Ukraine

Public subsidies go to richest private firms

Despite being chronically short on cash, Ukraine’s government is lavish in doling out subsidies – and not just for the poor. The enterprises of some …
Alina Pastukhova

Threat to media surfaces in failed coalition talks

The relative freedom of the press in Ukraine is frequently cited as one of the main achievements of the 2004 Orange Revolution. But recent events show …
James Marson

Nigeria impounds Ukrainian plane with arms on board

KANO, Nigeria, (Reuters) – A Ukrainian cargo plane bound for Equatorial Guinea has been impounded in Nigeria after security officers found weapons and …
Reuters

Transport minister resigns over Euro 2012

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s transport minister resigned on June 17, the fourth minister to leave the cabinet this year, after accusing Prime Minister Yulia …
Reuters

Summer, sun, sand… and dirty swim holes

Despite the widely known fact that water anywhere in Kyiv is too dirty to swim in (see “Experts warn beachgoers to swim at their own risk, Kyiv Post, …
Alexandra Matoshko

Kyiv council decides to use six land plots belonging to Elite Center for construction of housing for victims of apartment fraud

The municipal council made this decision at a session on Thursday. The land plots are located at 34-42, Otto Schmidt Street; 7b, Heroiv Stalinhrada …
Ukrainian News

Kyiv council renames Kominterna street into Petliura street

Seventy-six deputies with the required sixty-one voted for the decision. The Kyiv city council has instructed the Kyiv city state administration to …
Ukrainian News

Cabinet sets date for repayment of Hr 260 million allocated from stabilization fund to Aviant, Kharkiv state aircraft production enterprise , and aircraft repair factory №410

The Cabinet of Ministers set the dates in its directive No. 640-r of June 17. The government stated in the directive that the money was provided to …
Ukrainian News

International Monetary Fund Mission May Postpone Visit To Ukraine From June 24

A representative of the IMF’s Resident Representative Office in Kyiv announced this to Ukrainian News. “The fund has not yet decided whether the …
Ukrainian News

Worker missing at Ukrainian coalmine after cave in

Three rescue units are looking for him, the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry said on Thursday. Reasons for the accident are not yet known, and …
Interfax-Ukraine

Source: IMF’s June visit to Ukraine thrown into doubt

He said the IMF is concerned over the lack of an official assessment of the country’s GDP dynamics, as well as the quasi-fiscal deficit that is being …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lytvyn: January 2010 is the only legal time for presidential election

He gave this opinion during a press conference in Donetsk. “The Constitution clearly states that the presidential election must take place in the last …
Interfax-Ukraine

State committee: Ukrainian population shrinks by 20,000 to 46.06 million in April

The population dropped by 21,300 people during the same period last year. The bulk of the population lives in urban areas rather than rural ones. In …
Interfax-Ukraine

Kyiv council decides to draft strategy for development of Kyiv until 2025 by October 2010

The municipal council made the decision at a session on Thursday. The municipal council instructed the Kyiv municipal administration to draft the …
Ukrainian News

Poland says it will continue helping Ukraine protect state border

He said that 15-20 years ago, Poland had walked the same path currently being walked by Ukraine in the reform of the state border control system. Elas …
Interfax-Ukraine

Statistics: unemployment rate drops to 2.6 percent in May

According to the committee’s data, the figure in April was 2.9%, compared to 3.1% in March, while in January-February 2009 it was 3.2%. In 2008, the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Labour Ministry estimates number of Ukrainian labour migrants at 1.5 million people

According to Labour and Social Policy Minister Liudmyla Denysova, a total of 80% of these people are highly qualified specialists, having higher or …
Ukrainian News

State committee: ukrainian population shrinks by 20,000 to 46.06 million in April

The population dropped by 21,300 people during the same period last year. The bulk of the population lives in urban areas rather than rural ones. In …
Interfax-Ukraine
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