Army capable of fighting, well-equipped, skilled, and experienced The corruption in the state defense industry scandalously exposed by the Bihus.info journalist investigation served a devastating blow to all the anti-corruption and...
On 6 March 2019, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) announced the results of the competition to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HAC) and to the Supreme Court (SC). 8 candidates whom civil society organizations had...
The first Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR) gathering took place in January 2014 amid the Euromaidan protests just after the Ukrainian Parliament had passed the so-called dictatorship laws forbidding street protest, free media,...
The question of fighting corruption rose to the top of Ukraine’s agenda after the Euromaidan revolution. Civil society started to search for ways to do this, and its voice was strong. Just after the revolution, politicians who came to...
On 20 February, family members of those protesters who died during the Revolution of Dignity (the “Heavenly Hundred”) gathered near the offices of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), to demand the dismissal of the...
After Ukraine’s acting Health Minister Uliana Suprun was suspended by a court decision on 5 February, the consequences were manifold. First, the work of the crucial ministry was blocked. Second, the problems in Ukraine’s judiciary were...
The abrupt dismissal of the Ukrainian Public Broadcaster director Zurab Alasania has raised a media fury in Ukraine, with accusations ranging from censorship to state coercion prior to elections. Alasania had many critics, who claim that...
On 5 February, Kyiv’s District Administrative Court forbade Uliana Suprun, hailed by many as one of the few truly reform-minded public servants left in Ukraine, to perform her duties of acting Health Minister. The decision not only...
The participation of international experts in the process of creating the anti-corruption court was a demand of Ukraine’s western partners and civil society. Their task was to check the candidates integrity and professionalism. The...
The three-month campaign leading up to the spring presidential elections officially started on 31 December 2018. According to current polls, no single candidate stands out. Among leading candidates, however, most can be classified as...
Does the Hybrid War actually work? In the aftermath of the first round of the presidential election in Ukraine, that question has become more relevant than ever. Additionally, it triggers the need for new predictions for 2019 and beyond....
