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      Criminal case opened against Yefremov
      Jul28

      Criminal case opened against Yefremov

      Social activists have secured the opening of a criminal case against Party of Regions faction leader Oleksandr Yefremov. Now he faces up to six years in prison for embezzling UAH 100 million in state budget funds, the Center for Combating Corruption has reported. “Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has launched criminal...

      Verkhovna Rada will allow Australian policemen into Ukraine – Turchynov
      Jul28

      Verkhovna Rada will allow Australian policemen into Ukraine – Turchynov

      Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov said that the parliament will ratify an agreement at its special meeting Thursday, which will allow Australian policemen into Ukraine. He said at a meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, the VR website informs. “Thursday, the Verkhovna Rada...

      Ukraine preparing personal sanctions against Russia
      Jul28

      Ukraine preparing personal sanctions against Russia

      Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Sych has announced personal sanctions against Russia, which are to be approved soon. He said this at a briefing on Monday, Ukrinform reported. “It’s not just about sectoral sanctions, i.e. particular products, it’s also about personal sanctions – against those who incite ethnic...

      Dollar rises to 12.2 UAH/USD
      Jul28

      Dollar rises to 12.2 UAH/USD

      Dollar on the interbank market raised to 12.2 UAH/USD, InterBusinessConsulting informs. Trading in the U.S. dollar on the interbank currency market of Ukraine opened with quotations of 11.8500/12.0000 UAH/USD, until 12:00 a.m. they grew to 11.9900/12.1500 UAH/USD. Until the closure of trading the price levels reached 12.1000/12.2000. The...

      Cabinet plans to introduce military tax
      Jul28

      Cabinet plans to introduce military tax

      The Cabinet of Ministers intends to introduce a temporary military tax – as additional to the income tax of natural persons to the amount of 1.5%. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told a briefing at the Cabinet, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As concerns another temporary tax – this is the military tax of 1.5% – as an...

      ATO forces enter Shakhtarsk, Torez and Lutuhyne
      Jul28

      ATO forces enter Shakhtarsk, Torez and Lutuhyne

      Ukrainian government troops have entered Shakhtarsk, Torez and Lutuhyne. Spokesman for the information and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Our troops entered Shakhtarsk, Torez and Lutuhyne,” he said. The...

      Government wants to abolish all business examinations except for tax inspection
      Jul28

      Government wants to abolish all business examinations except for tax inspection

      The Cabinet proposes to prohibit all types of inspections of businesses, in addition to those made ??by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told a briefing at the Cabinet, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The government proposes to ban all types of checks except for the inspections of the State Fiscal...

      Poroshenko appoints Tymoshenko’s spin doctor as his adviser
      Jul28

      Poroshenko appoints Tymoshenko’s spin doctor as his adviser

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Oleh Medvedev as his freelance adviser. A decree to that effect, dated July 25, has been posted on the website of the head of state. As reported, in 2005, Medvedev worked as an adviser and spin doctor of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. ap 28.07.2014...

      Cabinet significantly cut funding for reconstruction of Donbas
      Jul28

      Cabinet significantly cut funding for reconstruction of Donbas

      The Cabinet reduced the amount needed to rebuild the ruined infrastructure of Donbas from UAH 8 billion to UAH 3.3 billion. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told a briefing at the Cabinet, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Some eight billion was proposed, but after adjusting, to the end of the year we expect the amount of UAH 3.3 billion...

      Yatseniuk again tables government-proposed bills in parliament
      Jul28

      Yatseniuk again tables government-proposed bills in parliament

      The Ukrainian government is again submitting to parliament the government-proposed bills on amendments to the state budget, tax code and on the gas transportation system. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this at a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The government is again...