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The Reporter's Notepad: Frustration at the often slow progress of reform in Ukraine, particularly given that the government's main focus on fighting the war, can stir up frustration among the very foreign investors the country is trying to attract, as URN Daily witnessed this week.
Just The Facts: The European Commission said it aims to open talks next year on "fundamentals" of Ukraine's EU entry, the government announces a partial "roadmap" on opening its airspace but adds few details, and it has adopted an action plan to join the European employment service (EURES), marking a step toward integration into the European labor market.
Here's What They Think: European countries should consider interim measures such as deploying troops as a security guarantee to Ukraine while the country awaits NATO membership, a lecturer at Bocconi University's Institute for European Policymaking wrote in an op-ed for The Conversation.
Sober Second Opinion: A new study by the International Bar Association into gender disparity in the legal profession in Ukraine has found that 56% of all lawyers and 53% of the lawyers in senior roles are women.
The Rebuilder's Social: Time Magazine names Diia, Ukraine's state-wide app with more than 20 million users, as one of the world's best inventions of 2024, CMS Ukraine explains changes to Ukrainian data protection law and Sayenko Kharenko says it served as legal counsel to the EBRD on a €35 million finance package to the city of Kharkiv.
