech is available here.