Section: News & Summaries
Chevron wants to quit shale gas project – Chaly
Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration Valeriy Chaly has confirmed that he received “signals” from U.S. company Chevron regarding its desire to withdraw from the project to extract shale gas at the Oleske area. He said this at a briefing on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I personally did not...
Attempt to remove over 700 tonnes of coal and scrap from ATO area fails
In Volnovakha, Donetsk region, an attempt was made to remove 768 tonnes of coal and scrap from occupied Donbas. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing. “In Volnovakha, shipment of coal and scrap metal was detained, which moved from the areas, controlled by militants, without relevant documents....
Ukraine to be in spotlight at PACE January session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to discuss the humanitarian situation with Ukrainian refugees, the protection of Ukrainian journalists and to approve Nadia Savchenko’s authority as a member of the Assembly during its session on January 26-30. PACE spokesperson Estelle Steiner told this to an Ukrinform...
Shakhtar to play Bayern in last 16 of Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk will face Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. These are the results of the draw for the playoffs of the most prestigious tournament in Europe, which was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday, Ukrinform reports. The results of the round of 16 draw: Manchester City (England) –...
Klimkin will discuss aid to EU in renewal of Donbas
One of leading issues of a visit of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to Brussels is rendering aid by the European Union in reconstruction of Donbas. The Minister told this to journalists Monday, Ukrinform’s own correspondent in Brussels said. “For me, the most important is an aspect how the accumulation of the EU aid for reconstruction of...
National Bank lowers hryvnia rate to 15.76 UAH/USD
The National Bank of Ukraine lowered the official hryvnia rate against the dollar by 5 kopecks on Monday, as compared to December 12 to 15.76 UAH/USD. This is said on the NBU website. The official hryvnia rate against the euro made up 19.6216 UAH/EUR against 19.5252 UAH/EUR on Friday. To remind, the average weighted hryvnia rate on the interbank...
EBRD gives Ukraine $200 mln for GTS modernization
Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a loan agreement on the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS). The signing ceremony was held in Brussels on Monday during Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk’s visit, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. The agreement envisions the...
NSDC explains why airports of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia were closed
The National Security and Defense Council explains why the airports of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia were closed. Airports of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia were closed due to security considerations. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing Tuesday. “According to my information, this...
IMF representative Lipton impressed by what he saw in Kyiv
An IMF mission working in Ukraine will conclude its work by the end of this week. IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton said this in a statement on his visit to Ukraine, which was released on the IMF website on Sunday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I visited Kyiv on December 13, for meetings with the president, prime...
Russia not to allow Ukrainians to work without license
Russia introduces restrictions on Ukrainians coming to work in the country from January 1, 2015. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told about this in an article for the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper. “Work in Russia is the only source of livelihood for many Ukrainians. And Russia will have to cut off this source only due to Ukraine’s...