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Ukraine may eliminate environmental assessments for large-scale projects
Ukraine may eliminate environmental assessments for large-scale projects

Eliminating the EIA and EIA procedures at the initial stage poses a risk to the economy and calls into question the project’s completion

EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials
EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials

Why European best practices don't work as well as they should in our country 

The government abolished outdated regulations that duplicated the EIA procedure
The government abolished outdated regulations that duplicated the EIA procedure

The changes will reduce administrative pressure on more than 50,000 enterprises in the manufacturing sector alone

Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture
Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture

The new wind farm will have a capacity of over 150 MW, but experts believe that its construction is being carried out with violations

EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber
EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber

Businesses effectively pay for the work of experts who are not registered anywhere

Resolution against EIA for sanitary logging poses corruption risks – NACP
Resolution against EIA for sanitary logging poses corruption risks – NACP

The anti-corruption agency found a whole range of opportunities for abuse in the document

Wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy resumes EIA procedure for wind farms
Wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy resumes EIA procedure for wind farms

Only three days were allocated for public discussion from the date of publication of the order

New bill will weaken environmental control over wind farms. Environmental community calls for action
New bill will weaken environmental control over wind farms. Environmental community calls for action

The adoption of the project could give the green light to controversial wind farm construction projects, such as the one underway on the Runa mountain pasture

Carpathian surrealism: Ukraine receives money to preserve forests that it itself is cutting down for wind farms
Carpathian surrealism: Ukraine receives money to preserve forests that it itself is cutting down for wind farms

Institutional blindness and imitation of reforms: will this lead to EU membership?

Construction of two mini-hydroelectric power plants in Kalyny prohibited by decision of the Transcarpathian Court of Appeal
Construction of two mini-hydroelectric power plants in Kalyny prohibited by decision of the Transcarpathian Court of Appeal

People will finally be able to stop taking turns on the old dam, but they are also considering a worse-case scenario