Section: News & Summaries

      European Council to consider Ukraine`s visa-free issue today
      May11

      European Council to consider Ukraine`s visa-free issue today

      The Visa Working Party of the European Council today will consider the European Commission`s visa liberalization proposal for Ukraine.”Indeed, there will be a meeting of the Visa Working Party. This is a preparatory meeting at expert level. After this the issue is expected to be discussed at the level of the Committee of Permanent Representatives...

      OSCE SMM comments on accusations of helping parties to Donbas conflict
      May11

      OSCE SMM comments on accusations of helping parties to Donbas conflict

      OSCE`s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine emphasizes it has never provided any intelligence or other assistance to the Ukrainian Army in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.”In response to recent allegations that the OSCE SMM supplies ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces: the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission operates under the principle of...

      Obama to visit Hiroshima – first U.S. president to do so since 1945 nuclear attack
      May11

      Obama to visit Hiroshima – first U.S. president to do so since 1945 nuclear attack

      Two months after Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president in a century to visit Cuba, the White House has announced that he will visit Hiroshima, the first American leader to do so since the Japanese city was turned to rubble in 1945 by a US nuclear bomb, according to The Independent.Obama and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make...

      Germany to increase troops: DW
      May11

      Germany to increase troops: DW

      Germany plans to boost the number of its soldiers for the first time since the end of the Cold War. After years of reductions, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said it was time to abandon downsizing in order to meet Germany`s growing commitments, according to Deutsche Welle.New challenges in Eastern Europe, enhancing deterrence vis-a-vis...

      Bomb attack on police vehicle in Turkey`s Diyarbakir kills three: Reuters
      May10

      Bomb attack on police vehicle in Turkey`s Diyarbakir kills three: Reuters

      A car bomb killed three people and wounded 45 when it struck a police vehicle on Tuesday in Diyarbakir, the main city in southeastern Turkey where security forces are trying to crush a Kurdish militant insurgency, the governor`s office said, according to Reuters.Explosives in the vehicle were detonated from a distance as an armored police van...

      Very realistic terror training exercise staged in Manchester
      May10

      Very realistic terror training exercise staged in Manchester

      A mock terrorist attack has been carried out at one of the UK`s busiest shopping centers, in a marauding assault similar to the Paris and Brussels atrocities, according to The Guardian.More than 800 volunteers took part in the staged attack at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on Monday night, The Guardian reported.As part of the drill a fake...

      Groysman announces changes at customs operations, hints at reshuffles
      May10

      Groysman announces changes at customs operations, hints at reshuffles

      Ukraine`s Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman intends to proceed with the inspection of the customs offices across Ukraine, as well as analyze HR moves in customs` top management made before May 1, he said during today`s meeting with the head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov and Zakarpattia Governor Hennadiy Moskal, according to...

      Ukraine, Canada may complete talks on free trade area in summer – Canada Ambassador
      May10

      Ukraine, Canada may complete talks on free trade area in summer – Canada Ambassador

      Ukraine and Canada expect to complete all the negotiation procedures under the Agreement on free trade area between the two countries as early as this summer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada in Ukraine Roman Vashchuk told reporters at a Kyiv briefing.The Ambassador said he hopes that the two governments will be able to...

      Bill to help Lutsenko be appointed prosecutor general sacked by Rada
      May10

      Bill to help Lutsenko be appointed prosecutor general sacked by Rada

      BPP faction leader Yuriy Lutsenko takes a considerable step back on his way to becoming Ukraine`s new Prosecutor General, as the Verkhovna Rada fail to amend current legislation which does not allow Lutsenko to be considered as a candidate for the post due to the lack of specific qualification requirements.The Verkhovna Rada did not support bill...

      Inflation to not exceed 10% in coming months – expert
      May10

      Inflation to not exceed 10% in coming months – expert

      Annual inflation in the coming months will remain below 10%, but it is expected to accelerate toward the end of 2016 to 11% year-over-year, chief economist at Dragon Capital Olena Belan has told UNIAN commenting on statistical data on April inflation in Ukraine, stating that the growth in consumer prices slowed to 9.8% in annual terms.According...