{"id":3129,"date":"2025-02-27T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:03:07","slug":"ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-170977739.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This is issue 15 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak\u2019s weekly &#8220;Ukraine Reforms Tracker&#8221; covering events from Feb. 17\u2013Feb. 23, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"benchmarks-and-soft-commitments-with-the-imf\"><code>Benchmarks and soft commitments with the IMF<\/code><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Parliament set to vote on new administrative court reform bill in final reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is scheduled to vote on draft law #12368-1 this week in its second and final reading. The legislation proposes establishing a new administrative court to replace the Kyiv District Administrative Court (OASK).<\/p>\n<p>However, the bill deviates from International Monetary Fund commitments, as it suggests creating two separate courts instead of a single high administrative court, as outlined in Ukraine\u2019s IMF memorandum. Given these discrepancies, the bill\u2019s chances of passage remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"other-key-economic-issues\"><code>Other key economic issues<\/code><\/h2>\n<p><strong><strong>Ukrainian lawmakers introduce bill to overhaul Financial Monitoring Service<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian lawmakers have introduced Bill No. 13029, which aims to establish a transparent selection process for the head of the State Financial Monitoring Service (SFMS) and implement an independent audit of the agency\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive selection for the SFMS head, similar to the appointment processes for National Anti-Corruption Bureau, National Agency on Corruption Prevention, the Bureau of Economic Security, and customs authorities. Under current law, the agency\u2019s leadership can be appointed without a competition, raising concerns over its independence and contradicting international Financial Action Task Force standards;<\/li>\n<li>Term limits, capping the head\u2019s tenure at two consecutive terms, but requiring reappointment through an open competition;<\/li>\n<li>Independent performance audits to assess the agency\u2019s effectiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bill also responds to concerns over recent appointments at the SFMS. Just last week, a new deputy head, Bohdan Korolchuk, was appointed without a competition. Korolchuk previously served as first deputy to the new SFMS head at the Poltava Regional Administration and had prior experience in the National Police and the Interior Ministry. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/2025\/02\/unnamed--1-.webp\"><source type=\"image\/png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1605\" height=\"582\"><\/picture><figcaption>(Technology of Progress and research firm Gradus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Customs reform remains a priority for Ukrainian businesses, ToP&#8217;s survey finds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/new-customs-reform-aims-to-tackle-ukraines-single-biggest-cash-cow-of-political-corruption\/\">Customs reform<\/a> remains a key priority for Ukrainian businesses, with the selection of a new head of the State Customs Service through a transparent process expected by June 2025, in line with Ukraine\u2019s IMF commitments.<\/p>\n<p>These findings come from a survey conducted by the NGO Technology of Progress and research firm Gradus, which polled 75 owners, executives, and senior managers of medium and large businesses across Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the results, 39% of respondents said the quality of customs services had remained unchanged in 2024, while 17% noted a deterioration in performance.<\/p>\n<p>The full report is available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/s8887667.sendpul.se\/sl\/NDk2MTMxMg==\/a1839d9b722f982089752efb939a4ad92e258s9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-war-latest-trump-says-he-will-meet-zelensky-on-feb-28-in-washington-to-sign-agreement-on-minerals\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Ukraine war latest: Trump says he will meet Zelensky on Feb. 28 in Washington to sign agreement on minerals<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">Key developments on Feb. 26: * Trump says he will meet Zelensky on Feb. 28 in Washington to sign agreement on minerals * No security guarantees in US minerals deal, to be discussed later, Zelensky says * US, Russia to meet again tomorrow in Istanbul, Lavrov says * No sanctions relief for Russia\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">The Kyiv Independent news desk<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2201520423-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in its entirety and distribute them further. The content was made available to us through the rss mechanism<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15\/\">Original Content<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This is issue 15 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak\u2019s weekly &#8220;Ukraine Reforms Tracker&#8221; covering events from Feb. 17\u2013Feb. 23, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks and soft commitments with the IMF Parliament set<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15\/\"> [&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1152,1],"tags":[1989,1503,1500,1501,66,2,1502],"class_list":["post-3129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kyivindependent","category-news","tag-1989","tag-issue","tag-reforms","tag-tracker","tag-ukraine","tag-usersbook","tag-weekly"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15 - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-15\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly \u2014 Issue 15 - News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Editor\u2019s note: This is issue 15 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak\u2019s weekly &#8220;Ukraine Reforms Tracker&#8221; covering events from Feb. 17\u2013Feb. 23, 2025. 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