Balancing the books: Plugging the hole in Ukraine’s deficit | #UAreforms
In 2014 Ukraine’s economy was in dire straits. Years of mismanagement, revolutionary turmoil and the upheaval in the…
Banks, business and trade: chaos and opportunity in Ukraine | #UAreforms
Both partnerships are leading to infrastructure investment projects and Ukraine has been eager to pursue development of the…
Revitalized and re-energized: Ukraine’s energy reform success | #UAreforms
For a long time corruption in Ukraine’s energy industry was the great nemesis of all reform efforts. Since…
Making a miracle: Ukraine’s untapped economic potential | #UAreforms
In recent years Ukraine’s economy has become a byword for cronyism, oligarchic control and levels of corruption which…
Turning East? French involvement in Ukraine
On 21 November 2013, the Ukrainian president V. Yanykovych decided to suspend the negotiations on the Association Agreement…
Ukraine’s judicial reform: plus ça change | #UAreforms
The good news is that the last two years have seen a great deal of change and reform in…
3 reasons to be optimistic about Ukraine’s battle for better bureaucracy | #UAreforms
It is a sad fact that government without a capable, professional and impartial administrative bureaucracy is highly unlikely to…
Sanctions should be the EU’s response to the “suspension” of the Mejlis
The self-proclaimed prosecutor of Crimea Nataliya Poklonskaya decided not to wait for the predictable decision of the "court"…
Why Ukraine needs a technocratic government | #UAreforms
Civil service reforms should be pushed further and truly meritocratic criteria for promotion and employment must be established.…
Oligarchs: good old buddies who own Ukraine | #UAreforms
An analysis by Novoye Vremya journalist Kristina Berdynskykh found that the oligarch Dmytro Firtash had political representatives in…
Dutch diplomat to Ukrainians: do not feel discouraged, with time you will prove your critics wrong
The referendum in my country rejecting the EU Association agreement with your country must have raised some bitter…
Garry Kasparov: A referendum on the values of Europe
On April 6, the Netherlands will vote in a referendum to approve the Association Agreement between the European Union…
Open letter to the Dutch Prime Minister: do not give into populism
Dear Prime Minister Rutte, I am writing this open letter as a European citizen, believing in the unity…
Meet the man who organized 72 rallies in support of Nadiya Savchenko | #FormulaOfAction
The sky looks grey. It's raining. That kind of thin and soft rain that lies like a heavy…