'Macro-corruption' in Ukraine has been eradicated – Yatseniuk
Ukraine has passed its toughest anti-corruption laws, which has made it possible to eradicate corruption at the macro level, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk claims.
"The president and the government launched anti-corruption legislation two months ago. This is the toughest approach," he said at a conference at the European Policy Centre in Brussels on Tuesday.
Yatseniuk said Ukraine had succeeded vs. 'macro-level corruption.'
"For the first time we've got direct contracts between [Ukrainian oil and gas giant NJSC] Naftogaz and European companies. Neither bribes nor shadowy schemes," he said.
At the same time, he said much remains to be done at the micro level, where the government plans to tackle problems through de-regulation, among other things.
"The less regulation is used, the weaker corruption becomes," he said.
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