Priorities
We provide answers to important policy questions, analyze the root causes of systemic problems and seek ways of overcoming them that include the involvement of all relevant stakeholders.
Democratization and Good Governance |
Quality of Life |
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 What can be done to overcome corruption? What is “good governance” and how can it be achieved? What change is possible within the state administration of Ukraine? How best can we engage the citizens of Ukraine in determining, managing and realizing meaningful reforms to the justice system?
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 What is the link between economic growth and quality of life? How to improve quality of life in Ukraine? Which Ukrainians are suffering most from the crisis? Who will live in Ukraine looking 20 years ahead?
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Energy Security |
Foreign Policy |
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 Where should attention be focused in order to reform Ukraine’s energy sector? What will membership in “Energy Community” bring to Ukraine’s energy sector? What alternatives, if any, exist to Russian gas imports? How can the government liberalize the energy market and bring tariffs in line with the actual cost of generation?
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 What are Ukraine’s key foreign policy interests, and challenges – and how can they best be addressed? What can be done to strengthen Ukraine’s relationship with the EU and its individual member states? What of Ukraine’s relations with Russia? What will be the nature and direction of any future strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States? What is Ukraine’s role in addressing regional challenges?
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Foreign Aid |
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement |
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 Where do Ukraine’s national priorities lie? How shall we balance the positions of parliament, local authorities, businesses and the public? Can the priorities of donor organizations or countries coincide with Ukraine’s national interest? If so, how can they be brought together? In what way will the instruments of the Paris Declaration take shape in Ukraine?
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 What will be the implications of an EU-Ukraine Association Agreement? What assistance should we give the government during the negotiation process? What difficulties await with respect to implementation? In which way(s) will the deal speed the Europeanization of Ukraine?
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Mission of ICPS
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International Centre for Policy Studies