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GRECO unimpressed by Ukraine’s efforts against corruption
06.10.2010
President of GRECO (the Group of States against Corruption), Drago Kos says that his organization sees no improvement in Ukraine’s efforts to fight corruption and that Ukraine has not taken into account or implemented GRECO’s previous recommendations
ArcelorMittal fears over Ukraine
06.10.2010
ArcelorMittal, the biggest foreign investor in Ukraine, is crying foul over a legal case brought by prosecutors which it fears could be an attempt to strip it of its investment. Analysts warn that the case could seriously damage Ukraine’s reputation
UHHRU: At the beginning of the XXI century Ukraine has become a feudal state
27.07.2010
Volodymyr Yavorsky believes it not out of the question that under the pressure of western economic partners Ukrainian politicians closely linked with big business will be forced to reduce pressure on society.
Tax “Special Forces” for Ukrainians
13.07.2010
The authorities claim that the creation of specially trained units of the tax police will make it possible to counter organized economic crime. The opposition sees it as a strengthening of repressive levers of influence on business
Kyiv court prohibits trade union protest against Ferrexpo
10.07.2010
The Kyiv District Administrative Court has banned a peaceful protest action by the Ukrainian Trade Union “People’s Solidarity” against the actions of Ferrexpo plc which is planning to take pension privileges away from employees of the Ferrexpo Poltava Mining Iron Ore Expansion
Donetsk businesspeople complain of increased pressure
07.07.2010
Local businesspeople and deputies complain that tax and controlling bodies in the Donetsk region are carrying out unwarranted checks of businesses. They are also concerned by the new draft Tax Code
How do you get rid of an inconvenient union head?
03.06.2010
It’s a risky business being the head of a trade union these days. For example, if you irritate the management with your activities (defending employees from unlawful dismissals, etc) you can simply be accused of drunkenness in the workplace
New regime 25% more expensive than its predecessor
20.05.2010
Despite initial plans by the new government to reduce spending on officialdom by 20%, this expenditure has, according to the weekly “Commentaries”, increased by 20%.
Lviv region fights illegal leasing of forests
19.05.2010
People from the Lviv region have begun asserting their right to land more actively. In the regional administration the number of complaints of abuse relating to land use has increased substantially
The Land of Our Discontent
09.04.2010
More detail of a case already reported involving flagrant robbery of a Ternopil region village community by public officials
President endorses hold on anti-corruption laws
30.03.2010
President Yanukovych has signed into law deferment until 1 January 2011 of the entry into effect of anti-corruption laws which had been strongly supported by international organizations on fighting corruption
Land shenanigans in the Ternopil region
22.03.2010
Chilling cases involving public officials fleecing a village community came to light during an outreach visit by the UHHRU Ternopil Advice Centre in the village of Mali Chornokintsi in the Ternopil oblast
Deputies fight anti-corruption
11.03.2010
The Verkhovna Rada has postponed to 1 January 2011, instead of 1 April 2010, the entry into force of anti-corruption laws. The National Deputies came to the conclusion that the documents contain numerous “serious contradictions and uncoordinated points”
Ukraine loses up to 40 billion a year from corruption
22.02.2010
Over the last year, despite the crisis, the size of bribes not only failed to decrease, but actually became 2-10 times higher
2010 Index of Economic Freedom: Ukraine gets disastrous ratings
20.01.2010
In the Index produced annually by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal, Ukraine’s economic freedom score is the 162nd freest of those rated, 43rd out of 43 countries in the Europe region and 2.4 points lower than last year
Verkhovna Rada overrides veto and extends moratorium on sale of agricultural land
19.01.2010
The moratorium is supposed to protect those with agricultural land until such time as laws on a State land cadastre, on the land market and on land plot registration are passed. Whether it does so, is another matter
EU standards of democratic governing - the only way to desovietize public administration in Ukraine
14.01.2010
Ukraine risks losing its hard-won political freedoms because of unreformed government institutions that are not designed to establish a new democratic social order. When freedom is equated with chaos, corruption and crime, voters tend to prefer “order without freedom.”
Vital Components of the State Land Register also put on hold
30.12.2009
The Cabinet of Ministers has deferred by a year the coming into force of procedure for keeping Land Records and Records of State Registration of property rights to land plots and of the right to permanent use of a land plot or lease agreements
President signs into law deferment of anti-corruption laws
30.12.2009
Thus, despite calls from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and other international bodies, the anti-corruption laws will now come into force no earlier than 1 April 2010
Yushchenko vetoes extended moratorium on land sales
30.12.2009
Whatever the motives or likelihood of success of this veto, it should be noted that human rights defenders and many agricultural specialists feel that the moratorium is leading to shady dealings and violations of those it purports to protect
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