Ukraine
The law on the principles of the state language policy in Ukraine, which expands the sphere of use of the Russian language and languages of other national minorities, entered into force after its offi
Aug. 10, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday signed into law a bill which will make Russian the official language in parts of the former Soviet republic, ignoring opponents who have warned it ri
Aug. 8, 2012
Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has signed the bill on the principles of state language policy, his press-service reported.
Aug. 8, 2012
Vitali Klitschko’s UDAR Party has said that its candidates for people’s deputies are suffering pressure from their political opponents.
Aug. 8, 2012
Oleh Lyashko’s Radical Party has approved the party list of candidates for MP and candidates in single-member constituencies.
Aug. 8, 2012
According to finalized data, only two MPs of the current convocation –
Volodymyr Lanovy (Our Ukraine-People’s Self-Defense) and Vasyl
Derevliany (BYT-Batkivschyna) meet the criteria of honesty of the
Aug. 7, 2012
Dnipropetrovsk –
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko and his brother,
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council deputy Ivan Lazarenko, lead the list of
candidates for deputies from the Hromada Party
Aug. 6, 2012
This week political parties announced who will represent them in parliament after October’s elections.
Aug. 2, 2012
One famous
actor, one world-known football player and one attractive woman whose dreamy
and determined face the Ukrainians have seen almost daily during the last six
months.
Aug. 2, 2012
The leader of UDAR Party Vitali Klitschko has promised in its
election program to leave in place only seven nationwide taxes and to
create an independent anticorruption agency.
Aug. 1, 2012
The Party of Regions released its list of its candidates for the Oct. 28 parliamentary election. The list is an amalgamation of the current government, the Regions’ faction in parliament, and a few o
Jul. 30, 2012
The Batkivsichyna United Opposition and the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union have completed the process of agreeing on their candidates’ participation in the Verkhovna Rada elections in single-member const
Jul. 26, 2012
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton have said they belie
Jul. 20, 2012
Kyiv City Council Secretary Halyna Hereha, who is temporarily fulfilling the duties of Kyiv mayor, has tabled in parliament a petition on holding an early mayoral election in the city.
Jul. 19, 2012
The main reason for the killing of Ukrainian MP and businessman Yevhen Scherban in 1996 was an economic one, but there were also political motives, his son, Donetsk Regional Council deputy Ruslan Shch
Jul. 13, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has called on all political forces in the country to join in the work of the Constitutional Assembly.
Jun. 20, 2012