Oleksii Khmara

About Oleksii Khmara

Oleksii Khmara is president of TORO Creative Union, Transparency International Chapter in Ukraine.
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Why is Ukraine incapable of fulfilling the demands of Füle’s List? An analysis of state anticorruption policy

By on 4 March 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Politics and government

Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, paid an official visit to Kyiv on February 7 to discuss one topic: whether Ukraine is ready to sign the EU Association Agreement. After the visit, the European Union did not make a formal statement, but 19 strict demands for Ukraine, also known as the [...]

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Voting in Ukraine – The people lose in elections that were hardly free and fair

By on 1 November 2012 in Accountability, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

The elections here did not go well. Even the enormous expenses of installing cameras at polling stations didn’t provide transparent voting. Constant problems with connections, lack of experience in using of such systems and the rush in preparation for the elections turned the idea into a new kind of entertainment. Not surprisingly, the independent election [...]

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