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Poroshenko had a frank conversation with business representatives
27.05.2015 11:54 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko took part in the European Business Association and American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Forum «President and Business: Frank Dialogue», President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports
As to the report, Poroshenko informed national and foreign businessmen on practical steps in the implementation of reforms aimed at the renewal of the country in the framework of the Association Agreement with the EU.
As to the President, one of the most important steps is struggle against corruption adoption of a package of anti-corruption laws, transparent election of Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, establishment of the National Agency on Preventing Corruption that is to start functioning by autumn.
Another important step is the implementation of judicial reform. A real step that will regain trust in the judicial power will be the introduction of open selection of judges, purification of the system from corrupt judges, abolition of their immunity. «We must substitute significant part of judicial staff and make punishment inevitable. We do not need judicial and deputy immunity in conditions of democracy,» Poroshenko emphasized.
The President also highlighted the inevitability of «eliminating old corruption schemes» in the tax sphere. «The authorities have been using tax pits for 20 years. Everyone knew that and everyone said that we can do nothing with it. I believe we can. And we will demonstrate that,» Poroshenko admitted.
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