The EU, OECD and OGP support the integrity reform agendas of the Eastern Partnership countries to fight corruption and ensure open government
20/05/2021 - The European Union (EU), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Open Government Partnership (OGP) announce a new assistance programme to support the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) advance and implement open reforms on the fight against corruption, integrity, open government and civic engagement: the EU for Integrity Programme for the Eastern Partnership
The rule of law, functioning democratic institutions and an active civil society are crucial aspects of the democratic transformation of the Eastern Partnership countries. Although some progress has been achieved, corruption in the public and private sectors, enforcement of anti-corruption policies, entrenched political elites and interest groups holding back reforms and a shrinking civic space remain serious challenges across the region. The EU Joint Communication of March 2020 on the future of the Eastern Partnership policy beyond 2020 stresses the need to significantly ramp up the fight against corruption and organised crime, and the key role civil society can play.