The first judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on compulsory vaccination left many questions open, creating a wide field for manipulations. Solidarity duty In the decision the Court proclaimed social solidarity a “duty…
Pozner's Last Trip to Georgia
April 3, 2021
The offended country denied hospitality to Kremlin’s outstanding propagandist Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner’s 87th birthday turned out to be a failure. On 31 March, he arrived in Tbilisi with a large group of guests, up…
The Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation, has asked to add six months to its initial term of one year, said Vice-Chair of the committee Włodzimierz…
“Bookshelf” is the name of the new column in which Promote Ukraine will tell you, dear readers, about new books that help Ukrainians better understand Europe and EU residents to learn more about Ukraine. Obviously…
Russian Court Sentences Medzhyt Abliamitov to Six Years in Maximum Security Penal Colony
March 24, 2021
The Kirovske District Court found Crimean Tatar Medzhyt Abliamitov guilty of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Voluntary Battalion under Article 208.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in illegal armed formation) and…
What’s Wrong with “Vaccination Rush”?
March 23, 2021
Marta Barandiy & Maryna Iaroshevych Where are we with Covid-19 today? In the early 2021, the global population, especially in the developed world, received a lot of positive signals about ‘back to normal’ being close. All…
EU Introduces New Sanctions Regime. What Does It Mean?
March 23, 2021
On 22 March, a new EU human rights sanctions regime took effect. China, Russia, Myanmar and Libya will be the first countries to face new sanctions. These will be personal blocking restrictions: ban on entry…
Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 Worsening in Ukraine
March 22, 2021
On Monday, 22 March, having analysed the transmission dynamics of coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine designated the Sumy region as the strictest “red” quarantine zone. Over the past three days, the number…
A large-scale event in support of activist and blogger Serhiy Sternenko, who is being held in an Odesa pre-trial detention center following conviction, was held near the Office of the President of Ukraine on Saturday…
Lawyer in Case over Book about Vasyl Stus: ‘Today is Day of Restoration of Fair Justice’
March 19, 2021
The Kyiv Court of Appeal overturned the judgment banning the distribution of “The Vasyl Stus Case” book authored by journalist Vakhtang Kipiani. According to lawyer Vyacheslav Yakubenko, a representative of the book’s author, the ruling…
What Ukrainians Think of Renewable Energy
March 18, 2021
Report on the online survey results about the attitude of the Ukrainian population to renewable energy (clean energy), green economy and our personal impact on the protection of the environment by means of sustainable energy…
The Ukrainian authorities plan to allow second citizenship of the European Union and other friendly countries. The Russian Federation cannot be on the list of admitted countries. “A limitation is important. The second citizenship of…
MEP Jerzy Buzek: “Further Reforms Are a Precondition for Ukraine’s Success in the European Green Deal”
March 17, 2021
The European Green Deal is like a lift which could take us to a better future, with growth and prosperity and without endangering the environment, says Ukraine’s great friend Jerzy Buzek, former Prime Minister of…
Ukraine got with the coronavirus crisis new chances: foreign companies, particularly European ones, are disappointed in some manufacturers and look for new partners in proximity, says Sergiy Tsivkach, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Government’s investment…
The year 2020 has brought its fair share of challenges to all entrepreneurs. Although businesses in Ukraine are used to working in a fast-changing landscape, they still faced an incredible pressure caused by the Covid-19…
About Local Elections
March 11, 2021
The first municipal elections in Ukraine with a record low turnout (the first round – 37%, the second one – 29%) in times of a coronavirus pandemic together with the new, unbalanced and imperfect Electoral…
Forty-One Percent of Journalists Believe that Gender Balance Will Complicate Their Work
March 11, 2021
Maintaining a gender balance in the media will complicate the work of journalists, according to 41% of media workers surveyed by the Institute of Mass Information. Another obstacle is the lack of women experts (this…
Constitutional Crisis in Ukraine
March 9, 2021
“The best way to judge the state is to look at the way justice is done there.” Stanislaw Jerzy Leс – polish poet and philosopher What happened? The Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) is one…
Ukraine Ready for NATO Membership Action Plan
March 5, 2021
Ukraine deserves a chance to receive the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) and is ready for it, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna stated on the air of a Ukrainian TV channel. “Currently, NATO…
While the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging throughout the world, and its aftermath is far away from being readily available to take stock of, it is nevertheless a high time to pose a question on…
