Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
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...
Ukraine is divided over constitutional reform
The proposed amendments to the constitution provide for a fundamental reform of the political system. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine’s wartime nationalism
The revolution and the war in Donbas that followed it have brought about deep changes in the way Ukrainian citizens think about the national community. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The Committee for Ukraine’s Salvation: a pawn in Russia’s game
The pro-Russian committee has assembled in Moscow. It is composed of discredited politicians who have escaped from Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine on the financial front – the problem of Ukraine’s foreign public debt
One of the key challenges that Ukraine is facing is the scale of its foreign debt (both public and private). …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The incident in Mukachevo: a symptom of Ukraine’s systemic weakness
2015-07-15Tadeusz IwańskiPiotr ŻochowskiThe incident in Mukachevo has revealed the failings of the public safety system which are characteristic of the whole country. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Prime Minister Fico’s Russian card
2015-07-01Jakub GroszkowskiSince the beginning of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, the position of Slovakia’s left-wing government towards Russia has been ambiguous. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
A trial of strength in Ukrainian politics after the head of the special services resigns
2015-06-24Tadeusz A. OlszańskiThe SBU chief’s sacking revealed a new dispute and reminds us that there is a rivalry in Ukraine between the government and the oligarchs. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
A ship run aground. Deepening problems in the Ukrainian economy
2015-06-16Tadeusz IwańskiThe drop in Ukraine’s GDP by nearly 18% in the first three months of 2015 has confirmed the decline of the country’s economy. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
