Section: News & Summaries

      CoE secretary general welcomes adoption of reform laws in Ukraine
      Oct15

      CoE secretary general welcomes adoption of reform laws in Ukraine

      Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland has welcomed the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Tuesday of the laws on prosecutor’s office and the fight against corruption, the press office of the Council of Europe has reported. “I welcome today’s [Tuesday’s] adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the...

      Yatseniuk will familiarize with course of work on border with Russia in Kharkiv
      Oct15

      Yatseniuk will familiarize with course of work on border with Russia in Kharkiv

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk will arrive in Kharkiv on a working visit today. A Ukrinform correspondent reports. In the program of a visit, confirmed at the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Yatseniuk will familiarize with the course of works, carried out on the state border with Russia, in particular, he will inspect the...

      Poroshenko talks with Putin by phone
      Oct15

      Poroshenko talks with Putin by phone

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin last night, the press service of the Ukrainian president has reported. “Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed the need for strict observance of the ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops,” reads the report. The two sides...

      Anti-corruption laws raise interest of Western donors in Ukraine – NBU governor
      Oct15

      Anti-corruption laws raise interest of Western donors in Ukraine – NBU governor

      The adoption of anti-corruption legislation in Ukraine, as well as the law on lustration (the cleansing of power), has raised the interest of Western financial donors in cooperation with Ukraine. Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Hontareva said this in an interview with Ukrinform’s correspondent in Washington....

      Tombinski: Parliament in democratic country should be able to work without violence
      Oct15

      Tombinski: Parliament in democratic country should be able to work without violence

      Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has welcomed the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of a number of laws on October 14. At the same time, the diplomat noted that the parliament in a democratic country should be able to discuss legislative initiatives without violence and intimidation. Such a comment by Tombinski on the legislation...

      Egypt: Temporary tariffs protect local steel

      Egypt has imposed temporary tariffs to protect domestic steel rebar manufacturers from cheap foreign imports amid a long-running local energy crunch. ||| Egypt has imposed temporary tariffs to protect domestic steel rebar manufacturers from cheap foreign imports amid a long-running local energy crunch. The 7.3 percent tariffs will last for a...

      Russia proposes pipeline to Japan – report

      Russia has reportedly proposed to Tokyo building a natural gas pipeline connecting fields in its far east with northern Japan. ||| Tokyo – Russia has proposed to Tokyo building a natural gas pipeline connecting fields in its far east with northern Japan, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday. The construction of a gas pipeline between...

      Russian troops leaving Ukraine: Kerry

      US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian troops were withdrawing from Ukraine, one of several key steps needed for Western sanctions to be lifted. ||| Paris – US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Russian troops were withdrawing from Ukraine, one of several key steps needed for Western sanctions to be lifted against...

      Piatnytsky  not ruling out that FTA with European Union will work earlier than 2016
      Oct14

      Piatnytsky not ruling out that FTA with European Union will work earlier than 2016

      Bans introduced by Russian control bodies on supply of Ukrainian foods can accelerate the entry into force of the free trade regime of Ukraine with the EU. Acting Economic Development and Trade Minister Valeriy Pitnytsky told a correspondent, the Yevropeyska Pravda informs. “A condition for postponement of coming into force of the economic part...

      West ready to fund Ukrainian GTS
      Oct14

      West ready to fund Ukrainian GTS

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are ready to develop cooperation with Ukraine in the part of giving the trade funding for the purchase of natural gas by the company Naftogaz of Ukraine and modernization of the Ukrainian gas transportation system. Relevant agreements were...