Poroshenko just like Yanukovych? Yes and no
Three years have passed since Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated as President of Ukraine. Only two years of his…
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Smear campaign against Ukrainian anti-corruption NGO intensifies. Is the state involved?
The war against anti-corruption activists intensified in Ukraine. And its methods are now so convoluted that it is…
Swedish ambassador: Ukraine’s reforms easier to see from outside
Ukraine’s path of post-Euromaidan revolution transformation can be still described in two words - “zrada” (betrayal) and “peremoha”…
Only Ukraine’s success can influence positive development of Russia – Lithuania’s ex-Prime Minister
Putin is very much afraid of Ukraine becoming a successful country, so he keeps Ukraine busy with the low-level…
Reform to deoligarchize Ukrainian politics reaps first results
President Petro Poroshenko stated that the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine would only benefit the Kremlin and will…
Supporting transparency or fighting it? New law on assets declarations for NGOs raises scandal in Ukraine
When the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine won and the tyrant President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country in 2014,…
Ukraine’s judiciary reform: 5 things to know | #UAreforms
Reform of judiciary has been one of the most demanded changes since Ukraine's very independence in 1991. It…
Here’s how Ukraine can start playing hardball in foreign policy
25 years after obtaining independence and three years into a military conflict with Russia, Ukraine is still conducting…
Healthcare reform in Ukraine under attack of old mafia clans
Healthcare in Ukraine is a paradox. On the one hand, the country has produced world-famous surgeons like Mykola…
To make Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms irreversible, keep up the international pressure #UAreforms
The question to which extent Ukraine has progressed in fighting corruption and how much more needs to be…
Ukraine’s fight against corruption, explained
1. Ukrainians still perceive corruption as one of the country’s biggest problems. 2016 Global Corruption Barometer survey from…
Ukraine’s elite-exposing e-declarations, explained | #UAreforms
The anti-corruption drive in Ukraine has had top state officials expose their wealth in electronic declarations submitted on…
Who are the EU leaders and slackers in supporting Ukraine’s reforms?
The EU Council on Foreign Relations examines how EU countries are supporting Ukraine's reforms in a report from…
Meet Maxim Nefyodov: how Ukrainian geeks tackle corruption in public procurement
One day in September 2013, when Maksym Nefyodov, a managing partner at the investment firm Icon Private Equity,…
Post-Soviet states built the Soviet-style caricature of capitalism, Ukrainian commentator says
There are many reasons citizens of the post-Soviet states are unhappy with their current situation and look to…
Ukraine’s officials jeopardize electronic declaration of assets once again | #UAreforms
According to the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC), the system of electronic declaration of public…
New law may be the end of oligarch-controlled politics in Ukraine | #UAreforms
On 1 July 2016, the Law on Prevention and Counteraction to Political Corruption (2123a) came in force. Many believe…
Reversing Ukraine’s brain drain: mission possible? #UAreforms
Only underfunded? When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, Ukraine had the second largest scientific potential of…
The successes and downfalls of Ukraine’s war against corruption
“Corruption” is a word that is strongly associated with Ukraine, the country holding the 130th place (out of 168)…
Pursuit of judicial reform in Ukraine| #UAreforms
This article reviews the legislation which have been passed prior to amending the Constitution and explains how new…