Ukraine’s ambitious reform programme

The new government in Kyiv is banking on the rapid Westernisation of the country

Édition Pouvoirs
Jakub Iwaniuk
03 décembre 2014 à 16h37

Rapprochement between the EU and NATO is a strategic priority for the new Ukrainian government, approved in its functions by the country's parliament on 2 December. Outgoing Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk will lead the vast coalition, European Ukraine, composed of five parties Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front, President Petro Poroshenko’s Blok, Samopomitch, the Radical Party (populist) and Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivchina , which will benefit from a constitutional majority of more than 300 of the 450 seats in parliament. The coalition agreement is…

Decentralisation, not federalisation

Regional government reform will be a key point on the Ukrainian agenda. This topic is the subject of a consensus between coalition members: it concerns greater decentralisation, but this must under no circumstances lead to the federalisation of the country as desired by Russia. Moreover, the reform should take place without having to amend the constitution, whereas the status of the regions is inscribed in fundamental law. While the idea remains consensual, the devil is in the detail. Certain experts anticipate that President Poroshenko will have difficulty giving up some of his prerogatives.
par Jakub Iwaniuk

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