Ukraine

Ukrainian prosecutors taking measures to arrest Lozinsky

The PGO told Interfax-Ukraine on Friday that “investigative actions are being conducted, and that Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office is taking …
Interfax-Ukraine

Tymoshenko: Regions Party blocking parliament to stop vote for bill canceling deputy immunity

“The blocking of the Verkhovna Rada by the Regions Party’s faction is evidence of their reluctance to get rid of deputy immunity,” she told reporters …
Interfax-Ukraine

Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine issues fines for abuse, orders change in rates

The AMCU has endorsed this decision at is meeting. In the opinion of the Antimonopoly Committee, these companies are dominating on the market of cable …
Ukrainian News

Speaker cites ‘attempts to make the situation absolutely absurd’

“All that currently happens [in parliament] is evidence that there are attempts to realize various scenarios for Ukraine’s development,” he said at a …
Interfax-Ukraine

BYuT doubts ministerial appointments will be made next week

“The chances are very slim,” he said on Friday, when asked whether parliament could appoint government ministers next week. He said that next week the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Vice speaker: BYuT ready to consider laws canceling deputy immunity, increasing social standards

Speaking at an extraordinary parliament meeting on Friday, he said there had been proposals to consider the questions of taking away the deputy …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko asks Tymoshenko to resolve financial problems of courts

The head of state sent a respective letter to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the presidential press service reported on Thursday. The letter says …
Interfax-Ukraine

Update: Parliament takes away deputy mandate of Lozinsky

A total of 415 MPs out of the 444 registered in parliament voted for this decision on Friday. Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn read out the MP’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

Update: Parliament strips deputy mandate from Lozinsky in connection with murder investigation

A total of 415 MPs out of the 444 registered in parliament voted for this decision on Friday. Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn read out the MP’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yushchenko: Europe should speak with one voice on gas market organization

“It’s very important that Europe learns to speak with one voice on the question of organizing the gas market,” Yushchenko said. He also said that …
Interfax-Ukraine

Rada lifts Lozynskiy’s immunity in connection with murder investigation

Corresponding bylaw No.4759 found support with 416 deputies, while 226 votes required. In particular, 164 MPs of the Party of Regions faction voted …
Ukrainian News

Yushchenko: Europe should speak with one voice on gas market organization

“It’s very important that Europe learns to speak with one voice on the question of organizing the gas market,” Yuschenko said. He also said that …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine secret service, prosecutors to investigate 1944 deportation of Crimean Tartars

The Security Service is studying the materials about crimes of the totalitarian regime in 1944. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, President Victor …
Ukrainian News

Government calls upon finance minister to land foreign loans

The order was given by the Cabinet of Ministers in a July 1 resolution entitled No.731. Umanskyi was called upon to attract these loans on conditions …
Ukrainian News

Prosecutors launch case into Odesa judge for taking $4,000 bribe

In her words, the PGO sustained an operation together with the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Main Directorate for Fighting against Organised Crime and …
Ukrainian News

Police, prosecutors detain regional Lviv official on suspicion of taking $200,000 bribe

In her words, the officials demanded and received the money for issuing documents certifying the ownership right for a 1-hectare land parcel. The …
Ukrainian News

Parliament strips Lozinsky of deputy mandate in light of murder probe

A total of 415 MPs out of the 444 registered in parliament voted for this decision on Friday.
Interfax-Ukraine

Agenda of parliament meeting on Friday not agreed

Regions Party first deputy chairman Oleksandr Yefremov said that the coalition insisted, first and foremost, on the consideration of staff issues, …
Interfax-Ukraine
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