1. Political competition // 1.1. Positions of key political players // 1.2. Russian military threat as consolidation factor // 2. Economic situation // 2.1. Exchange rate // 2.2. State budget // 2.3. International aid // 3. State decisions // 3.1. HR policy
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1. Political competition // 1.1. “Praviy sektor” enters the game // 1.2. Vitali Klitschko displays civil position and loyalty to Maidan’s ideals // 1.3. Petro Poroshenko shows presidential ambitions // 1.4. Svoboda forms power vertical in its basic regions // 1.5. Batkivshchyna fails to launch election campaign brightly // 1.6. Party of regions will have primaries // 2. State decisions // 2.1. Combination of decentralization and centralization // 2.2. Need for macrostrategy in reforms // 2.3. Response to mistakes in HR policy
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1. State Decisions // 1.1. Decisions of War // 1.2. Decisions of Peace // 2. Economic Situation // 2.1. Macroeconomic Trends and Course of Actions by Government // 2.2. Macrofinancial Aid to Ukraine // 2.3. Banking Sector // 3. Political Competition // 3.1. “Kolo Doviry Maidanu” Becomes a New Political Player // 3.2. Policy of “Praviy Sektor” Requires Changes // 3.3. “Western Style” of Vitaliy Klitschko’s Campaign // 3.4. Reforms are Expected from “Batkivshchyna” and “Svoboda” // 3.5. Passivity of Party of Regions in the East Cuts their Chances
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1. State decisions // 1.1. Inaction leads to early resignations // 1.2. Need for dialogue between the Maidan and the government // 1.3. The regulatory framework needed // 2. Economic consequences of Crimea annexation // 2.1. Autonomous dependence // 2.2. Direct losses of Ukraine // 2.3. Indirect losses of Ukraine // 2.4. Expected government actions // 3. Political competition // 3.1. The Maidan will control the government // 3.2. “Right Sector” should look into the future, not the past // 3.3. Active parliamentary work of UDAR on Crimea // 3.4. Yulia Tymoshenko’s return to politics // 3.5. Existential crisis of the Party of Regions
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1. State decisions // 1.2. Anti-crisis package focuses on finances rather than economy // 1.3. Counteracting Russian expansion in Crimea // 2. Economic situation // 2.1. Anti-crisis package is a key to the IMF financing // 2.2. Amendments to the 2014 budget // 2.3. Government tax initiatives // 2.4. Assessment of the approved initiatives // 3. Political competition // 3.1. Synergy of Petro Poroshenko and Vitali Klitschko // 3.2. Regional fate of the Party of Regions // 3.3. Difficulties the Maidan representatives face // 3.4. Change in Tymoshenko’s rhetoric
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1. The Government policy // 1.1. The Achievements of the Yatseniuk Government // 1.2. First failures // 1.3. The Yatseniuk Government’s “homework assignments” // 2. Political competition // 2.1. The overly promising platform of Yulia Tymoshenko // 2.2. Poroshenko vs Tymoshenko: two leaders – one rhetoric // 2.3. Sergiy Tigipko strives for the Party of Regions’ heritage // 2.4. Blatantly pro-Russian position of Mykhailo Dobkin // 2.5. Medically political program of Olga Bogomolets // 2.6. Revolutionary Dmytro Yarosh
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1. The Government policy // 1.1. Insufficient fight against separatism in Donbas // 1.2. Parliamentary victories of the Government // 1.3. Ignoring the public could lead to a new Maidan // 2. Economic situation // 2.1. The NBU takes the situation on FX market under control // 2.2. Economic outcome of the Law on occupied territories // 2.3. The Government starts reverse gas supplies to Ukraine // 3. Political competition // 3.1. Poroshenko forms his team // 3.2. Vitali Klitschko can lose his party // 3.3. Dynamic start of Tymoshenko’s campaign // 3.4. Party of Regions slowly recovers from the Maidan
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1. The Government policy // 1.1. Destabilizing factor in the East // 1.2. The Government should not forget about the Crimea // 1.3. The practice of party quotas continues // 2. Economic situation // 2.1. Ukrainian banks leave Crimea // 2.2. From Crimea to the East // 2.3. Foreign trade: the EU concessions and trade war with Russia // 2.4. Trends of energy market // 3. Political competition // 3.1. Poroshenko remains favorite of the elections // 3.2. Defeating the separatism may give advantage to Tymoshenko // 3.3. The Party of Regions relies only on Donbas // 3.4. Alternatives to major political players
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1. The Government policy // 1.1. Managerial failures of the anti-terrorist operation // 1.2. The Government has not defined its information policy // 1.3. The importance of oligarchs’ position on fighting separatism // 2. Economic situation // 2.1. Deterioration of economic indicators // 2.2. Problems of banking sector // 2.3. Situation in the energy market // 3. Political competition // 3.1. Poroshenko’s desire to hold elections in one round // 3.2. Lost hopes of Yulia Tymoshenko // 3.3. Vitali Klitschko starts in Kyiv
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1. The Government Policy // 1.1. Artificial incitement of civil conflict in Odessa // 1.2. The reason for police inefficiency is corruption // 1.3. The fight for Anti-Corruption Bureau // 2. Economic Situation / 2.1. Issue of double taxation in banking system // 2.2. Aggravation of trade war with Russia // 2.3. Situation on the energy market // 3. Political Competition // 3.1. New Triple Alliance in Ukrainian politics // 3.2. The aggressive campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko // 3.3. Election threats by the representatives of the Party of Regions
