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      EP to hear report on proposed visa-free travel for Ukraine on Sept 5
      Jul13

      EP to hear report on proposed visa-free travel for Ukraine on Sept 5

      A report in support of the European Commission`s initiative to grant Ukraine visa-free travel will be presented to the European Parliament on September 5, according to a UaPosition correspondent.”I intended to present my report before summer but, unfortunately, due to the outcome of the UK referendum, some committee meetings have been cancelled...

      Ukraine`s Supreme Court says judges in Maidan rulings broke judicial oaths
      Jul13

      Ukraine`s Supreme Court says judges in Maidan rulings broke judicial oaths

      The Supreme Court of Ukraine has recognized that three judges – Alla Chalaya, Yulia Shvachach and Vitaliy Martsynkevych – violated their judicial oaths when issuing decisions on the detention of activists during the Maidan events in Ukraine, which occurred from late 2013 until 2014, according to a lawyer.”The judges of the Maidan will be held...

      Reuters: Syrian rebels say Russian jets hit refugee camp along Jordan border
      Jul13

      Reuters: Syrian rebels say Russian jets hit refugee camp along Jordan border

      Jets believed to be Russian on Tuesday struck a refugee camp along Jordan`s north-eastern border with Syria, killing at least 12 people and injuring scores in the first such Russian strike near the Jordanian border, rebels said, according to Reuters.Several jets flying at high altitudes struck at noon a makeshift camp where a few hundred, mostly...

      Russia`s Vnesheconombank mulls selling its Ukrainian subsidiary by mid-2017
      Jul13

      Russia`s Vnesheconombank mulls selling its Ukrainian subsidiary by mid-2017

      The State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) is in talks with several parties to sell its Ukrainian subsidiary Prominvestbank, as it plans to withdraw from Ukraine`s banking market by mid-2017, according to Vnesheconombank Chief Sergey Gorkov.”The development bank should not be engaged in the...

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies widely use banned mortars, artillery in Donbas
      Jul13

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies widely use banned mortars, artillery in Donbas

      Russian-backed militants have been widely using the categories of mortars and artillery in Donbas that were banned under the Minsk peace agreement, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.”In the Donetsk sector, the enemy used 122mm artillery systems to shell our positions in the village of Mykolaivka...

      Hundreds forcibly disappeared in Egypt crackdown, says Amnesty – BBC
      Jul13

      Hundreds forcibly disappeared in Egypt crackdown, says Amnesty – BBC

      Egypt`s security services have forcibly made hundreds of people disappear and tortured them in the past year to try to tackle dissent, according to a new report by Amnesty International, BBC reported. Students, political activists and protesters – some as young as 14 – have vanished without a trace, the report says. Many are alleged...

      Ukrainians pay UAH 5.2 bln in military tax
      Jul13

      Ukrainians pay UAH 5.2 bln in military tax

      The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) has reported that Ukrainian taxpayers have contributed UAH 5.2 billion in military taxes to the nation`s budget during the January-June 2016 period.Further, military tax collections have increased by 20% year-over-year, according to the State Fiscal Service.”Given the situation in the east of the country,...

      Nafta buys 50% in Uzhgorod gas field from American Cub Energy
      Jul13

      Nafta buys 50% in Uzhgorod gas field from American Cub Energy

      Slovak gas company Nafta has acquired a 50% stake in the Uzhgorod gas field from U.S. Cub Energy Inc., which has assets in Ukraine, as was reported by Cub Energy.The cost of the purchase has been estimated at EUR 1.5 million, according to Cub Energy.Nafta International B.V. (the Netherlands), the subsidiary of Slovakia`s Nafta, acquired 50% in...

      CNN: At least 27 killed in Italy train collision
      Jul13

      CNN: At least 27 killed in Italy train collision

      Two passenger trains collided head-on Tuesday morning in a rural area of southeastern Italy, killing at least 27 people, Italian news agency ANSA reported, according to CNN.Pictures from the scene in the Puglia region showed both trains were on the same track about 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of the Adriatic Sea, apparently headed toward each...

      Oil drops as investors lock in gains; surprise U.S. stockpile build – Reuters
      Jul13

      Oil drops as investors lock in gains; surprise U.S. stockpile build – Reuters

      Crude futures fell on Wednesday as investors locked in gains after oil prices surged nearly 5% in the previous session, partly on forecasts from the U.S. government and OPEC that demand would increase next year, Reuters reported. Oil prices were also under pressure from industry data that showed a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks, price gains...