Section: The American Center for a European Ukraine (USA)
Ukraine is almost as corrupt as before
This year Ukraine is ranked 130 out of 168 positions, sharing the same position with Cameroon, Iran, Nepal, Nicaragua and Paraguay. There are only 38 countries more corrupt than Ukraine – Transparency International. UAT: Ukraine is almost as corrupt as before …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Ukraine Currency Falls Most in World on Dollar Curbs, IMF Delay
Ukraine’s hryvnia headed for the worst weekly depreciation in the world as the central bank limited the supply of dollars to protect reserves amid a delay in negotiations to release the next part of a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan.The Washington-based IMF has withheld a third $1.7 billion loan tranche since September after...
Foreign Ministry calls on Russia to stop the persecution in Crimea
Ukraine is deeply concerned about the continuation of violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by Russia in the Crimea and in parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. This is stated in the statement of the MFA of Ukraine. It notes that the reports of international organizations and human rights institutions unanimously fixed mass...
Rada approves arrest of Klyuyev
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gave consent from the third try on Thursday to criminal prosecution, detention and arrest of MP Serhiy Klyuyev, former ally of disgraced ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Sevruk addressed the parliament’s meeting, reporting on the results of the investigation which had...
Import Substitution is Not an Optimal Policy Solution for Ukraine
As a result of the import substitution policy, the price for a product eventually goes up and, in fact, consumers will be paying a higher price due to the inefficiency of domestic producers. VOX: Import Substitution is Not an Optimal Policy Solution for Ukraine …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Mr. Lavrov, Russia, and the Budapest Memorandum
Russia used military force to seize and illegally annex Crimea, and it supported armed separatism in eastern Ukraine, including with leadership, funding, heavy weapons, and intervention by regular units of the Russian army. Moscow has also imposed a trade embargo on Ukraine. Those actions violate most provisions of the Budapest Memorandum....
Lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, Slava Vakarchuk to President Poroshenko
Dear Mr. President! Thank you for this award. I am honored to receive this order from the State which I always have felt, feel, and will always feel as the most native in the world. Awards – they are good. But, unfortunately, awards do not solve the challenges, which stand before us. On January 28 […] …read more Source: The American Center...
EU Court Annuls Asset Freeze on Five Former Ukraine Officials
The court accepted appeals against the EU asset freeze by former prime ministers Mykola Azarov and Serhiy Arbuzov as well as Mr. Arbuzov’s son, Oleksiy. Serhiy Klyuyev, the brother of a former top aide to Mr. Yanukovych and former energy minister Eduard Stavytsky also won their appeals against sanctions the EU adopted to stop the […]...
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...
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...
