What Remains After Maidan?
Five writers from Ukraine discuss the legacy of the movement that was supposed to change their country. First in a series. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Violence Marks Ukraine’s Maidan Anniversary, Orban Suffers Setback in Regional Vote
Plus, Azerbaijan moves to shore up its currency and the maker of Russia’s AK-47 plans to diversify. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Participation in the Europe–Ukraine Forum in Lodz (Poland)
The delegation of the Razumkov Centre, which included Deputy Director Y. Yakymenko, Co-directors of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes M. Pashkov and O. Melnyk, Director of Energy Programmes V. Omelchenko, and Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes V. Zamiatin, took part in the VII Europe-Ukraine Forum, held in Lodz...
Participation in the meeting of the Strategic Discussion Club
On 11 February 2015, in Mykolayiv, a meeting of the Strategic Discussion Club was held within the project of the Institute of World Policy Strategic Discussion Club in the Regions of Ukraine, which is implemented with support of the Government of Norway. The aim of the project is to conduct public discussions of the tools for ensuring security...
Participation in the visit of the Ukrainian delegation to Germany
On 26-30 January 2015, Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre V. Zamiatin participated in the visit of the delegation of Ukrainian politicians (which included people’s deputies from the factions of Blok Petra Poroshenka, Narodnyi Front, and Batkivshchyna of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) to the Federative...
Pros and cons of the new Minsk agreement
Deputy Director General, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told the website Forum about the possible consequences of the new Minsk agreement. The documents signed after 16-hour talks in Minsk have both pros and cons. What is good is that there is a set of measures that are unconditional and contain...
Round table Prospects for Ukraine– Russia relations: conceptual approaches and practical steps
On 5 February 2015, the Razumkov Centre jointly with the representative office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ukraine held the round table Prospects for Ukraine-Russia Relations: Conceptual Approaches and Practical Steps. It was attended by people’s deputies of Ukraine, representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine,...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №12
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №12 …read more Source: Razumkov Centre...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes U.S. rules on net neutrality that support a free and open Internet
VIENNA, 27 February 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed new rules adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect an open Internet. “This is a landmark decision to guarantee a free and open Internet with the free flow of information as one of its fundamental characteristics,...
Journalists in Slovenia should not face criminal charges for their work, OSCE Representative says
VIENNA, 27 February 2015 – Slovenian authorities should amend provisions in the Criminal Code allowing for the prosecution of journalists, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today, following questioning of two journalists by the state public prosecutor in a defamation case. “Criminal prosecution of journalists for...
