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Administrative procedure in Ukraine: Ukrainians need new rules for communicating with officials

March 18, 2019

In a modern law-governed state, legislative regulation of the relations between public administration bodies and private individuals is a mandatory element of the legal system. The laws on general administrative procedure primarily aim to protect a person from arbitrariness by public servants. They determine the actions of officials in terms of the procedure. This applies… » read more

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, administrative procedure, EU, legislation, reforms, SIGMA, Ukraine

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The European novelties of the new Ukrainian food legislation

January 29, 2019

What are the key concepts and crucial changes appearing in the Ukrainian legislation due to the implementation of European food standards? On December 6, 2018, another eurointegrational law “On information for consumers about food products” was added to the Ukrainian food legislation. It obliges food producers and caterers to indicate on the wrapping materials ingredients… » read more

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Agriculture & Food, Europe's East, Global Europe

, EU, European food standards, food legislation, labelling, legislation, Ukraine

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New reporting standards for extractive companies in Ukraine

December 18, 2018

Ukraine has sufficient natural gas reserves to meet own gas demand. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, in 2017 Ukraine ranked second among the European countries by its proved gas reserves (1.1 trillion cubic meters), with only Norway surpassing (1.7 trillion cubic meters). However, it is only fourth by production volumes with… » read more

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, EITI, energy, EU, extraction, extractive companies, gas, legislation, reforms, Ukraine

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Free movement of goods: A new goal for Ukraine and the EU

December 5, 2018

It is time for both EU and Ukraine to reshape their long-term relations, especially in the context of the heated debate about the future of the EU and its neighbourhood policy towards Balkans, Turkey and Great Britain. The jubilee 20th Ukraine-EU Summit provided a good basis for Kyiv to raise the issues of long-term cooperation… » read more

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, Association Agreement, customs, customs control, EU, free movement of goods, legislation, trade, Ukraine

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4 years of changes in the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine: two steps forward, one back

October 22, 2018

Back in 1995, before joining the Council of Europe, Ukraine committed to turn the prosecutor’s office from a punitive body into an institution that complies with European standards. However, only on October 14, 2014, a new Law “On the Prosecutor’s Office” was adopted, which was prepared taking into account most of the European recommendations. Experts… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Global Europe

, Constitution of Ukraine, Europe, justice, law, legislation, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Prosecutor's Office, reforms, Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine

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An unconstitutional Law on Referendum was abolished in Ukraine

May 28, 2018

On April 26, 2018, the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the Law “On All-Ukrainian Referendum”, which was adopted at the time of Yanukovych. The decision of the Constitutional Court to declare the Law “On All-Ukrainian Referendum” unconstitutional has stopped the possibility of conducting manipulative national referenda in Ukraine. Thus, the state remains protected from conducting referenda,… » read more

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, Constitution of Ukraine, Law "On All-Ukrainian Referendum", legislation, national referendum, Ukraine, Venice Commission

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Cargo delay. Transit potential and cooperation with the EU

May 16, 2018

How will non-adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the EU directives in the transport sector affect the transit potential of the country? An increase of Ukrainian export to the EU cannot be achieved without the development of transport infrastructure. Therefore, the Association Agreement aims to bring Ukrainian legislation closer to the requirements of the European Union,… » read more

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, Association Agreement, Cargo, CPC, ECMT, EU, export, infrastructure, legislation, transport, Ukraine

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Сustoms regulations: оverview of Ukraine’s progress in implementation of Association Agreement with the EU

February 28, 2018

Ukraine’s commitments under the Association Agreement with the EU in terms of customs regulations can be split into two major groups, as follows: Commitments regarding approximation of customs legislation (Annex XV of the Agreement) and Commitments of a general nature (Chapter 5 “Customs and Trade Facilitation” of the Agreement). With regard to the first group… » read more

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, Association Agreement, customs, EU, goods, legislation, trade, Ukraine

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No longer exotic: how the Association Agreement helps to open up the EU market to Ukrainian food

February 6, 2018

Due to the approximation to European standards in the field of food safety, Ukraine is becoming less and less exotic for the EU market. Thus, the implementation of the Association Agreement opens the way for those sectors of the economy, in which, through the successful coordination of key stakeholders, the political will of the… » read more

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, Association Agreement, EU, export, food, legislation, market, reforms, standards, trade, Ukraine

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