Ukraine
The UDAR Party, headed by Vitali Klitschko, and the United National Movement Party, led by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, which switched to the opposition after the last parliamentary electi
Dec. 24, 2012
On Monday President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych named ministers of the new government and signed a decree on some issues of fulfilling tasks and powers imposed on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Dec. 24, 2012
European integration is more advantageous to Ukraine than accession to the Customs Union, MP Sergiy Tigipko has said.
Dec. 22, 2012
Sergiy Tigipko has said he is not planning to work in the government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
Dec. 22, 2012
Eight fancy and modern South Korean-made high-speed Hyundai Rotem trains, purchased for $30 million apiece this year, are turning out to be lemons, some passengers say, with frequent breakdowns amid o
Dec. 21, 2012
Hyundai Company has offered its apologies to Ukrainian passengers for discomfort during the use of South Korean high-speed trains and the company has started working on the liquidation of malfunctions
Dec. 21, 2012
When Eugenia Tymoshenko celebrates the New Year, her mother will still be in prison and her father in exile.
Dec. 20, 2012
Almost a half of Ukrainians (46%) support the country’s accession to the Customs Union, and 62% think that a national referendum should be called to decide on the issue.
Dec. 20, 2012
A colleague of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, Andriy
Shkil, who did not win a seat in the new parliament under the
Batkivschyna United Opposition lists and who has been deprived of deputy
Dec. 18, 2012
Ukraine’s law enacting a
100 percent ban on indoor smoking in public places – including
cafes, bars and restaurants – took effect on Dec. 16.
Dec. 17, 2012
Batkivschyna, UDAR and Svoboda parties have agreed to set up an opposition council that will coordinate their activities in the Verkhovna Rada, the leader of the Batkivschyna United Opposition, Arseni
Dec. 17, 2012
KHARKIV – MP Arsen
Avakov of the Batkivschyna Party has said he doubts that the Verkhovna
Rada will vote to strip him of his immunity from prosecution, if
requested by the General Prosecutor’s Office.
Dec. 17, 2012
Ukraine could cooperate with both the Customs Union and the European
Union at the same time, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.
Dec. 17, 2012
There would have been fewer fights in the
Ukrainian parliament if more women were among the deputies. At least female
parliamentarians were not seen taking part in the multiple brawls that marked
the
Dec. 14, 2012
The Batkivschyna faction is planning to cooperate with the Svoboda faction against the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych, although they have ideological differences.
Dec. 13, 2012
The Verkhovna Rada of the seventh convocation has elected a member of
the Regions Party, Volodymyr Rybak, as chairman of the parliament.
Dec. 13, 2012