The President recently proposed that parliament forego its annual winter holidays and work on throughout January. While the move is unlikely to be popular with politicians, it would certainly be a step in the right direction More

The new government began the New Year attempting to implement its campaign pledge to return the Soviet-era savings which Ukrainians lost after the 1991 collapse, but will its efforts prove enough to appease voters and silence the many detractors who labelled the proposition wholly unrealistic? More

Can the return of Yulia Tymoshenko to government in Kyiv pave the way for better relations with Russia, or will the two countries’ iconic political leaders clash once more? More

“Dear fellow Ukrainians,” began President Viktor Yushchenko in his New Year address to the nation. “We have a hard year behind us. We have lived through much – highs and lows, dramas and happiness.” This was something of an understatement, given Ukraine’s mercurial journey through 2007. What lies ahead for the coming year? More