Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
“Political culture and parliamentarism in Ukraine: current state and main problems” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The issue №3-4(2017) of the National Security and Defence Journal “Political culture and parliamentarism in Ukraine: current state and main problems” came out in print. The journal contains informational andanalytical materials that among other things included sociological survey results,a survey of Ukrainian MPs,expertinterviewsandarticles on...
PACE Europe Prize 2018 Goes to Ivano-Frankivsk
The Europe Prize – awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine. The capital and commercial centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk is twinned with as many as 24 European cities. It has developed...
Lawyer defending Ukrainian journalist accused by Russia of ‘spying’ stripped of his status
Mark Feygin, the well-known Russian lawyer representing imprisoned Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, has been stripped of his lawyer’s status. Feygin asserts that the decision was politically-motivated and links it with his defence of Sushchenko …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia Claims Anti-Terror Success in Dagestan
Local authorities are also widening probe into corruption in the capital and other cities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian state TV uses old film footage to ‘prove’ chemical attack in Syria was faked
Two Russian state-controlled channels have used shots from a 2016 feature film as part of ‘evidence’ to back Moscow’s claim that the chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma was staged …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Mother of arrested Crimean Tatar activist sentenced for ‘insulting’ and ‘depressing’ a police officer
49-year-old Zarema Kulametova has been convicted in Russian-occupied Crimea of ‘insulting’ a police officer on the day that her son disappeared for several hours after being taken away by armed enforcement officers. The officer was awarded ‘compensation’ after claiming to have ‘been depressed for several months”...
Watch List: April 24, 2018
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
Estonia Prepares Investment Drive
Estonia has seen rapid economic growth in recent years, which has led to the government having to revise and develop a more balanced budget. “Estonia’s economic growth has been faster than previously forecast, which in turn requires a more balanced budget policy,” said Estonia’s Prime Minister Jüri Ratas. “For the next four years we...
Outside the Box: How Non-Profits and NGOs Reshape the Ukrainian Tech Scene
During a recent expert discussion around EWDN’s CEE startup and VC research, I asked Yuliya Sychikova, Associate with AVentures Capital, what has changed in the Ukrainian tech startup ecosystem. More and more young millennial entrepreneurs are launching their own product companies instead of working for someone else in software outsourcing...
Billa to Open 10 New Stores in Bulgaria
Austrian supermarket chain Billa, which already employs 4500 people in Bulgaria, plans to open between eight and ten new stores in three cities – Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna. This move is expected to raise revenue by 9-10 per cent and create between 320 and 450 new jobs, with every new store employing approximately 40-50 people. Boyko Sachanski –...