As local elections approach, Ukraine’s national battle for reforms continues
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Recent events of the new reforms in Ukraine.
Ukrainian MPs endanger independence of key anti-corruption body and country’s international support
On 17 September, Ukrainian MPs voted for a decision that puts international financial support for the country under…
Decentralization in Ukraine is already an economic success
Decentralization in Ukraine implies two important results for long-term economic growth: (1) more local taxes being paid and…
Why post-Euromaidan anti-corruption reform in Ukraine is still a success
The creation of the new anti-corruption institutions in the country started in 2015. Amongst the first was the…
Decentralization — a true success story from Ukraine
Decentralization is often said to be one of Ukraine’s most successful reforms. And with good reason.
Poland detains ex-Ukrainian road agency chief on money laundering charges
The Polish prosecutor's office said the detention was the result of an international investigation conducted by a joint…
Corrupt and biased judges still pollute Ukraine’s judiciary; Zelenskyy’s reform will not fix this
The Ukrainian judiciary has gone through several reform processes during the last six years. Nevertheless, it probably remains…
Reforms in Ukraine are increasingly stagnant, experts say
On the eve of the Smolii resignation, the Transatlantic Task Force on Ukraine – a project led by…
Ukraine’s Central Bank chief resigns in protest of demands to “print money,” raise inflation, and devaluate hryvnia
Ukraine’s Central Bank (NBU, Natsionalnyi Bank Ukrayiny) was built in 1911, before the Soviet era; unlike all the…
There is now hope for Ukraine’s roads
Disclaimer: despite widespread perceptions, Ukraine's traffic-related mortality rate is relatively low on the world scale. Yet, it is…
Ukraine’s ambitious health reform now hangs by a thread
In his 4 May video address, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he can not allow the implementation…
The politics of reform: Saakashvili’s Odesa mission
Georgia’s former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has accepted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to chair the Executive Committee of…
Problems in the Ukrainian military food-supply system: Coronavirus or symptom of slowdown in reforms?
On March 1, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MOD) reported that all combat units and some small garrisons…
Moratorium on land sales no more: how Ukraine’s land market will operate with the new law
The effect of the land reform regulations for the Ukrainian market After the land market law was adopted…
Experts question future of Ukrainian judiciary as court cancels judicial reform
Last week the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) adopted its decision on the law 193-IX, which envisaged the…
Ukraine’s judicial reform stumbles with odd Constitutional Court rulings
In 2016, the judicial reform of then-president Petro Poroshenko saw higher courts being liquidated, among them the old…
10 successes of Ukraine in 2019 you don’t know about but should
It has become a tradition at the beginning of each new year to look back at the successes…
Impeachment, MP immunity, plastic bag ban, and Constitutional amendments. Ukraine’s latest major laws
On 23 December, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill that grants the status of combatants and provides social…
Ukrainian MPs strengthened their immunity from prosecution by adopting a bill meant to lift it
This demand was caused by the public's low trust in the parliament. For many years, Ukrainian politicians had…
Ukrainian government sets ambitious goals for privatization of state enterprises
Whether it be due to bad memories from the 1990s or fear for the future, there is no…