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Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko deserves some credit for setting up the anti-corruption court - but Kiev's dirty money flows through London and other European tax havens (Photo: president.gov.ua)

Will Europe help or hinder Ukraine in corruption fight?

On June 7, Ukraine finally adopted a law on an Anti-Corruption Court (ACC).

Credit should be given to Ukraine's civil society, the EU, the International Monetary Fund and Western governments which applied pressure on the Ukrainian government and parliament.

But, the massive vote for an ACC could not have happened without the support of President Petro Poroshenko whose parliamentary coalition provided the bulk of the votes.

The logic for the creation of an ACC is straightfo...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko deserves some credit for setting up the anti-corruption court - but Kiev's dirty money flows through London and other European tax havens (Photo: president.gov.ua)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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