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Katarína Mathernová

Katarína Mathernová has served as the European Union Ambassador to Ukraine since September 2023. Previously, she was the Deputy Director-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission starting in 2015, a role in which she also led the Support Group for Ukraine.

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EU Ambassador to Ukraine: Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts mark a decade of transformation

by Katarína Mathernová
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity. A decade ago, thousands of Ukrainians united to protest a government that sidelined the will of the people to serve its own interests. This revolution ignited a transformative journey toward a European future and a Ukrainian society where the virus of corruption does not go untreated. Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, the European Union and Ukraine can acknowledge the progress made over the past 10 years in fighting c