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      Law on setting up independent regulator of energy market to enter into force Dec 8
      Dec07

      Law on setting up independent regulator of energy market to enter into force Dec 8

      The Law on the National Energy and Utilities Regulation Commission, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine September 22, which provides for the establishment of an independent regulator of the energy market of Ukraine in accordance with European regulations, is now published in the Cabinet`s official newspaper Uriadoviy Kurier. The law will...

      NATO, EU to join efforts in countering hybrid threats
      Dec07

      NATO, EU to join efforts in countering hybrid threats

      NATO says the increased cooperation between the Alliance and the European Union will allow for more support for Ukraine. In 2017 the EU and NATO are planning to open a center on countering hybrid threats, that`s according to a joint statement following a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, the EU`s External Action press service reports....

      Parliament votes for doubled minimum wage
      Dec07

      Parliament votes for doubled minimum wage

      Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada passed a government-prepared bill doubling the minimum wages to UAH 3,200, or US$123, per capita as of January 1, 2017. Respective bill No. 5130 on amendments to some legal acts of Ukraine was supported by 227 MPs with the required minimum being 226 votes. Presenting the bill, Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva said that...

      Canada to allocate $8.5 mln financial aid for Ukraine
      Dec07

      Canada to allocate $8.5 mln financial aid for Ukraine

      Canada plans to allocate $8.5 million of financial assistance for Ukraine, Interior Minister of Ukraine Arsen Avakov wrote on Twitter. In addition, Avakov said that a meeting with four Canadian ministers and a Conference ”Hybrid war against Ukraine” had been held in Ottawa. However, Avakov did not specify, for which purpose the funds would be...

      NATO urges continued Russian sanctions

      Damaging economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis must be kept in place to force Moscow to meet its Minsk ceasefire commitments, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg says …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian aircraft company Antonov offers its aircraft for Trump`s Air Force One
      Dec07

      Ukrainian aircraft company Antonov offers its aircraft for Trump`s Air Force One

      Antonov, Ukraine`s only designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger aircraft, has offered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump its aircraft for Trump`s presidential fleet, instead of Boeing Air Force one. ”Maybe it is better to consider Antonov aircraft as Air Force One?” Antonov Company asked Mr Trump in a tweet, following earlier reports that...

      ”Attempt to disrupt budget process”: Finance Ministry of Ukraine stops hacker attack on its resources
      Dec07

      ”Attempt to disrupt budget process”: Finance Ministry of Ukraine stops hacker attack on its resources

      The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has put a halt to a cyberattack on its resources and is now recovering the operative system to avoid possible delays in payments, according to the ministry`s page on Facebook. The Finance Ministry said that since early Tuesday, December 6, its website was non-operational, as well as the website of the State...

      Trump nominates ”Mad Dog” Mattis to Secretary of Defense
      Dec07

      Trump nominates ”Mad Dog” Mattis to Secretary of Defense

      President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate General James Mattis, retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general, who criticizes Russian aggression in Ukraine, to serve as Secretary of the United States Department of Defense, according to the President-Elect Donald J. Trump`s website. ”I am proud to nominate General...

      Ukrainian grain exports reach nearly 19 mln tonnes
      Dec07

      Ukrainian grain exports reach nearly 19 mln tonnes

      Ukrainian agrarians from the beginning of the 2016-2017 marketing year (July 2016 – June 2017) have exported 18.8 million tonnes of grain, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. In particular, 10.2 million tonnes of wheat was exported, barley – about 4 million tonnes, and corn – some 4.6 million tonnes....

      Ukraine to chair UN Security Council in February 2017
      Dec07

      Ukraine to chair UN Security Council in February 2017

      Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko will become Chairman of the UN Security Council in February 2017. ”In February 2017, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko will chair the UN Security Council,” according to the Russian-speaking UN account on Twitter. As reported earlier, Ukraine...