Section: The American Center for a European Ukraine (USA)
GPU starts pre-trial investigation against Arbuzov
The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) of Ukraine has launched the procedure of a special pre-trial investigation against former Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Serhiy Arbuzov on suspicion of embezzlement through abuse of office. Earlier, Kyiv’s Pechersky district court satisfied a claim from Ukrainian Public Prosecutor...
President Poroshenko addressed the people
Today, on Debruary 16, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko addressed the Ukrainian nation. He expressed his concern that both society and the authorities are discontent with the pace of reforms. He notes that the Government has lost the support of the coalition. Even in order to push strategic decisions through the Parliament, one often has […]...
Ukraine Faces Crucial Test as Resignations Dent Anti-corruption Drive
Ukraine’s political crisis deepened Monday with the resignation of the deputy prosecutor general, who accused his superior of “running a dead institution with no independence.” VOA: Ukraine Faces Crucial Test as Resignations Dent Anti-corruption Drive …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Ukraine Cabinet Risks Confidence Vote After Premier Reports
While President Petro Poroshenko has pledged a cabinet revamp, members of his party said after meeting last night that they’d begin collecting signatures to trigger a no-confidence motion in Yatsenyuk. The friction sent bond yields surging. If lawmakers decide to dismiss the government, parliament would have 60 days to form a new cabinet....
Ukraine officially bans transit of Russian trucks
Russian trucks are now banned from travelling through Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say Russia is violating both WTO (World Trade Organization) procedures and bilateral state agreements on road transport. The Foreign Ministry is demanding an explanation of why such a blockade was imposed. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Prime Minister says Ukraine is...
Portman, Durbin, Shaheen, and Senate Ukraine Caucus Reaffirm Commitment to Help Ukraine Take on Corruption
Senators Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Petro Poroshenko Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on European Affairs spearheaded a letter expressing concern to Ukrainian...
Ukraine risks losing IMF support
Ukraine’s key creditor is concerned about Ukraine’s slow progress in improving governance and fighting corruption, and reducing the influence of vested interests in policymaking. Ukraine must enact promised reforms and root out corruption or risk losing the support of the International Monetary Fund, Reuters reported referring to IMF...
Ukraine needs new-look government, says outgoing economy minister
Ukraine needs a new technocratic government led by the present finance minister to have any hope of pushing through long-promised reforms. Abromavicius also said the president’s office was meddling in ministerial appointments. Abromavicius stopped short of criticizing Poroshenko directly. But he urged the president to sack Kononenko and...
Ukraine’s last chance to secure its freedom
Maidan revolution was about changing the system, from the kind of state capture by corrupt elites seen in many post-Soviet states to a “European” model seen as offering fairer and more effective governance. The economy minister’s resignation has intensified calls for a cabinet reshuffle or even snap elections. FT: Ukraine’s last...
Scandalous correspondence between Pasishnyk and Abromavicius publicised
Serhiy Leshchenko published a scandalous correspondence of minister of economy Aivaras Abromavičius with CEO of “Naftogaz” Andriy Pasishnyk, where the latter stated that his office in the Cabinet is promoted by Igor Kononenko. Pasishnyk wrote to Abromavychusu that the offer to become deputy minister came from the team of Petro Poroshenko. As...
