Ukraine’s struggle to overcome corrupt courts illustrates why Western judicial model does not work in post-Soviet states
Note: This interview was taken before the launch of the judiciary reform on 14 July 2021. Halyna Chyzhyk…
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Recent events of the new reforms in Ukraine.
Eventful week in Ukraine: “eternal” minister resigns, judicial reform kicks off, IT bill adopted, cannabis bill fails
Contents Ukraine has a new Minister of Internal Affairs G7 and the EU congratulate Ukrainian move towards the…
“Historical event” as Ukraine finally adopts all legislation for judicial reform
After years of tribulations, struggles, and setbacks, the Ukrainian parliament finally adopted all the legislation that will, at…
Ukraine’s Prime Minister sees civil society as a key reform partner
“Creating conditions for the development of civil society is a priority for the government of Ukraine. Today’s event…
Activists continue fight to save unique Ukrainian mountain ridge from green energy project
Ecology was never a priority in the Soviet Union or post-Soviet Ukraine, where profit has always been the…
Good bye, USSR: Ukrainians take true ownership of their condos
Now things are changing in the nation’s mindset. Since 1995, and especially from 2014, more than 33,000 associations…
“So many Swedish investors opened start-ups in Ukraine” – Sweden’s ambassador on business climate and reforms
The first part about his attitude to Ukrainian culture, the Swedish approach to work as a Chair of…
Ukraine finally launches reform of Security Service. And human rights activists are worried
NATO membership is among the priorities of Ukrainian foreign policy, supported by the majority of Ukrainians and even…
How Ukraine can tame its “judicial mafia”
“Judicial mafia” is a phrase often heard these days in connection with Ukraine’s judges and bodies of judicial…
Services in Ukrainian by default: new phase of language law sparks debate
Contents Current situation with Ukrainian: spoken at home but still often unpopular in public Informal language discrimination stronger…
Protests as plagiarist, Yanukovych crony appointed Ukrainian education minister
The epoch of Zelenskyy’s presidency and his single majority in the Parliament has been marked by turbulence in…
Former Canadian Ambassador defines “top 10 mistakes” in Ukrainian reforms
“Western people often think that they understand everything about Ukraine... I do not rule out that the main…
Five steps for successful reforms and unification of Ukraine addressed at Re: Open Zakarpattia Forum
Overall, the region is located in the heart of Europe geographically, bordering Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Therefore,…
Seven years after Euromaidan: how much has Ukraine progressed?
The 16th annual conference by Kyiv Dialogue, an independent German-Ukrainian platform for intensified dialogue between the countries, was…
Ukraine ponders ways to stop “legal terrorists” in Constitutional Court
[boxright] READ ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION HERE: Constitutional Court torpedoes Ukraine’s anti-corruption reform [/boxright] Ukraine finds itself…
(Anti-)Constitutional Court of Ukraine: why it declares the best reforms unconstitutional instead of protecting the Constitution
Generally, all democracies have the function of a constitutional judiciary, which checks whether the law complies with the…
Constitutional Court torpedoes Ukraine’s anti-corruption reform
"Should there be life imprisonment for large-scale corruption?" asked President Zelenskyy in a controversial unofficial poll held on…
Ukraine breaks its duck with new election rules, and the results are heartening
The main novelty of the new Electoral Code, adopted in July 2019 and amended last summer, are open…
Ukrainian local elections: Stability of local elites and Zelenskyy’s crushing defeat
Contents Kyiv Kharkiv Odesa Lviv Scandals and violations during the elections Preliminary results according to exit polls The…
As local elections approach, Ukraine’s national battle for reforms continues
Contents Oligarchs re-entrenching themselves back into politics Ukraine's local elections priority for the EU "No reasons to worry,"…