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1. The Government Policy // 1.1. Gaps in election organization // 1.2. Questions to ATO leadership // 1.3. Who will coordinate European integration in Ukraine? // 2. Economic Situation // 2.1. Expectations from Petro Poroshenko in economic sphere // 2.2. NBU idea about FX loans // 2.3. Situation in the energy sector // 3. Political Competition // 3.1. Promises and challenges of the winner of the presidential race // 3.2. Unexpected election results // 3.3. Vitaliy Klitschko’s victory in Kyiv
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The Government Policy // Coalition: ongoing battle about coalition standards // Challenges of separatists’ elections // Economic Situation // Further drop in foreign trade // Ukrainian government: between the rock and the hard place // Political competition // The President’s party failed to implement a minimum program // Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s jackpot // “Samopomich” as an illustration of demand for new faces // “Opposition bloc” keeps hold on the electorate of Party of the Regions // Ups and downs of Oleh Lyashko’s Radical Party // Party “rejuvenation” did not help “Batkivshchyna” // Those who have not got into parliamentary “boat”
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The Government Policy // “Smuggled” elections in the occupied territories // The electoral reform is a priority task for a new coalition // Economic Situation // The NBU returns to a floating exchange rate // State debt continues to increase // Triple energy dependence of Ukraine // Political competition // Delay in coalition creation // “Volya” hits “Samopomich” . // Three parliamentary parties may occupy the opposition niche
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The Government Policy // The government’s dilemma on Donbas support // TFailure of the President’s “peace plan” // Delay in coalition-making is an unacceptable waste of time for Ukraine // Economic Situation // Business ombudsmen will protect businesses in Ukraine // Arseniy Yatseniuk does not want to finance Donbas // Energy sector needs liberalization // Political competition // Principles of the coalition agreement are laid down // Ihor Yeremeyev promises to create a parliamentary group
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The Government Policy // Kyiv policy of absence in Donbas // Coalition agreement: large volume does not guarantee completeness // Economic Situation // Economic part is one of the main parts of the coalition agreement // Energy sector reforms vs political competition // Political competition // Zero-sum game in rivalry between Prime Minister and President // Swedish experience in drafting coalition agreements // Coalition members’ joint responsibility for the government activities
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The Government Policy // Political corruption shields ringleaders of crime on Maidan from punishment // The self-proclaimed republics actively legalize // Economic Situation // Economic situation during January-October 2014 // Prospects of Ukrainian-Norwegian cooperation in energy sector // Political competition // Shaky coalition of Democrats // State Secretaries as a plausible tool for presidential control over ministers
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The Government Policy // Financial assistance in exchange for reforms // Four scenarios on Donbas and none of them is official // Georgian experience in reintegration of self-proclaimed republics // Economic Situation // Ukraine should introduce 3G technology with no further delay // A course on aviation reform // Energy efficiency in the concept of national package of reforms // Political competition // Parliament has chosen a new government // Political parties are getting ready for local elections
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Reforms: A Final Countdown // Constitutional reform // Anticorruption reform // Public administration reform // Judicial reform // Georgia’s experience in judicial reform // Police reform // MOI reform in Georgia // Deregulation reform // Tax reform // Energy reform
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The Government Policy // The potential for conflict escalation in Donbas // Officers demand changes in the General Staff // Delay with the appointment of the Head of Anticorruption Bureau // Economic situation // The impact of a new IMF bailout program on financial system // The salvation of «Naftogaz» as an example of anti-reforms // Political Competition // The preconditions for the government restructuring // The potential competitors of “Opposition bloc”
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The Government Policy // Decentralization: the positions of the parties // The fight against corruption: new bodies in the old system // Economic situation // Transition to the technical standards of the EU and the WTO until 2020 // Political competition // Political alliance between the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, UDAR, and People’s Front // The fears of small members in the coalition // Opposition Bloc’s silence
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