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Dutch may still not sign Ukraine-EU Association Agreement – Rutte
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the outcome of the referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement was a ”disaster,” adding that the Netherlands may not sign the deal, that`s according to NOS.”The referendum produced a disastrous result,” he said during a meeting with parliamentarians from EU countries, NOS reports.Rutte reiterated that...
Witness in ”diamond prosecutors” case discloses $200,000 bribe details
A witness in the case against the so-called ”diamond prosecutors” has told the court about a scheme used to hand over a $200,000 bribe, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The bribe was paid in three tranches and was aimed to put an end to illegal inspections of Chysty Grunt enterprise (literally ”Clean Soil”) and LLC Hydro Eco Resource, said Mr....
Every Rada meeting may start with announcing dead ATO soldiers` names
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Healthcare, MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko (BBP) Olha Bohomolets has said that a draft resolution to start each parliament meeting with a moment of silence in commemoration of soldiers who have died in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine was registered in the Verkhovna Rada of...
State property regulator discloses date of Odesa chemical plant`s sale
Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) Ihor Bilous says an auction to sell 99.6% of the shares in one of Ukraine`s largest chemical producers Odesa Portside Chemical Plant (OPP) is scheduled for July 26.”The auction will be held on July 26,” Bilous told reporters.As UNIAN reported earlier, the Ukrainian government in mid-May approved...
Ukrainian grain exports hit 37.3 mln tonnes
Ukrainian farmers have already exported 37.3 million tonnes of grain in the 2015-2016 marketing year (July 2015 through June 2016), according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service.In particular, wheat exports stood at 15.9 million tonnes, while maize exports totaled 16.8 million tonnes. Barley exports reached 4.3...
Euro 2016: French government calls for alcohol ban in match zones – BBC
The French government has urged cities hosting Euro 2016 matches to ban alcohol near venues and fan zones, according to the BBC.It follows three days of clashes between fans and police in Marseille, the BBC reports.UEFA is investigating after Russia supporters appeared to rush at England fans in the stadium after their draw on Saturday. It has...
Right Sector posts photos of its soldiers killed in attack on Butivka mine
Commander of the Ukrainian Right Sector Volunteer Corps Andriy Stempitskiy has posted photos of Right Sector fighters who were killed during a Russia’s artillery attack on the Butivka coal mine in eastern Ukraine in the night from Saturday to Sunday. Earlier Ministry of Defense, and spokesman of the Presidential Administration on ATO...
U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrives in South Korean port
The USS Mississippi (SSN-782), a nuclear reactor-powered United States submarine, entered the port of Busan on Monday as part of the vessel`s maiden voyage to the Asian region, the U.S. military said Monday, according to Yonhap News Agency.The 7,800-ton Virginia-class attack submarine is one of the U.S. Navy`s newest vessels, having started its...
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...