Ukraine is a big construction site with resistance of deep state structures – Tombinski
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Ukraine at 25 – a positive balance sheet
Anniversaries are always occasions to look back as well as to look forward, and today, 25 years after…
How Ukrainian officials sabotaged launch of crucial e-declaration system | #UAreforms
Ukrainian citizens that have an income are obliged to fill in an annual declarations of their finances and…
Whose names disappeared from the map of Ukraine? Interactive decommunization map
Until recently, many toponyms in Ukraine carried names from the Soviet era. The "decommunization laws" Ukraine adopted on…
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…
Experts rate first 100 days of Groysman’s government “below average” | #UAreforms
On 22 July, it will be 100 days since the appointement of Ukraine's third post-revolutionary government. In April…
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…
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…
Button-pushing: A toxic habit Ukraine’s MPs carry on despite the Revolution | #UAreforms
Ukrainian activists from the Reanimation Package of Reforms are calling on the country's Parliament to support a bill…
Banks, business and trade: chaos and opportunity in Ukraine | #UAreforms
Both partnerships are leading to infrastructure investment projects and Ukraine has been eager to pursue development of the…
Revitalized and re-energized: Ukraine’s energy reform success | #UAreforms
For a long time corruption in Ukraine’s energy industry was the great nemesis of all reform efforts. Since…
Making a miracle: Ukraine’s untapped economic potential | #UAreforms
In recent years Ukraine’s economy has become a byword for cronyism, oligarchic control and levels of corruption which…
Mixed expectations for Ukraine’s new government | #UAreforms
New government, old plan Ukraine's newly appointed prime minister Volodymyr Groysman invited civil society representatives and experts for a…
Ukraine’s judicial reform: plus ça change | #UAreforms
The good news is that the last two years have seen a great deal of change and reform in…
3 reasons to be optimistic about Ukraine’s battle for better bureaucracy | #UAreforms
It is a sad fact that government without a capable, professional and impartial administrative bureaucracy is highly unlikely to…
Why Ukraine needs a technocratic government | #UAreforms
Civil service reforms should be pushed further and truly meritocratic criteria for promotion and employment must be established.…
Oligarchs: good old buddies who own Ukraine | #UAreforms
An analysis by Novoye Vremya journalist Kristina Berdynskykh found that the oligarch Dmytro Firtash had political representatives in…