The Ukrainian Week

7 July	Economics	Cloud on the horizon Over the next couple of months Ukraine will be facing powerful economic challenges
18 October, 2018	Economics	Lessons from Georgia Certain little-known facts about reforms in Georgia could be a good lesson for Ukraine
13 July, 2018	Politics	Georg Milbradt: “Decentralization changes how people think” The Ukrainian Week spoke with Germany’s special envoy to Ukraine on reform in governance and decentralization, Georg Milbradt, about German government assistance in the implementation of reforms and about the successes and difficulties faced in this process.
11 July, 2018	Economics	A looming cash crunch? Why are Ukraine’s public finances starting to look shaky?
5 June, 2018	Economics	And the last shall be first Reforms in the roadways management system are starting to show results
26 April, 2018	Economics	7 steps to a new strategy for public banks Deputy Minister of Finance on the revised plans for a strategic restructuring of the state banking sector in 2018-2022
2 April, 2018		“Ukraine’s economy can’t grow as long as we don’t change the role of the enforcement agencies” Finance Minister about reforming the State Fiscal Service and other challenges facing Ukraine’s domestic economy
28 February, 2018		“We have to build capitalism where those who do a lot receive a lot” Deputy Chair of the National Bank of Ukraine Council and Honorary President of the Kyiv School of Economics on monetary policy, mid-term risks, fundamental problems in Ukraine’s economy, the role of confidence and the restoration of fairness in economic development
21 February, 2018	Politics	The Central Electoral Commission conundrum The shambolic renovation of the Central Electoral Commission, which has been in progress for several years now, looks about to be finally concluded. On Feb. 5, the President submitted a list of candidates to the Verkhovna Rada and this suggests that the process is finally being unblocked
1 September, 2017	Society	Oleksandr Linchevskiy: “The best-off Ukrainians are demonstrating against the Health Ministry” Deputy Minister of Health Oleksandr Linchevskiy talked to The Ukrainian Week about the reform of Ukraine’s medical system
21 August, 2017	Politics	Supreme Court selections: Delay in court Candidates for positions in the renewed Supreme Court have one last barrier to overcome
23 June, 2017	Society	Farther apart The amalgamation of territorial communities has been chaotic. This may lead to unequal funding, abilities to support themselves and impact on local residents
8 June, 2017		“The steps made largely under the pressure of civil society and foreign partners are not yet irreversible” Ex-Deputy Prosecutor General on the case of the diamond prosecutors, the threat to reforms, and why the establishment of an anti-corruption court will not heal Ukraine’s judiciary
26 May, 2017		“Ukraine can't pause or go backwards” IMF First Deputy Managing Director on the details and prospects of the IMF’s cooperation with Ukraine
10 January, 2017		Judiciary reform: Enchained by anti-reason The concept of the judiciary reform was approved back in 1992, and its implementation began as soon as the Constitution was adopted
21 October, 2016		"If people pay taxes, the state will reduce rates where possible" The Minister of Finance on the new blueprint for tax reform, the campaign against shadow economy, corruption at the customs, State Fiscal Service reform, and the 2017 budget
25 May, 2016		"Foreign investors are alarmed by macro instability and political turbulence in Ukraine" Head of the Ukrainian State Property Fund on the estimated value of state assets in Ukraine, performance of the privatisation plan, bidders for the Odesa Port Plant and Russian management of Ukrainian regional power companies
25 May, 2016	Economics	The harvest of hope After two very hard years, Ukrainians may be able to breathe more easily this coming summer
8 March, 2016	World	Evelyn Farkas: “To have Ukraine as a positive example is about all of us” Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia on the decision-making process on provision of arms to Ukraine, reset policies between the US and Russia, and the need for reforms in Ukraine
1 February, 2016	Politics	Making Headway Having studied the experience of legal system reforms in various countries, I can say that even though I am critical about every process in Ukraine, still I am an optimist
27 January, 2016	Politics	Reversing the Deep-Freeze The dangers of further impoverishment
27 January, 2016		Light at the Bottom By the end of 2015, Ukraine basically had all the core anti-corruption bodies
7 December, 2015	Economics	“We wouldn’t mind change ourselves” How the micro-merchant crowd lives
30 October, 2015	Politics	Do It Yourself Can activists defend community interests even if outwardly undemocratic forces control local government?
