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Ukraine’s economy will grow at a moderate pace
http://www.icps.kiev.ua News Source: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine a publication of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Kiev, Ukraine (in English and in Ukrainian) The latest issue of “Quarterly Predictions” outlining ICPS’s updated forecast for political and economic developments over the next three years, has been released. According to the Centre’s economists, Ukraine’s [...]
Liberalisation of EU visa regime is necessary to avoid rise of an iron curtain between EU and Belarus
http://www.amo.cz News Source: Association for International Affairs, Prague, Czech Republic The way in which the EU addresses visa relations with Belarus could well prove to be one of the most important matters concerning the future of Belarus and its citizens, argues a policy brief, prepared by the Association for International Affairs (AMO), Czech Republic, and [...]
Reviving Georgia’s Western Dream by Ghia Nodia – a PASOS/Project Syndicate op-ed
http://www.project-syndicate.org News Source: Project Syndicate/PASOS published, 2-6 January 2008, in Die Welt (attached) and dozens of other media outlets across the world Georgia’s recent protests and resulting government clampdown have dealt a blow to its international reputation as a new democracy, and pose a challenge to both Georgia and the European Union. Claiming that the [...]
Better legislation is the way to ensure gender equality in Ukraine
http://www.icps.kiev.ua News Source: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine a publication of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Kiev, Ukraine (in English and in Ukrainian) Over the last two months, ICPS specialists organized press conferences in oblast centers as part of the “Policy Campaign for Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine” project. At these briefings, [...]
Schengen must not be allowed to draw a new dividing line between the haves and the have-nots – Jacek Kucharczyk/PASOS
http://www.tol.cz News Source: Transitions Online Transitions Online, Commentary, 21 December 2007 – All Aboard the Schengen Express The expansion on 21 December of the Schengen border-free zone is great news for the citizens and residents of the European Union’s new member states. For other Europeans, however, it means that the wall dividing them from their [...]
PASOS supports Ukraine NGOs’ appeal for transparency and further liberalisation in EU-Ukraine visa relations
http://eu.prostir.ua News Source: Open Ukraine Ukraine and European NGOs appeal to the EU and Ukraine’s government to fully implement new visa agreement and secure further visa liberalisation. To mark the enlargement to the border of Ukraine of the Schengen passport-free travel zone on 21 December 2007, Open Ukraine and a coalition of NGOs in Ukraine [...]
Stakeholders have their say on local government reform in Ukraine
http://www.icps.kiev.ua News Source: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine ICPS Newsletter, a publication of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Kiev, Ukraine (in English and in Ukrainian) Together with the Center for Ukrainian Reform Education (CURE), ICPS has completed the first round of public consultations on local government reform in seven Ukrainian cities: Chernivtsi, [...]
