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PM wants to open investment promotion agency
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman announces that the Ukrainian government has been tasked with the creation of an agency to encourage investment in Ukraine.”We`ll set up an investment promotion agency soon. This is our home task,” Groysman said at the 5th Annual Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum hosted by Kyiv on June 13.The prime minister...
150 Russians `behind` Euro 2016 violence – BBC
Some 150 Russians were behind much of the violence in Marseille ahead of the Euro 2016 match between England and Russia, French prosecutors have said, according to BBC.Ten people, including six Britons, three French and an Austrian, face an immediate trial, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said, BBC writes.But he said just two Russians had been...
Petrenko: 20% of Ukrainian judges skip competence assessment
Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko says that almost 20% of the Ukrainian judges refuse to undergo competence assessment and appraisal because they cannot confirm their competence or prove the source of their income, according to the RBC Ukraine news agency.”About 20% of the judges refuse to undergo the assessment due to the fact that they...
Ukraine PM wants to see hydropower development plan for next decade
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has instructed the Ukrainian government to develop a clear-cut plan to support hydropower generation in Ukraine in the next ten years as part of the strategic planning of the sector`s development, according to the government`s press service.”It is necessary to accelerate rather than decelerate the...
Tusk: Brexit could threaten western political civilization
If Britons vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum it could be the beginning of the end for the 28-nation bloc and for western political civilization more generally, European Council President Donald Tusk said, according to Reuters.In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Tusk said a so-called Brexit vote would provide a major...
Ukraine reports record number of Donbas casualties in last four weeks
First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s representative to the humanitarian subgroup in Minsk Iryna Gerashchenko reports a serious deterioration of the situation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and points to a record high number of casualties at the front in the last four weeks, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”We have now an...
Russia`s Buryatia proposes selling Baikal water to China to get more revenue
Governor of the Republic of Buryatia, which is part of Russia`s Siberian Federal District, Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn says the republic is mulling the possibility of selling bottled drinking water from Lake Baikal to China at a price higher than the price of fuel, according to RIA Novosti.Once implemented, the undertaking will generate enormous...
The Guardian: WikiLeaks to publish more Hillary Clinton emails – Julian Assange
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has said his organization is preparing to publish more emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while U.S. secretary of state, according to The Guardian.Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is under FBI investigation to determine whether she broke federal law by using her private...
Amnesty International notes human rights progress in Ukraine after Kyiv Pride
International human rights organization Amnesty International Ukraine has noted progress in the protection of human rights in Ukraine after the Equality March in Kyiv, also known as the Kyiv Pride, on June 12.”We`ve been seeking this day for many years and today we are seeing real progress in human rights. There is still much to be done on the...
FT: Poland and Baltic states explore anti-aircraft shield
The Baltic states and Poland are in discussions with defense contractors to create a regional anti-aircraft missile shield to protect against Russian aircraft, according to the Financial Times.Fearful of the build-up of Russian troops on their borders and in the Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, the four countries believe they must develop...