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…
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Decentralization — a true success story from Ukraine
Decentralization is often said to be one of Ukraine’s most successful reforms. And with good reason.
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…
Referendums on controversial issues can undermine Ukraine’s unity – Tkachuk
In addition, Ukraine is a neighbor of the largest state in terms of territory - the Russian Federation,…
Decentralization: the mortal threat to Ukraine’s entrenched elites
In April 2014, Ukraine launched its decentralization reform. So far it is believed to be the most successful…
Decentralization reform can be Ukraine’s success, if it doesn’t stop halfway
What is reform? It’s not an adopted legislation or a governmental act. It’s not a successful public procurement,…
Only ‘de-Muscovization’ can save Russia from disaster, Eidman says
Vladimir Putin’s regime is “ideologically close” to the right-wing populism now sweeping the West in its “xenophobia, isolationism…
Decentralization as a remedy for bad governance in Ukraine | #UAreforms
For decades Ukraine has suffered from the inefficient administration of its regions, and their subsequent political and financial dependence…
Is Ukraine about to face ‘a parade of sovereignties’?
In the early 1990s, the Russian Federation faced what came to be known as “a parade of sovereignties”…
Moscow-forced decentralization of Ukraine seen involving real risks
Many Ukrainians in the regions fear that decentralization will allow oligarchic clans to take control in some places…
Ukrainian MP Hanna Hopko on the controversial decentralization vote
Monday, August 31 was marked with violent clashes in Kyiv over a key decentralization reform vote in the Ukrainian…
Ukraine’s decentralization and Donbas “special status”: what you need to know
On Monday, August 31, clashes erupted at a protest against decentralization law outside Ukraine’s parliament. Key opposition figures…
Decentralization bill sent to Ukraine’s Constitutional Court
The Verkhovna Rada voted on Thursday, July 16, to send President Poroshenko's bill to amend the Constitution regarding laws…