Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Ukrainian politics at the end of 2015: an unstable equilibrium
Both Poroshenko and Kolomoyskyi are satisfied with the premiership of Yatsenyuk, who is an unpopular politician, and thus not a threat. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
A lifeline for Ukraine from the IMF
The IMF’s decision from 8 December is of great importance for Ukraine, which is in a very difficult financial situation. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The bumpy road. Difficult reform process in Ukraine
Over the past few months Kyiv has initiated a few major changes, but the delays in the reform process are growing. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Crimea is left without power
Electricity supplies from mainland Ukraine to Crimea were completely severed overnight on 21 and 22 November. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The local government elections in Ukraine
The local government elections results have significantly changed the political map of Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The migration of Ukrainians in times of crisis
The year 2015 brought a rapid surge in the number of Ukrainians migrating to the EU, again mainly to Poland. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Zakarpattia – together, but separated
Conflict with Russia has diverted the Kyiv’s attention away from the deterioration of the situation in regions which are not threatened by direct aggression. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The blockade of Crimea
On 20 September, at the initiative of the Crimean Tatars’ self-government organisation, a blockade of checkpoints allowing passage to Crimea began. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Reform #1. Why Ukraine has to reform its gas sector
In April 2015, the Ukrainian parliament passed a long-awaited law on the gas sector which paves the way for the extremely difficult process of reforming and de-monopolising the Ukrainian gas sector. The law will come into force on 1 October 2015 and involves the break-up of the state-owned company Naftogaz, the current monopolist, and the gradual...
Ukraine’s agreement with private creditors
The agreement comes as a success for Ukraine since it removes the threat of the country defaulting in the forthcoming months. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
