Modern European parliament working on a high-quality level and targeted on making professional decision – is a brave ambition. On 5 February, Ukrainian citizen parliamentary monitoring organizations presented a mechanism that may be used to embody this ambition during a presentation of the Parliament Modernization Program and Ukraine's official joining to the international Declaration on Parliamentary Openness in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Today, on 6 February, Civil Network OPORA launches citizen  observation of early mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih. Observation campaign finishes when election outcomes are officially announced in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of Ukraine on Local Elections.

Civil Network OPORA announces recruitment of long-term observers and a press-secretary for Kryvyi Rih early mayoral election observation campaign.

How extensive is the corruption problem in Ukraine? What percentage of the population is involved in corrupt dealings? Which institution is the most corrupt, and which ones have decreasing levels of corruption? Who is responsible for combating corruption, and how active are the citizens themselves? Answers to these and a number of other questions related to a research into corruption issues were presented on 27 January at a public discussion titled “Corruption practices in Ukraine: perception...

A public discussion dedicated to the problems of corruption in Ukraine and its public evaluation will be held on 27th of January at 11:00 am – 01:00 pm. The event will be organized in the "CHASOPYS" creative space (3 L. Tolstogo St., Kyiv).  

From December 2014 to November 2015, Civil Network OPORA monitored the parliamentary committees. In particular, the organization analyzed attendance at committee meetings and made a transparency rating for parliamentary committees.

On 27 November 2015, it is a year since the VIII convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine started functioning. VIII convocation of the Verkhovna Rada worked more efficient that the previous one, as long as it had to make fast radical reforms while country is under military aggression. From 27 November 2014 to 27 November 2015, Ukrainian Parliament had 89 plenary days, while the previous convocation of the Parliament had 78 plenary days over the same period. The current Parliament has regi...

Which mechanisms secured implementation of electoral rights of Ukrainian citizens in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in autumn of 2015 despite the armed conflict? Which risks may appear if Ukraine's internally displaced persons are deprived of electoral rights? Which international standards exist to guarantee general and equal suffrage for IDPs, and which successful international practices may be applied to solve this issue in Ukraine? What is a politically motivated observation, and which “fake”...