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Stets wants to liquidate State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting
Newly appointed Minister for Information Policy Yuriy Stets has said he supports the liquidation of the State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting. He said this at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “As for a constitutional body, which is the State...
Ukraine receives loan of EUR 500 million from EU
Ukraine receives a loan from the European Union to the amount of EUR 500 million with maturity until 2029. Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavichus told a briefing at the House of Government Wednesday, the government portal informs. “A loan was received on very favorable conditions,” the minister assured. “It is 15 years,...
UK calls on NATO help in sub hunt
NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, report said. ||| London – NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine’s periscope was spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported....
EU to ban investment in Crimea
The European Union countries are planning to ban investment in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea from December 15, EUobserver has reported. “The situation in eastern Ukraine remains a strong concern. The European Council is ready to take further steps if necessary in a reference to Russia sanctions. EU countries plan to...
Date of Minsk meeting not determined yet – NSDC
The parties could not agree on the final date of the next round of peaceful negotiations in Minsk. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports. “Negotiations continue on the date and other details of this meeting. There are no final data yet,” Lysenko. To remind,...
Ukraine continues to observe ‘silence regime’ – NSDC
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has seen progress in the establishment of peace in Donbas and decided to continue observing a “silence regime.” NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Since this regime has been supported, and...
National Bank lowers hryvnia rate by 7 kopecks
The National Bank of Ukraine lowered the official hryvnia rate against the dollar by 7 kopecks to 15.64 UAH/USD on Wednesday, December 10, against Tuesday. This is said on the regulator’s website. The official hryvnia rate against the euro made up 19.35 UAH/EUR against 19.09 on Tuesday, it did not change against the Russian ruble –...
Yevhen Marchuk to coordinate security cooperation with EU and NATO
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk will coordinate cooperation with NATO and the EU on security issues. Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said this at a briefing on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “An international secretariat on security and civil cooperation between Ukraine...
“Silence regime” takes effect: Law enforcers suffer no losses
During the previous day, ATO forces did not lose a single military as injured or killed. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports. “A silence regime, installed yesterday, despite all precautions, has brought the first positive results: yesterday, for the first time...
Ukrgazvydobuvannia head detained in Kyiv
Head of PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia Serhiy Kostiuk was detained in Kyiv early on December 10, the press service of the Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office has reported. “The detention was made as part of a joint operation by the Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office and the SBU near the main office of this company on Kudriavska Street. Today the Pechersky...