Thursday, 09 February 2012

Expert Opinion

Maksym Latsyba: Adopted Law on Access to Information might fail



(14.01.2011)



The Law on Access to Public Information, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, ensures that citizens of Ukraine receive information on the work of executive authorities and local self-government in a European way, easy and fast. It is a great achievement in the development of an effective and transparent state that protects the rights of its citizens. However, the adopted law might fail, says Maksym Latsyba, program manager of the Ukrainian Center for Indipendent Political Research.

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Experts: Loans – the only way to ensure economic stability in Ukraine



(11.01.2011)



According to preliminary data provided by the State Treasury of Ukraine, the amount of total public loans reached 123.4. bln hryvnias in 2010, while 42.2 bln hryvnias was allocated for debt repayment and servicing. The net growth of the national debt was 81.2 bln hrynvnias.

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Kostiantyn Matviyenko: 50% turnout is unprecedentedly low for the municipal elections in Ukraine



(03.11.2010)

BBC

We can speak about common ground here – the West and East have agreed for once to ignore the local elections this time, says Kostiantyn Matviyenko, expert of the Gardarika strategic consulting corporation. 50% turnout is unprecedentedly low for the municipal elections in Ukraine. However, this rate is typical of European countries and was recorded in the last elections in the Russian Federation.

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Viktor Nebozhenko: Constitutional Court to delay elections till 2012



(20.10.2010)



The Constitutional Court of Ukraine will move parliamentary elections to 2012, says Viktor Nebozhenko, Director of the Ukrainian Barometer social service.

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Yanukovych as self-fulfilling prophecy



(21.06.10)

Stas Sokolov, Expert, Open Society Foundation

This June, only the laziest of political experts or journalists did not cover the first 100 days of President Viktor Yanukovych in office. Traditionally, two parallel trends were formed with some materials presenting the positive side of the President’s achievements, putting emphasis on the pragmatic and rational approach of the new authorities, characterizing Yanukovych and his team as effective managers, while others tried to compare the situation to a virtually apocalyptic scenario of total corruption with strict censorship introduced and a new authoritarian regime established in the country.

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