529 priorities instead of reforms: how the rule of law roadmap replaced real change
Ukraine stands on the verge of a historic decision to begin real negotiations on EU accession. While our allies seek ways to overcome Hungary’s veto and unlock this decision, the Cabinet of Ministers has taken the required next step and approved three roadmaps – on the rule of law, public admini...
How did the week go at the High Council of Justice? June 2-6, 2025
This week at the High Council of Justice was eventful and rich in telling decisions: dismissals of judges suspected of bribery and drunk driving, refusal to appoint candidates who failed to prove their integrity, and once again, attempts to protect the low-integrity judges. Here’s an overview of w...
The Verkhovna Rada Destroys the Chance to Reform the Supreme Court — Draft Law No. 13165-2 Adopted in First Reading
On June 3, 258 Members of Parliament voted in favour of Draft Law No. 13165-2 in the first reading. The draft law amends the procedures for submitting declarations of integrity by judges but fails to include any mechanism for reviewing Supreme Court judges, despite the pressing public and internatio...
A figure in an investigation and a judge with problematic declarations: whom did the Supreme Court elect to the Grand Chamber?
Today, the Supreme Court elected to the Grand Chamber a figure from the Schemes: Corruption in Detail investigation, Nadiia Stefaniv, as well as judge Anatolii Yemets, who has a negative opinion from the Public Integrity Council. The Grand Chamber is a body within the Supreme Court that handles the...
Judicial selection: what two years of the renewed HQCJ have shown
Since November 2023, 297 judges have completed the qualification assessment. The High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) assessed judges’ legal knowledge, psychological resilience, and integrity. HQCJ members reviewed 120 negative opinions issued by the Public Integrity Council (PIC). The C...
Off Track from European Integration: Who in Kyiv Is Undermining Ukraine’s Path to the EU
Mykhailo Zhernakov, Executive Director of the DEJURE Foundation Kateryna Shevchuk, Communications Manager at the DEJURE Foundation Remember 2020? Not COVID, but the real constitutional catastrophe, when the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) attempted to destroy electronic asset declarations. The...