Overview
- OECD Secretary‑General Matias Cormann visited Kyiv and met senior officials on Tuesday to hand over new OECD reviews of infrastructure, public governance and justice.
- Ukraine formally submitted an updated letter requesting OECD membership during the visit and officials said they expect member states to decide this year on issuing a roadmap to start negotiations.
- The OECD’s anti‑corruption and integrity assessment rated Ukraine above the OECD average in areas such as corruption prevention, judicial integrity and political finance transparency.
- Ukrainian leaders said the reviews confirm years of institutional reforms and will feed into EU and OECD accession benchmarks, especially rules on judiciary vetting and public ethics.
- Discussions also focused on war damage to civilians and energy and the need to mobilize international finance for reconstruction, with OECD findings used to shape recovery planning.