Venice Commission, G7 slam Ukraine’s financial disclosure bills for NGOs & activists
In the last week, Ukraine’s legislation obliging anti-corruption activists to submit e-declarations on their assets on par with…
Military base instead of a resort: Crimea four years after the occupation
On 16 March 2014, Russia established its illegal rule in Crimea by holding a so-called referendum. In the…
Government vs civil society in Ukraine: e-declarations for anti-corruption activists still not withdrawn
It has been almost a year since the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, declared war on activists fighting corruption…
Two photographers recreate bloodiest days of Euromaidan with virtual reality
Oleksii Furman and Serhiy Polezhaka are two friends and photographers who set the goal to show the world…
Ukraine’s flawed judicial reform is stalling justice for slain Euromaidaners
It is now four years after the tragic culmination of the Euromaidan Revolution. During 18-21 February 2014, dozens…
Kyiv artist creates gadgets that can read your mind
When Ukraine makes the international headlines, it is mostly related to the war in Donbas, anti-corruption battles, and…
Ukraine’s new state coal giant – reform conduit or corruption sinkhole?
On 6 December 2017 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine created a new coal giant – the National Coal…
Ukrainian journalists reveal Poroshenko’s secret luxury Christmas vacation
The whole last week, Ukrainian society has been debating the secret luxury Christmas vacation of President Petro Poroshenko…
Saakashvili in Ukraine: revolutionary, Kremlin agent, or Poroshenko’s project?
The story of the political activity of Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili in Ukraine is diverse and ambivalent. Some…
Ukraine marks the 100th anniversary of independence of Ukrainian People’s Republic
On January 22, Ukraine marks two significant historical dates. On this day in 1918, the Ukrainian People’s Republic…
EU criticizes Poroshenko’s Anti-Corruption Court bill, hints at suspending visa-free travel
The European Union officially criticized Ukraine’s Presidential Administration over submitted the bill on the High Anti-Corruption Court submitted…
EU and Ukraine argue over timber exports while Carpathians become disaster area
The path to European integration hasn’t easy for Ukraine. Last month, the EU sent the Ukrainian government a…
Why a Potemkin “competition” to the Constitutional Court may drag Ukraine back to Yanukovych’s times
The run-up to holidays in Ukraine is traditionally a time to make important decisions, and this New Year’s…
Will Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Court be another imitation of reforms?
During the last week of 2017, the text of the bill on the creation of the High Anti-Corruption…