Julia Kyrychenko about the strategic course of Ukraine to gain full-fledged membership in the EU and NATO. 

Oleksandr Marusiak wrote about fatal procedural flaws of the 2020 constitutional amendment process in Russia.

However “non-democratic” it may sound, neither parliaments, nor people should participate in forming the judiciary. The president may only formally appoint a judge based on the results of the competitive selection and he may not have any influence on the judge’s carreer.

More results of the International Round-Table 'Semi-presidentialism and Inclusive Governance in Ukraine: Reflections for Constitutional Reform' are in the video from the Round-Table

Oleksandr Marusiak about constitutional amendment process in Russia.

The constitutional reform is underway in Ukraine, involving constitutional amendments in 3 areas: human rights, decentralization and reform of the judiciary.

The Ukrainians are commemorating the events which took place in Kyiv exactly two years ago: the pinnacle of the Revolution of Dignity (also known as Euromaidan), bloodshed and deaths of more than a hundred of peaceful protesters.

The President needs to immediately exercise his personnel authorities regarding the appointment of 2 judges of the Constitutional Court based on the results of a competitive selection. In other words, two candidates with the highest rating of the competition commission leaving other candidates far behind (S. Golovatyi, V. Lemak) should be appointed