Ukraine is now an EU candidate. What happens now? When will it become a member?
Contents EU candidate status was not granted to Ukraine because of the war, yet on special termsSeven steps…
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Recent events of the new reforms in Ukraine.
How Zelenskyy effectively sabotages judiciary reform in Ukraine
Contents What are the problems?Some progress expected with the creation of the Ethical CouncilPresident effectively maintaining personal control…
As derailing of anti-graft prosecutor appointment continues, panel members appeal to Prosecutor General
The saga to appoint Ukraine's chief anti-corruption prosecutor continues as the (ANTAC) reports new attempts to derail the…
Ukraine’s anti-corruption prosecutor selection now invalidated by scandalous court
The day before the final stage of the crucial selection of Ukraine's new anti-corruption prosecutor on 21 December,…
Selection of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor delayed yet again, raising suspicions of sabotage
After briefly going forward, the selection of Ukraine's chief anti-corruption prosecutor is once again delayed, which has reform…
While conducting judiciary reform, Zelenskyy (mis)appoints corrupt judges
The problem According to the law, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) selects and conducts qualification assessments…
President’s Office plans to falsify selection of anti-corruption prosecutor, watchdog claims
The Kyiv-based Anti-Corruption Center, an anti-graft watchdog, says it has proof that the President's Office plans to falsify…
What everyday corruption looks like in Ukraine and how reforms stop it
Contents Sources of daily corruptionFive success stories that have reduced commonplace corruption in Ukraine1998. Simplified tax system for…
Ukraine’s banking sector: scandals, fraud & growing threats to cooperation with IMF
The IMF has provided Ukraine with a $700 million tranche, but this should not be seen as a…
Big privatization reform in Ukraine gains momentum with first auction
Contents A thorny way to privatization Results of 2018-2021 small-scale privatizationLarge-scale privatization unleashedThe heavy burden of factory Bolshevik…
Ukrainian language slowly yet steadily displaces Russian in Ukraine
Language was always a cornerstone of Ukraine’s national identity, along with Ukrainian aspirations for individual and national freedom…
Ukraine holds first-ever confiscation of illegal assets
The High Anti-Corruption Court was established on 11 April 2019. It was created specifically to consider cases of…
Zelenskyy’s new anti-oligarch law: populism or the real thing?
On 23 September, the Ukrainian parliament passed law №5599 on de-oligarchization. It sets criteria for determining who oligarchs…
Corruption and oligarchs still endanger Ukraine, European Court of Auditors report says
Grand corruption and state capture are still widely spread in Ukraine, and EU support and measures have not…
8 of Europe’s 10 dirtiest coal power plants are in Ukraine
Contents Global trendsThe dirtiest power plants in EuropeUkraine meets international regulations of EU Energy UnionOligarchs behind the pollutionRead…
“Banksters” vs Ukraine-IMF cooperation: only one can stay
Since 2014, Ukrainian society has undergone important changes. Some of them can be considered irreversible, others - stable…
Europe’s Amazonia will be lost if Poland, Ukraine and Belarus implement E40 waterway
Since 2017, the Stop E40 public campaign has been ongoing in protest of plans by the Polish, Ukrainian,…
The post-Soviet oligarchy and how it shaped national state politics | 30 Years of Freedom, p.2
Contents Lithuania, Latvia, EstoniaLand privatizationMoldovaBelarusGeorgiaRussiaUkraineGood and bad oligarchsThe last stepLithuania, Latvia, Estonia Van Voren: Of course, you have…
Ukrainian dissident Marynovych: “Ukrainians are still making their way through the desert, searching for their Mount Sinai…”
- If we go back 30 years in history, could you, a prisoner of the communist regime, have…
30 years of independence: how Ukraine’s political landscape changed
Contents The childhood: Communists, birth of oligarchsTeenage years: censorship, Orange revolution, and decadenceBecoming mature: Euromaidan revolution, birth of…