Putting an end to misuses in public procurement
The public procurement reform should prioritise, among other things, strengthening control over the ProZorro system

Yuliia Kolomiets
Business Security Practice Lawyer, Juscutum
The situation with public procurement in Ukraine is particularly complicated and problematic due to the ongoing armed aggression by Russia.
On the one hand, martial law requires quick and efficient provision of defence and security needs; on the other, it creates additional corruption risks, including lack of competition, non-transparent selection of suppliers, overpayment for goods and services, low quality of products, etc.
The national agency on corruption prevention, or NAZK, found out that 12,345 public procurements last year were carried out under the simplified procedure through the ProZorro system for a total of UAH 123 billion (USD 3.37 billion), of which 28 percent were related to the defence and security needs of the state.
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