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      Moldova pro-European parties eye coalition

      Pro-European parties in Moldova pledged to pull together a coalition to steer the ex-Soviet country on a path towards EU integration. ||| Chisinau – Pro-European parties in Moldova pledged on Monday to pull together a coalition to steer the ex-Soviet country on a path towards EU integration after securing a narrow win in a weekend...

      The bank where women rule

      How about a central bank where women outnumber men? This is the Bank of Thailand… ||| Bangkok – Janet Yellen’s appointment as Federal Reserve chair this year was hailed as another step toward gender equality. How about a central bank where women outnumber men?This is the Bank of Thailand, which runs monetary policy in Southeast...

      EU admits strengthening of sanctions against Russia
      Dec01

      EU admits strengthening of sanctions against Russia

      The European Union will strengthen sanctions against Russia if the situation in eastern Ukraine deteriorates. EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said this at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, which was held in Brussels on Monday, a Ukrinform...

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensified their activities after the Russian “humanitarian convoy” arrived
      Dec01

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensified their activities after the Russian “humanitarian convoy” arrived

      Kyiv, 1 December 2014 – In the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone intensity of shelling and of the enemy’s attacks increased while at the same time the number of militants decreased. On the roads in Rostov region of the Russian Federation there’s an increase of movement of Russian military equipment without insignia towards the Ukrainian border....

      Ukraine needs integration into NATO – Kravchuk
      Dec01

      Ukraine needs integration into NATO – Kravchuk

      Ukraine should seek protection from the outside as it has an aggressive neighbor – Russia. First Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk said this at a press conference at Ukrinform on Monday, an agency reporter said. “I do not exclude the possibility that we have to prepare ourselves – to prepare force, weapons, people and switch...

      Ukrainian, Russian military come to airport to negotiate on “silence”
      Dec01

      Ukrainian, Russian military come to airport to negotiate on “silence”

      With the aim of the settlement of the crisis situation that formed in the area of the Donetsk airport, measures are taken by the common center for control and coordination of the ceasefire. The ATO press center informed. “Today, in the morning, heads of Ukrainian and Russian sides of the common center went to the designated district. The...

      MH17 wreckage ‘to be reassembled’

      Wreckage of flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will reportedly be reassembled for an investigation in the Netherlands. ||| Amsterdam – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch...

      Government dismisses Ukrzaliznytsia director general
      Dec01

      Government dismisses Ukrzaliznytsia director general

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed Borys Ostapiuk as director general of the State Administration of Railway Transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia). This is stated in order No. 1154-r of November 26, 2014, which was posted on the government portal. Ostapiuk headed Ukrzaliznytsia from April 1, 2014, replacing Serhiy Bolobolin at the...

      National Bank denies resignation of Hontareva
      Dec01

      National Bank denies resignation of Hontareva

      Information about the resignation of governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Hontareva is untrue. The press service of the regulator told Ukrinform. “That’s not true. Valeria Oleksiyivna did not resign. But is ready to speak in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with a report on the work done and answer all the questions,”...

      Interior Ministry illegally privatizes more than hundred official apartments – Avakov
      Dec01

      Interior Ministry illegally privatizes more than hundred official apartments – Avakov

      During the period from 2010 to 2013, 107 Interior Ministry departmental apartments were illegally privatized. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote on his Facebook page. “Lack of control over the use of service apartments in the Interior Ministry resulted in the illegal alienation (privatization) of 107 flats, worth UAH 40 million, the title...