EU anti–corruption policy: key elements, focus on sustainable development, lessons for Ukraine

The subject of the study – anti–corruption policy of the EU and Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to study the key problems of the EU policy on the prevention of corruption manifestations for the implementation of the relevant analytical results in the development of recommendations for adjusting the anti–corruption policy of Ukraine. Research methodology – methods of analysis and synthesis (in the systematizing the legal and organizational foundations of the EU anti–corruption policy); method of comparison (in assessing the level of corruption in European countries and Ukraine); method of analogy (when making recommendations for adjusting the anti–corruption policy of Ukraine). Results of the work – The article examines the organizational and legal mechanism for implementing the anti–corruption policy of the European Union. The definition of corruption adopted in the EU is given. Examples of implementation of successful practices in the field of prevention and fight against corruption in a number of European countries are given. It is noted that corruption is one of the most destructive social phenomena, which hinders the sustainable development of any state, the efficiency of public administration and the functioning of social institutions. At the same time, corruption has the greatest negative impact on socio–economic development in developing countries, including Ukraine. It is noted that the experience of countries that have succeeded in combating corruption is useful for Ukraine in terms of: political will, the formation of citizens’ conscious negative attitude to corruption, non–declarative nature of the rule of law, as well as constant monitoring and control of non–governmental public organizations. Application of results: international economics, public administration Conclusions. The implementation of the EU anti–corruption policy is complicated by the multi–level nature of the adoption of countermeasures, the lack of clarity in the interpretation of the definition of corruption, and the uneven effectiveness of anti–corruption measures taken in different EU countries. For Ukraine, as the experience of the EU countries shows, anti–corruption policy should become an integral part of domestic policy