Public Procurement and Ukraine’s path to the EU: key takeaways from the panel at the 10th anniversary of Prozorro

At the forum marking the 10th anniversary of Prozorro, Oleksandr Shatkovskyi, Senior Legal Expert of the EU4PFM Procurement Component, moderated a panel discussion on Ukraine’s European integration reforms in public procurement.

Together with Mykhaylo Mokhnia, Acting Head of the Public Procurement Department at the Ministry of Economy and Environment, and Ivan Lakhtionov, Deputy Executive Director of Transparency International Ukraine, experts discussed Ukraine’s progress, remaining challenges and priorities on the path towards EU membership.

The panellists noted that the past year has seen more systemic progress in public procurement than several previous years combined. At the same time, substantial work remains to ensure the effective implementation of the reforms.

Key achievements over the past year include:

• the adoption of a new version of the Law “On Public Procurement”
• the inclusion of a dedicated section on public procurement in the new Anti-Corruption Strategy
• the adoption of a roadmap to strengthen oversight of public procurement.

Oleksandr Shatkovskyi also presented the key recommendations of the European Commission, which the Government has formally recognised as Ukraine’s commitments under the National Programme for the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation to EU Law, approved in April 2026. These include:

• developing amendments to, or a new version of, the Law “On Defence Procurement”
• prioritising the use of automated risk indicators for monitoring by the State Audit Service of Ukraine immediately after tenders are announced, helping to prevent violations at an early stage;
• preparing amendments to the Code of Administrative Court Procedure to enable the courts to expedite the review of Antimonopoly Committee decisions on procurement appeals and State Audit Service monitoring findings.

Mykhaylo Mokhnia provided a brief overview of the Ministry of Economy’s work to implement the new Law “On Public Procurement” and emphasised the importance of preparing and adopting, by the end of 2026, a new Public Procurement Development Strategy for 2027–2030.

Ivan Lakhtionov reaffirmed the readiness of Transparency International Ukraine and the civil society to support European integration reforms in public procurement, including through cooperation with EU4PFM.

The event was held with the support of the Procurement Component of the EU4PFM Programme.