Here is how Ukraine can finally prosecute top-corrupt officials
On 6 March 2019, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) announced the results of the competition to…
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Recent events of the new reforms in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s largest civil society reform coalition marks fifth anniversary, braces for elections
The first Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR) gathering took place in January 2014 amid the Euromaidan protests just…
Constitutional Court of Ukraine cancels liability for illegal enrichment, striking down anticorruption progress
The question of fighting corruption rose to the top of Ukraine’s agenda after the Euromaidan revolution. Civil society…
Five years after Euromaidan, 227 judges who persecuted activists keep their seats
On 20 February, family members of those protesters who died during the Revolution of Dignity (the “Heavenly Hundred”)…
Work of Ukraine’s Health Ministry unblocked, but Suprun still under threat of dismissal
After Ukraine’s acting Health Minister Uliana Suprun was suspended by a court decision on 5 February, the consequences…
Sudden dismissal of Ukrainian Public Broadcaster Chief: political, or apolitical reasons?
The abrupt dismissal of the Ukrainian Public Broadcaster director Zurab Alasania has raised a media fury in Ukraine,…
Ukrainian court suspends duties of reform-minded acting Health Minister Uliana Suprun. What gives?
On 5 February, Kyiv’s District Administrative Court forbade Uliana Suprun, hailed by many as one of the few…
Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine: so far, so good, but dangers lie ahead
The participation of international experts in the process of creating the anti-corruption court was a demand of Ukraine’s…
Fifty shades of Ukrainian populism: Tymoshenko, Zelenskyi, and the Chiaroscuro principle
The three-month campaign leading up to the spring presidential elections officially started on 31 December 2018. According to…
Saving Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Court: international experts filter candidates, facing roadblocks from old system
Ukraine made a huge step in the fight against corruption when it adopted the law on the creation…
Ukraine’s Eurointegration drags feet without EU membership perspectives
Signing the Association Agreement with the European Union was a true breakthrough. The agreement was two-part—the political segment…
David and Goliath of Ukraine’s judiciary: new civic society watchdog to face old problems with the system
During the last year, the difference between the views of civil society and representatives of the government, including…
The ups and downs of Ukraine’s fight against corruption
Since the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-14, Ukraine has made unprecedented steps in the fight against corruption. However,…
The tops should get rid of corruption, not us, say ordinary Ukrainians
The researchers confirmed that corruption usually gets to the top of the list of Ukraine’s major problems. In…
Court reinstates Ukraine’s highest-profile corruption suspect as Fiscal Service chief
On December 11 Ukrainian society was hit by the news of Roman Nasirov, ex-head of the State Fiscal…
Despite common poverty, rural Ukraine and rural Belarus now two different worlds, Lavnikevych says
Many people make the mistake of judging countries on the basis of life in the capital cities, but…
5 months after legal start of Anti-Corruption Court, how close is Ukraine to prosecuting its top-corrupts?
The launch of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is a huge step forward for Ukraine. The country's civil…
The Court – Euromaidan Press documentary on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court
The fight for its creation was not easy. President Petro Poroshenko, the author of Ukraine’s judicial reform, resisted…
Two years of judicial reform in Ukraine were faked, money wasted – civil society watchdog
The reform was initiated by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. After the Euromaidan revolution, a number of laws on…
Ukraine may lose key new investigative institution to obsessment with anti-corruption agenda
A new law enforcement institution is to be created in Ukraine for the purposes of tackling problems related…