Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Making Sense of Minsk: Decentralization, Special Status, and Federalism
Decentralization, special status, and federalism. These terms are three different things, although they are often mistakenly substituted one for another, and some people think one term means another in Ukraine today.The decentralization debate is heating up again as Ukraine faces a legal deadline to pass a constitutional amendment that gives the...
Macedonia Border Killing Heightens ‘Crisis’ Talk
The flow of migrants through Greece remains high despite winter conditions. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine To Launch Joint Brigade In 2017
January 27, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Entente Nears As Allies Give Ukraine Sanctions Hint
January 27, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
SEVEN KEY REFORMS FOR UKRAINE IN 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. —- After Orthodox Christmas, I spent a few days in Kyiv. It is quite striking how the mood has changed in a positive direction. The 2016 budget and the modified tax code were adopted on December 24. After two weeks of well-deserved rest, there is a sudden realization that Ukraine accomplished many important […] …read more...
Ukraine to file complaint with WTO over Russia’s trade ban
Kiev says Russia’s ban on Ukrainian products undermines the World Trade Organization rules, and plans to raise the issue at a WTO meeting in February, RT reports. In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to suspend the free trade treaty with Ukraine, starting this year. He said Kiev’s move to open its borders […]...
European Parliament backs visa-free regime with Ukraine
The European Parliament called on EU institutions to proceed with the legislative procedure for putting Ukraine on the list of countries whose citizens will be enjoying a visa-free regime with the EU. European Parliament positively assesses the efforts by the Ukrainian leadership in the fulfillment of the action plan on visa liberalization and...
Bucharest Extends Lifeline to Moldova
Romania’s loan offer comes a week after the latest government took office amid mass protests in Chisinau against corruption. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Court bans Communist Party of Ukraine
The Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine rejected the opening of the appeal proceedings on the appeal of the Communist Party of Ukraine. As the press service of the Ministry of Justice, the Communist Party tried to judicially challenge the legal opinion of the Commission on compliance with the law “On the condemnation of the Communist […]...
Vakarchuk, President Poroshenko and the Order of Liberty
The leader of the group “Okean Elzy” Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, the received award from the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, said critics at the awards presentation. In his blog, the musician wrote that “political leaders are choosing private before state” and tend to sit on multiple chairs. The leader of the group “Okean Elzy” Svyatoslav...
