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Order Transferring the Control and Supervision of the Privatization Branch and the Corporate Services Branch of the Offices of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs to the Department of Finance and the Regulatory Affairs Branch to the Secretariat of the Tr

Order Revoking the Designation of the Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs as a Department and the Deputy Minister of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs as a Department and the Deputy Minister of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs as Deputy

36. Expresses concern about the state of the Ukrainian economy and the overall financial situation of the country; takes note of the mild progress reported on the stabilisation of economic performance; commends the landmark debt-relief deal reached by Ukraine with its creditors in September 2015; recalls that the international community, in particular the EU, European-based international financial institutions, the IMF and individual country donors, have pledged an unprecedented amount of around EUR 20 billion; its disbursement needs to be strictly linked to tangible progress in reforms, benchmarks and timelines in implementation; d ...[+++]eregulation and de-monopolisation of the economy must continue to be a priority, as well as further regulatory reforms, genuine privatisation, fiscal reforms, enhancing transparency and creating a favourable investment climate; welcomes the recently established Better Regulation Delivery Office, which is to serve this purpose; calls for the active involvement of the expert community in Ukraine as well as experts from the EU to contribute by providing independent expertise and by monitoring the process of the reform implementation;

14. Welcomes the government’s commitment to fight against corruption and organised crime, as being crucial for Serbia’s EU integration process; stresses the importance of strengthening independent institutions in the fight against corruption, in particular the Anti-Corruption Agency and Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, and improving inter-agency coordination; calls on the authorities to finalise the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2012-2016 and corresponding Action Plan and to ensure that the Anti-Corruption Agency plays an important role in their implementation as an independent body; emphasises that political will is crucial for establishing a solid track record of investigation and conviction for high-profile corruption cases, including the 24 cont ...[+++]roversial privatisations, and hopes that the special and proactive role of the First Deputy Prime Minister in this area will yield results;

− I shall take responsibility for raising this matter again in the Bureau, even though you know that some regulatory powers are taken away from the Bureau and exercised via coordination of the group chairmen, but whoever’s job it is to decide, if it is ridiculous, it will remain ridiculous, it will certainly not change.

The office for the fight against corruption and organised crime continues to be active and has issued indictments and secured verdicts – notably in the Croatian Privatisation Fund (Maestro) case - in some important cases.