Will Ukraine ever get a new Election Code to improve lackluster politics? Society doesn’t give up
Election reform is one of the most needed, yet protracted changes in Ukraine. In 2014 both society and…
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Highly anticipated Anti-Corruption Court prepares for launch in three months
Establishing the High Anti-Corruption Court has been one of Ukraine’s major recent successes in the battle against corruption.…
Will Ukraine’s new government spend savings, or continue responsible economic policies?
Uncertain statements regarding the cooperation with the IMF and the need to cooperate It’s common for all states…
Five years of Poroshenko’s presidency: main achievements and failures
Army capable of fighting, well-equipped, skilled, and experienced The corruption in the state defense industry scandalously exposed by…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Why are only three Ukrainian top-corruptionaires behind bars?
The slow pace of reforms and lack of fruitful results in fighting corruption in Ukraine often overshadow all…
Prominent Slovak economist about why & how Ukraine differs from Poland & Slovakia
- Ukraine is a country that’s wasting its potential... and it has enormous potential! For example, in 1992,…
How the Ukrainian government tries to stop its main changemakers
Ukraine is once again entering a difficult phase - pre-election time. In 2019, Ukrainians will vote for both…
Stop building the nation, start modernizing it – Ukrainian history Prof. Hrytsak
Four years after the Euromaidan Revolution, many people are wondering what it changed, and what it brought Ukraine.…
All legal hurdles are passed. Let the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine begin
At the start of summer 2018, the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine picked up speed. Discussions…
IMF demands Ukraine amend Anti-Corruption Court law before resuming loans
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) passed the bill which launches the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court. The law regulating…
Ukraine’s new Anti-Corruption Court law could let some top-corrupts get away
On 7 June 2018, the Ukrainian Parliament passed the bill on the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court. 317…
EU’s unity on Ukraine under threat by slow pace of reforms in Kyiv
Council conclusions on Ukraine are being blocked, the biggest group in the European Parliament has openly threatened to…
Ukraine’s photogenic “new cops” went viral, but the real police reform is yet to start
Plans to transform the law enforcement bloc in Ukraine were up in the air immediately after the success…