STATEMENT OF RAZUMKOV CENTRE regarding legislative acts adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine on January 16, 2014
On January 16, 2014 the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) adopted a number of legislative acts, including “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Judicial System and Status of Judges” and procedural laws on additional security protection of citizens”, “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On...
Pension reform will be effective only after the remuneration reform
Director of Social Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Liudmyla Shanghina noted, “Implementation of the pension reform without the reform of salaries didn’t make any sense. Pension is derived from the salary, and it is an axiom! If high-quality work in Ukraine is worth nothing, then contributions to the Pension Fund will be zero”....
Rearmament of the Russian Black Sea Fleet serves political rather than military purposes
The Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Viktor Chirkov stated that Russia carried out a programme of building new patrol ships and submarines for the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine. However, this is rather a bluff, and, in general, the main task of this fleet is not so much to protect Russian interests in the Black Sea as political influence on the...
Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
On July 8, 2014 Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko attended the meeting of the political experts of Ukraine with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy F. Mogherini during her visit to Kyiv. The subject of the discussion was the possibility to create favourable conditions for the...
European Energy Supply Security in Light of the Ukraine Crisis
The Ukraine crisis is intensifying the long-standing debate about the security of Europe’s energy supplies. On a geopolitical level, the EU’s energy interests to the east, south, and southeast are gaining salience. The idea of a transatlantic gas supply corridor has recently been proposed – it remains on the drawing board...
Downing Flight MH17: Will the Europeans Get Tougher on Russia?
For Ukrainians who have shed blood in pursuit of closer ties with the EU, the reticence of European leaders to sanction Russia is at best incomprehensible, and at worst a betrayal. The downing of flight MH17 must finally bring a strong response if Brussels is to maintain any credibility. …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Ukraine: Journalists Detained, Denied Entry
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Ukrainian military and security services have detained three journalists with Russian news services, and border police have denied three more entry to Ukraine in recent days. (Moscow) – Ukrainian military and security services have detained three journalists with Russian news services, and border police have...
EU leaders: The key to moving forward in our relationship with Ukraine is in Kyiv, not Brussels
Written Interview by Commission President Barroso and HRVP Ashton for The Razumkov Centre …read more Source: Razumkov...
Anyone But Yulia
Ukraine is wounded as I have never seen it. The last several months have taken a toll on its people, and today, an old imperial master is slowly dismembering a country too shell-shocked and too trapped to fully respond. Abandoned by a West that is both too timid and too lethargic, riven by internal strife, and with an economy teetering on the...
Gazprom wants to buy the Ukrainian gas pipeline system at a reduced price
The media have reported the final estimate of the Ukrainian gas pipeline system (GPS). The price was 26 to 29 billion USD. This amount shall become a starting point in creation of the gas pipeline consortium with Russian Gazprom to manage the GPS. Radio Holos Stolytsi asked Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko...
