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From dissidence to the European choice: Marynovych on the role of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group

The Ukrainian Helsinki Group, as an independent initiative, emerged in Ukraine 50 years ago. In conditions of total control and fear. This was the beginning of the struggle of Ukrainians for democratic values ​​and against the Soviet system. In an interview with Gazeta Halychyna, co-founder of the Helsinki Group, human rights activist, dissident, political prisoner Myroslav Marynovych shared his memories of the value and moral choice that faced each participant...

Democracy, Reforms and European Integration

The publication about the outstanding Ukrainian Vasyl Mudry was presented in the EU

The publication "Vasyl Mudry. The Art of the Possible: A Democrat in the Era of Dictatorships and Totalitarianism", in 3 volumes, was presented for the first time at the Via Carpatia International Forum in Lviv. And last week, the trilogy edited by Ola Hnatiuk was presented in Warsaw during a debate on the threat of totalitarianism and the importance of democracy. The event brought together leading Polish and Ukrainian historians, journalists, publicists...

Democracy, Reforms and European Integration

Telegram in Ukraine: parliamentarians and experts discussed the threats of the platform

The Telegram platform remains an environment in which disinformation about Ukraine spreads, and enemy special services recruit our fellow citizens there. This was discussed by the participants of the discussion "Telegram in Ukraine: you can't ban it, you can't regulate it", which took place in the Ukrainian Media Center. Experts, parliamentarians and specialists in information security outlined the role of the state in regulating the activities of Telegram, urgent legislative decisions and effective countermeasures...

Culture

The sole official text of the spelling rules became the standard reference for the whole country

On March 1, 2026, the National Commission for State Language Standards approved Ukrainian spelling as the official standard of the state language. This decision implemented the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "On strengthening the role of the Ukrainian language in the establishment of the Ukrainian state" dated January 15, 2026 and introduced a single official spelling text into the legal field. A specially created working group worked on the text...