At the beginning of 2019, the Government decided to introduce a cash form of monetization of privileges on the eve of the elections. This innovation caused sharp controversy. Some experts believe that the introduction of cash monetization just before the election has signs of political bribery. The other part believes that this political decision Read more about Monetization of subsidies: political bribe or reform?[…]
The conflict in Donbas is among major problems facing Ukrainian society and priority issues of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Various presidential candidates pay different attention to the Donbas issue. Nevertheless, an analysis of election programs of the main presidential candidates demonstrates that popular peace proposals include the negotiations in the Budapest format, the UN Read more about Donbas issue in the Ukrainian presidential campaign[…]
On March 8, 2019, the Central Election Commission approved the final list of 39 presidential candidates to be printed in the ballots. The 2019 Presidential election beat the record in terms of participation and involvement of “technical candidates” for presidency. The so-called “technical candidates” make up more than half of the total number of participants Read more about Technical presidential candidates in Ukraine: who works for whom?[…]
On March 12, 2019, Democracy House launched a series of lectures on international humanitarian law for students who study at the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. These lectures cover military students of different specialities who will become career officers or work in other security agencies in the future. The lectures are conducted Read more about Democracy House launched a series of lectures on international humanitarian law for students at the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv […]
On March 14, 2019, Democracy House presented a regular issue of the U at Glance analytical paper. This event was organized with the support of the Embassy of Romania within promotion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The presentation of the monthly analytical publication was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, Read more about Democracy House presented a regular issue of the U at Glance analytical paper[…]
“Democracy House ” thanks to support of the Representative Office of Friedrich Ebert Fund in Ukraine and Belarus, prepared the research “THE IMPACT OF THE EU-UKRAINE DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AREA ON THE UKRAINIAN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR” Using vector autoregression models, we have analysed the impact of the aggregate rate of the EU import duty and Read more about THE IMPACT OF THE EU-UKRAINE DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AREA ON THE UKRAINIAN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR[…]
In May 2014, Petro Poroshenko won the presidential election in the first round with almost 55% of the vote, for the first time in the newest history of Ukraine. In June 2014, at the time of the inauguration, Poroshenko enjoyed a record-breaking confidence of almost 75% of citizens. However, a number of high-profile corruption scandals, Read more about Analysis of the main conflicts involving the President in 2014-2019[…]
On February 26-27, 2019, Democracy House conducted lectures on international humanitarian law for cadets of Ostroh and Lutsk Military Lyceums. The lectures were conducted within a project “Promotion of international humanitarian law among Ukrainian military servants” which Democracy House implements with the support of the Human Rights Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Read more about Democracy House conducted lectures on international humanitarian law for cadets of Ostroh and Lutsk Military Lyceums […]
Ukraine uses international courts as one of the instruments to counter Russia’s aggression. In 2014-2019, Ukraine brought complaints against Russia before the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, as well as accepted the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the Euromaidan protests, the events in Read more about Ukraine v. Russia: analysis of inter-state cases in international courts[…]
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HAC) is the last element lacking for a fully-fledged anti-corruption infrastructure. The process of forming the new court is difficult and accompanied by conflicts. Presidential election adds political uncertainty due to unpredictable outcome and impact that it will have on the future of the HAC. At the current stage, political elites Read more about The launch of the High Anti-Corruption Court: legal and political risks[…]
On February 8, 2019 (Vinnytsia region). The event was conducted within a project “Promotion of international humanitarian law among Ukrainian military servants” which Democracy House implements with the support of the Human Rights Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. During the lecture, the experts of Democracy House briefed the cadets on Read more about Democracy House conducted a lecture for cadets of the Tulchyn Military Lyceum[…]
The analysis of the election programs of the main presidential candidates indicates the emphasis on social promises, which is a traditional tool for Ukraine. The majority of the programs analyzed contain mutually exclusive points, which are associated with promises to increase social support and payouts simultaneously with a reduction in tax burden. Economic blocks of Read more about Analysis of economic programs of major presidential candidates[…]