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      Rada wants Hontareva’s report today
      Dec23

      Rada wants Hontareva’s report today

      The Radical Party of Liashko faction demands that NBU governor Valeria Hontareva reported to the Verkhovna Rada today on how she is going to stabilize the currency rate. Faction leader Oleh Liashko said in his speech in the Verkhovna Rada, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We demanded yesterday that Hontareva was in Rada today, however, she is...

      EU ready to allocate third package of financial assistance to Ukraine early next year
      Dec23

      EU ready to allocate third package of financial assistance to Ukraine early next year

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junckerhave discussed economic and financial cooperation between Ukraine, the EU and international financial organizations. The presidential press service reported this, citing a telephone conversation between Poroshenko and Juncker. The Ukrainian president thanked...

      Yatseniuk wants to increase taxes for oligarchs
      Dec23

      Yatseniuk wants to increase taxes for oligarchs

      The Cabinet of Ministers will submit to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the bills envisaging an increase in taxes for oligarchs. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this, while opening a government meeting on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “As part of tax fairness we are introducing new approaches to the taxation of...

      Budget with deficit of UAH 64 billion proposed to Rada
      Dec23

      Budget with deficit of UAH 64 billion proposed to Rada

      The government proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to consider the draft state budget with revenues of UAH 475 billion and expenditures of UAH 527 billion. A text of the document is posted on the parliament’s website. “To determine for 2015: revenues of the state budget of Ukraine to the amount of UAH 475.23 billion, including revenues of the...

      Cabinet submits to Rada amendments to budget, tax and customs codes
      Dec23

      Cabinet submits to Rada amendments to budget, tax and customs codes

      The Cabinet submitted to the Verkhovna Rada the draft laws on amendments to the Budget, Tax and Customs Codes. Respective resolutions under the numbers 1574, 1575, 1576 and 1578 are published on the VR website. To remind, at today’s meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, the deputies have to consider the draft budget 2015, which has to be presented...

      General headquarters says about 18 cases of shelling by militants
      Dec23

      General headquarters says about 18 cases of shelling by militants

      The situation in the settlements bordering on the ATO area remains difficult. Positions of Ukrainian military are subject to constant shelling. Press service officer of the General Headquarters of Ukraine Oleksiy Mazepa told a briefing Tuesday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports. “In general, over 24 hours, our military were shelled 18 times...

      Protesters require “taming” of oligarchs
      Dec23

      Protesters require “taming” of oligarchs

      Around a thousand protesters gathered on the square in front of the parliament from the side of the Mariinsky Park. Representatives of the Volia party, trade unionists and currency investors affected by an increase in the dollar want to present their claims to people’s deputies, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, members of...

      Law enforcers clash with terrorists near Krymske
      Dec23

      Law enforcers clash with terrorists near Krymske

      Near the settlement of Krymske, Luhansk region, a fighting took place between the ATO forces and militants. The ATO press center wrote on Facebook. “Near Krymske, a martial collision occurred between Ukrainian military and illegal armed groups,” a statement reads. The headquarters also informed about the activation of enemy drones....

      Deputies will consider budget and abolishment of non-aligned status today
      Dec23

      Deputies will consider budget and abolishment of non-aligned status today

      Tuesday, December 23, the Verkhovna Rada will consider the draft laws on abolishment of Ukraine’s non-aligned status, the draft law on the state budget 2015 and amendments to the law on the National Security and Defense Council. The Verkhovna Rada agenda reads. According to the document, for including the law on the state budget to the...

      Militants shell Ukrainian military nine times
      Dec23

      Militants shell Ukrainian military nine times

      Since yesterday and till 6:00 a.m. in the morning, terrorists nine times shelled positions of Ukrainian military, using small arms, grenade launchers and mortars. The ATO press center informs on Facebook. “During the night, the meteorological tower of the Donetsk airport was shelled near the village of Pisky. Using small arms and grenade...