Changes in the foreign policy attitudes of Ukrainians over the period 2014–2016 represent one of the most significant transformations in public opinion in recent years. They are characterized by changes in both quantitative and qualitative indicators evident nationally as well as at the regional level. Regarding European integration, one can speak of the disappearance of… » read more
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Gas transit contracts between Gazprom and Naftogaz will expire on December 31, 2019. It means that Russia won’t have legal grounds to supply gas to Europe via the Ukrainian gas system. In order to continue supplies, Europe has to make an important decision about the transit routes. Further use of the Ukrainian pipelines and construction… » read more
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energy, EurActiv.com, Global Europe , energy, EU, EU market, Europe, gas, Gazprom, Naftogaz, Russia, transit, Ukraine |
The communications gap as a black hole for the reforms
March 29, 2018
Recently the International Republican Institute (IRI) presented in Ukraine the results of the Fourth Annual All-Ukrainian Municipal Survey. The residents of all regional centers of Ukraine have answered the questions on their attitude to what is going on in the country and especially in their cities. The sociologists tend to call the current trend as… » read more
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, information policy, public opinion, reforms, the International Republican Institute (IRI), Ukraine |
Are Ukrainian passports secured?
March 22, 2018
On 11 June 2017, Ukraine was granted visa-free regime with 30 EU/Schengen countries, provided on condition of keeping a number of requirements. Most of them are included to criteria of the mechanism of the visa-free regimes’ suspension adopted by the EU on early 2017 to ensure that visa exempt countries do not abuse the visa… » read more
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, citizenship, documents’ security, EU, passport, Schengen, Ukraine, Ukrainian citizenship, visa-free regime |
Establishing the Anticorruption Court in Ukraine: How to Not Make It an Instrument of the Corrupt Officials
March 20, 2018
When assessing the attempts at conducting reforms, international organizations and states with a steady democracy treat Ukraine diplomatically, with understanding, as if it were a child that is just learning to stand on her own two feet. In other words, if you don’t praise her, you might destroy any desire for learning to walk from… » read more
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, Anticorruption Court, corruption, courts, judiciary, Ukraine |
Three years of the way: an independent assessment of the implementation of the Association Agreement
March 15, 2018
Ukraine has been fulfilling the Association Agreement over three years. Therefore, we can already talk about certain trends: successes, challenges, failures. Which fields after three years have become successful, which failure? Recently, the Office of the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine presented the Report on the implementation of the Association… » read more
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, Association Agreement, customs, Energy efficiency, Energy sector, environment, EU, Intellectual property, law, Public health, Public procurement, Social policy, taxation, trade, transport, Ukraine |
Europe Doesn’t Need Nord Stream 2. Russia Does
March 8, 2018
In late January, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project received permission for construction and operation where it would make landfall in Germany. Nord Stream 2, like its first iteration, seeks to transit 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian natural gas annually—by the Baltic Sea instead of through Ukraine. By redirecting gas flows, the Kremlin… » read more
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energy, EurActiv.com, Global Europe , energy, EU, Europe, gas, Gazprom, Germany, Naftogaz, Nord Stream 2, Russia, security, transit, Ukraine |
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 |
On the way to building a service state
February 20, 2018
By signing the Association Agreement with the European Union, Ukraine has demonstrated its commitment to raising the living standards of Ukrainians. They include a conceptually new quality of public service and an adequate level of communication culture between the administration and citizens and business. During the first years after Ukraine gained independence, living conditions of… » read more
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, administrative services, Association Agreement, bureaucracy, EU, public service, the European Union, Ukraine |
ATTITUDES OF UKRAINIANS TOWARDS NATO: recent trends, hidden motivations and tasks for the future
February 12, 2018
Ukrainian society is increasingly supporting the idea of Ukraine’s accession to NATO as a mechanism for guaranteeing national security. Over recent years a dynamic growth in the level of such support has been observed in all regions of Ukraine without exception. At the same time, such support does not prevail in all the regions: residents… » read more
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