Since the issue of early elections has been delayed, parliament won’t be dissolved
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk moved to shore up the ruling coalition and ease the threat of snap elections after this week’s failed bid to oust him. Efforts to attract new members to the alliance appeared to pay off Thursday as the Radical Party said it’s ready to rejoin, having left last year. Yatsenyuk is courting other...
Looking Back at The Future: The Cosmonaut Legacy
Launching the first man into space was the greatest achievement of Soviet communism. But it may also have sown the seeds of its ultimate downfall. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Eurovision Pick Laments Purge of Crimean Tatars
The song ‘1944′ decries Stalin’s deportation of ethnic Tatars from the peninsula that Russia annexed two years ago. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Italy and Europe in the new geopolitical scenarios, hearing with experts
Chamber of Deputies Committee III (Foreign affairs) – 11 March 2014Fact-finding investigation on the projection of Italy and Europe in the new geopolitical scenarios. Strategic and security priorities: Hearing of Marco Di Liddo, Ce.S.I. (Centro Studi Internazionali), Vincenzo Camporini, Vice President IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)...
Ukrainians Mark Maidan, Nationalists Ransack Russian Banks
Thousands attend ceremonies on second anniversary of deadliest day of protests against former pro-Russian government, mark martyrdom of slain ‘heavenly hundred.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: February 2016
The biggest challenges facing Ukraine are its long-standing, systemic failures-a corrupt government and a political system dominated by big business. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
It will be difficult to restore cooperation between government and parliament
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no-confidence motion in parliament after President Petro Poroshenko had called for a “complete government reboot” to end political turmoil that’s jeopardizing the economy and billions of dollars of foreign aid, the Washington Post writes. “The situation will remain tense,” Yuriy...
Comprehensive approach to countering intolerance against Muslims the focus of OSCE conference in Vienna
223486 Identifying strategies to counter intolerance against Muslims was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the 2016 German Chairmanship, in Vienna on 19 February 2016. During the conference, “A Holistic Approach to Addressing Intolerance and Discrimination Against...
Russian Premier Bypasses Ban on File-Sharing Site
Determined users can easily slip past Russia’s strict anti-piracy laws. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Poroshenko’s Risky Play with Ukraine’s Government
The Ukrainian parliament on 16 February did not back a vote of no confidence in the government. Voting was conducted at the request of the two parties of the ruling coalition after sharp criticism by President Petro Poroshenko of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Paradoxically, however, the government was able to remain in place mainly because,...
