Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland visits the Razumkov Centre
On 25 October 2016, the Razumkov Centre held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mrs. Judith Gough. During the meeting, Mrs. Gough received comprehensive information about the Center, its activities and international cooperation, including with the British...
Mikhail Pashkov took part in VI National Expert Forum “Key Issues of the Year”
On 12 October 2016, the Gorshenin Institute held VI National Expert Forum “Key Issues of the Year”. During the three panels experts and journalists discussed major events and challenges Ukraine has faced this year. The third panel “Ukraine in Europe and the World” was devoted to the issues of European integration and, in...
Visa-free regime for Ukraine: Mikhail Pashkov assessed Poroshenko’s optimism
The optimism of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in relation to granting Ukraine visa-free regime with the European Union has its grounds. But the length of this process is difficult to determine due to a number of factors beyond the scope of Ukraine. The issue of a visa-free regime should not come to the forefront in the European...
Giving the public an opportunity to pay utility bills in instalments – is a half measure that does not solve the payment problem. That is what Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director for energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre told ZIK news agency.
Giving the public an opportunity to pay utility bills in instalments – is a half measure that does not solve the payment problem. That is what Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director for energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre told ZIK news agency. “We have a lot, more than 5 million people who get subsidies. The Government is very concerned...
How to attract investments in Ukraine We need a straightforward policy to ensure that investors feel more confident
The National Bank of Ukraine predicts 3-4% GDP growth in 2017 and up to 4-5% in 2019-2020. Based on current affairs and trends, this estimate seems quite reasonable. I cannot call it too optimistic, or pessimistic. But, if you ask whether this growth is enough for Ukraine then the answer is “no.” Unfortunately, 3-4% – a level...
Citizen’s attitudes to the situation in Donbas
Survey Results The survey was conducted by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service in the period from 9 to 14 September 2016. Responses were obtained from 2,018 respondents aged 18 and above across all Ukrainian regions, except for Crimea and the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions on the sample that is representative of adult...
Any cooperation between NATO and Russia should be regarded with skepticism
Ukraine faces a worsening war in the east, a high-profile assassination of a prominent journalist on the streets of central Kyiv that portends a wave of internal violence, and a damning report of prisoner abuse and torture. Not to mention U.S.-Russian military cooperation against the Islamic State and a NATO alliance that continually makes...
Relations between NATO and Russia very closely resemble the time of the Cold War
A session of the NATO-Russia Council was the first since at the Warsaw summit the alliance announced its enhanced presence in Eastern Europe in response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. The meeting of the representatives of 28 NATO countries and Russia was only the second since 2014, when the relations between Kremlin and the alliance...
Ukraine’s Resilience Strengthens, Though Regional Cohesion Risks Remain
Maksym Bugriy, a research fellow of foreign affairs and international security programmes at the Razumko Centre, contributed to the Eurasia Daily Monitor, published by the Jamestown Foundation, on the resilience of Ukrainian society after the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and subsequent war with Russia. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Presentation of Razumkov Centre’s sociological research in London and Brussels
During a business trip to London and Brussels Director of the sociological service of the Razumkov Centre Andriy Bychenko together with Professor of the King’s College London Mark Berenson made a presentation of the results of Razumkov Centre’s sociological research at the King’s College London on June 27, 2016 and at the...