50+ Ukrainian civil society organisations appeal: Strong EU Conditionality for Reinforcing Ukraine’s Resilience and Defence
Kyiv, February 10, 2026 We, representatives of Ukrainian civil society organisations advocating for the rule of law, democracy, and transparency, are sincerely grateful to the European Commission for its unceasing leadership in supporting Ukraine amidst Russia’s brutal full-scale war. We particula...
One year of the Service of the Disciplinary Inspectors: large number of complaints and the salary problem
The Service of the Disciplinary Inspectors (SDI) presented the results of its first year of work. This was one of the few public occasions when the Service was able to speak in detail not only about statistics of disciplinary liability, but also about the challenges it faces and the proposals that c...
The Bar reform involves an MP convicted by the High Anti-Corruption Court and suspected by NABU
The government has involved a Member of Parliament who has a conviction from the High Anti-Corruption Court and a suspicion notice from NABU in the reform of the Bar. This concerns Anatolii Hunko, who will now work within a working group tasked with preparing amendments to legislation on the legal p...
The Supreme Court has stopped the scheme for bypassing the opinions of the Public Integrity Council that it had previously created itself
The case of judge Usatyi, through which the Supreme Court had returned more than 100 judges of low integrity to their positions, is no longer a rule to be followed. The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has issued a ruling departing from its previously established practice. This shift re-establishe...
Threatened a judge with criminal prosecution to get a job at the SBI — another Ablov case in the High Council of Justice
Judge Yevhenii Ablov is doing everything possible to prevent the disciplinary case in the High Council of Justice (HCJ) from reaching a decision, and every month of this delay is paid for from the state budget. Yevhenii Ablov is an associate of Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the now-liquidated Distr...
Uproar at the Supreme Court over a father: who is Diana Vovk and what links her to Russian agents?
Provocations by Diana Vovk toward journalists and activists at the Supreme Court prompted renewed attention to a criminal investigation in which Pavlo Vovk’s daughter is implicated. Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing considering the reinstatement of Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the District Admini...