9 October, 2015		«Economic populism is always tempting during periods of hardship, but it has not served Ukraine well in the past» The IMF's assessment of Ukraine's reforms and outlook
9 October, 2015	Economics	Merge and Acquire Ukraine’s banking sector faces massive consolidation and change of owners
23 July, 2015	Economics	Healthcare and Education Below Poverty Line Ukraine will face a complete degradation of public services unless painful but necessary changes take place
20 July, 2015	Economics	Express Shock Therapy, Hybrid Economic Results Positive and negative results of austerity and painful economic reforms
14 July, 2015	Politics	Who Are You, Mr. Hrytsak? Whose interests will guide the new SBU chief
14 July, 2015	Politics	Artem Sytnyk: “Our task is to break the stereotypes of society accustomed to living in a corrupt environment” In an exclusive interview with The Ukrainian Week, the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NAB) spoke about fighting corruption in the judiciary, the creation of a “corruption registry”, and its regional management of anti-corruption efforts. Interviewed by Tetiana Omelchenko
10 July, 2015	Politics	Systemic Shape-Shifting What searches and arrests at the Prosecutor General's Office signal
8 July, 2015	Politics	Corruption in Ukraine: What Needs to Be Understood, and What Needs to Be Done? It is usually helpful to understand the nature of a problem before effective solutions to it can be developed and implemented
26 June, 2015	Politics	Decentralization: The Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem? An off-the-peg decentralization solution to the complex problem of development without effective physical and institutional infrastructure can do Ukraine more harm than good
26 June, 2015		Threshold Elections Major challenges in the upcoming election of regional governments
26 June, 2015	Politics	Co-author of a local elections bill Oleksandr Chernenko: “The next local elections can take place two years after decentralization kicks in” Oleksandr Chernenko spoke about the main challenges to changing the local political powers-that-be, electoral risks, and the voting rights of internally displaced persons
14 May, 2015		How Poland Made It. Notes of a Businessman If you want to save the country from the economic collapse, make protection of SMEs a national idea
14 May, 2015	World	Michael McFaul: Putin believes that time is on his side: that the West will become disinterested and Ukraine will fail with reforms Ex-US Ambassador to Russia on the “reset policy”, Russia’s “resource curse”, and main threats of Putin’s policy for the West and Ukraine
27 April, 2015		The Thorny Path to Reform Member of Parliament Yehor Firsov on how reforms can be both painful and comfortable
27 April, 2015		Perception of Reforms Sociologist Iryna Bekeshkina on the public’s expectations of change, perceptions of reforms, and the government’s lack of preparedness for them
27 April, 2015		"The year after Maidan was a year of missed opportunities in reform of the prosecution" A popular blogger and an active participant of lustration on changes that have taken place at the Ukrainian prosecution service over the past year
27 April, 2015	Economics	Pressure, Procrastination and Neighbors' Best Practices Economic reforms are slowly gaining momentum in Ukraine, but the results are not yet in sight
23 April, 2015	Politics	Showcase vs Show Law enforcement reforms
3 April, 2015		“People will be watching how the reform program is implemented” Ex-Ambassador of the US to Ukraine talks about trust for the Ukrainian government and its will to implement reforms in the United States and Barak Obama’s Ukraine and Russia policy
24 February, 2015	Society	Trouble at the Academy On the maladies afflicting Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences and its chances of recovery
23 February, 2015		New electoral law should be adopted no later than in May The Ukrainian Week discussed the situation with the new electoral legislative framework with Oleksandr Chernenko, the long-standing head of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine and Member of Parliament with the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko.
23 February, 2015	Politics	A Key to Transforming Ukraine Hopes for stamping out corruption, reforming law enforcement bodies and transforming the country in accordance with the European values are futile, unless major flaws in the Ukrainian electoral law are eradicated
2 February, 2015	Economics	Budget Code Amendments: In-Depth Reform or a Mere Facelift? The benefits and concerns of the budget reform
26 January, 2015	Politics	Mykola Velychkovych: "We have partly broken down the Interior Ministry system, but we still need to change the structure" The Ukrainian Week spoke to former Deputy Interior Minister about the reform of the law enforcement, the prospects of Georgian know-how in Ukraine, and the future of volunteer battalions