Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Dark clouds over the Ukrainian gas market reform
In September, three out of five members of the supervisory board of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest gas company, announced their resignation. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The great decommunisation. Ukraine’s wartime historical policy
The war with Russia which began in 2014 has triggered serious changes in the way history is thought about by the Ukrainian public, especially in opinion-forming circles. The liberal reflection critical about the nationalist tradition initiated somewhat earlier has been rejected since wartime requires heroic narratives above all. …read more...
Ukraine: a blow against the national minorities’ school system
On 25 September, President Petro Poroshenko signed an Education Act, which had been adopted by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) on 5 September. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Russia's ploy with UN forces in the Donbas
At the BRICS summit in China Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would propose a draft resolution on the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Donbas. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The aftermath of the crisis. An overhaul of Ukraine’s banking sector
In 2014–2016, Ukraine’s banking sector was affected by what has proven to be the most serious crisis in its modern history. Almost half of the banks went bankrupt and the losses incurred by the state and banking sector clients was in excess of US$ 20 billion. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
A neighbour discovered anew. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary’s relations with Ukraine
The Ukrainian-Russian war has prompted Bratislava, Prague and Budapest to take a new look at their eastern neighbourhood. Cooperation with Ukraine is gaining momentum, although relations with Russia are still the top priority for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The best army Ukraine has ever had. Changes in Ukraine’s armed forces since the Russian aggression
The war in the Donbas shaped the Ukrainian army. It helped its soldiers gain awareness and motivation. It also forced the administration of the Ukrainian ministry of defence and the government to adapt the structure – for the first time since it was formed – to the real operational needs. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Combating corruption in Ukraine – awaiting the results
Systemic corruption has been the dominant problem of an independent Ukraine for more than two decades. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Belarusian-Ukrainian co-operation with Russia in the background
On 20–21 July, the Belarusian president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, made an official visit to Kyiv where he met with the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The Amber Rush in Ukraine
Illegal amber mining in Ukraine has intensified since the Revolution of dignity. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
