On Sept. 2, Law No. 3293-IX on the corporate governance of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) went into effect after it was published in one of the official newspapers, Holos Ukrayiny. According to YouControl, the procedure to end Main Pipelines of Ukraine (MGU) as a legal entity began on Sept. 5. The shares of MGU are held by the Energy Ministry.
The OECD Secretariat to assess a key draft law regarding the corporate governance of SOEs. On Aug. 10, lawmaker Dmytro Natalukha of President Volodymyr Zelensky's ruling Servant of the People Party and chair of the Economic Development Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, announced that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretariat will offer its opinion on Draft Law No. 5593-d. Draft Law No. 5593-d is aimed at significantly improving corporate governance of SOEs.
An investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday chose a measure of restraint for the former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Andriy Pyvovarsky, suspected of abuse of power and official position, which caused more than $30 million in losses to the state.
The former Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine and his former first deputy received a notice of suspicion of abuse of power and official position, which caused the state more than $30 million in damage, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reports.