Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
The fight against the influence of business on governance should be comprehensive
Since 19 March, when the Supervisory Board of Ukrtransnafta decided to dismiss the company’s Chairman Oleksandr Lazorko, and the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the law on joint-stock companies, which, according to its developers, should bring Ukrnafta back under control of the state, the situation around these two companies has...
The majority of Ukrainians does not expect an economic collapse
Last year, the economy of Ukraine contracted 6.8 percent, according to fresh state figures. The currency, meanwhile, has lost 60 percent of its value against the dollar in the past year, the Global Post website writes. Nevertheless, says Andriy Bychenko, Director of sociological service at the Razumkov Center, many Ukrainians believe...
Kolomoiskyi should understand that this conflict is about the survival of the state
Igor Kolomoiskyi, governor of the restive Dnipropetrovsk region of east Ukraine and a rough-and-tumble tycoon, was handed political power and the right to establish an army in the wake of last year’s Maidan revolution. Last week, he triggered what some are calling a serious political crisis by using that force to seize the state oil...
The British instructors will train the trainers for Ukrainian troops
The relatively small number of British instructors belies the impact the advisers can make, according to Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre, the Guardian writes. “One of the approaches the British use is to train the trainers, and this is the way to affect the situation,”...
If the government loses public confidence, no reform will be effective
Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn gave his opinion on the activities of the parliamentary coalition and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for the website Replika. First of all, the society expect positive change that should occur after the implementation of the declared reforms. However, for some reason,...
Terrorists are trying to maintain tensions in Odesa and Kharkiv
Ukraine is bracing itself for a wave of terror attacks after a blast in Kharkiv ripped through a EuroMaidan memorial march on Feb. 22, killing four people, including two teenage boys, and wounding nine. The latest in a series of recent bombings, it was the first one to cause fatalities, the KyivPost newspaper reports. “There have been a number of...
The Changing of the Concept of Rent Determination as a Precondition for Stabilization and Increasing of the Hydrocarbons Production in Ukraine
Leading expert of Energy programmes at the Razumkov Centre Viktor Logatskyi explains how to stabilize and intensify hydrocarbons production in Ukraine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Attending the seminar
From 8 to 20 February 2015, Expert of Economic Programmes of the Centre Kateryna Markevych attended the seminar Political Avenues to Opening Markets and Promoting Entrepreneurship, held in the International Academy for Leadership in Gummersbach (Germany). The seminar was attended by representatives of think tanks, government agencies, and...
Expert discussion New Energy Strategy of Ukraine Until 2020: Security, Energy Efficiency, Competition
On 27 February 2015, the Razumkov Centre, jointly with the Representative Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Ukraine and with the support of Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the Issues of the Energy Industry, Nuclear Policy, and Nuclear Security, held an expert discussion New Energy Strategy of Ukraine Until 2020:...
International forum Defence Sector Reform: Political and Legislative Issues
The Razumkov Centre attended the forum Defence Sector Reform: Political and Legislative Issues, held on 18 February 2015 upon the initiative of the Council for National Security Reform. The forum consisted of two sessions. Session №1. Transition from non-alignment – what should be the new model of ensuring security of Ukraine? Session №2. Defence...
