07.12.12 | Law on Referendums brings risk of dictatorship and loss of independence
The civic partnership New Citizen warns of the dangers of the Law on National Referendums which the President has signed despite glaring procedural infringements and conflict with Ukraine's Constitution
07.12.12 | Constitutional Assembly revolt against Yanukovych
A number of members of the President's 'Constitutional Assembly believe that the Law on National Referendums may lead to the Assembly being used as a smokescreen in putting the Presidential Administration's version of the Constitution to referendum
06.12.12 | Association Agreement without release of Tymoshenko & Lutsenko "unlikely"
On disagreement within the EU regarding the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, and the political conditions which could delay the signing until after the next presidential elections
04.12.12 | Truant 'voting' in Verkhovna Rada here to stay
In clear breach of Ukraine's Constitution, it is standard for a ludicrously small number of MPs physically present to 'pass laws' using the deputy cards of their party colleagues. Nor is this likely to change in the near future, it would seem
30.11.12 | Halya Coynash / What now?
'Ukraine fatigue' is palpable in the wake of the parliamentary elections, however two more dangerous laws just signed into force make it clear that turning away cannot be an option
28.11.12 | Halya Coynash / Bypassing the Constitution
Among the numerous calls to veto dangerous laws ignored by President Yanukovych, the Law on National Referendums signed into force on Tuesday may seem innocuous enough. What, after all, could be more democratic than referendums? Democratic or manipulative
26.11.12 | President urged to veto Law on Referendums
The Law on a Nationwide Referendum was passed with unseemly haste and serious violations of parliamentary procedure and is in breach of both the Constitution and European standards
21.11.12 | Ukrainian language losing ground in education and publishing
According to a study carried out by the Prostir Svobody Movement, for the first time since Independence, the percentage of school students studying in Ukrainian and of books published in Ukrainian has fallen
20.11.12 | Simplified system for electing Parliamentary Speaker passed into law
The President has signed into law amendments which probably make it easier to elect and dismiss the parliamentary speaker, while precluding blocs of political parties.
19.11.12 | Halya Coynash / Constitutional Fiddle
The new Law on National Referendum is seen by many constitutional experts as providing a dangerously easy - and unconstitutional - way of changing the country's main law

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