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      Poroshenko to Hollande, Merkel: Kremlin`s allegations aim to discredit Ukraine
      Aug16

      Poroshenko to Hollande, Merkel: Kremlin`s allegations aim to discredit Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Kremlin`s allegations against Ukraine of plotting terrorist acts in the Russian-occupied Crimea aim to discredit the country in the international partners` eyes. ”The accusations brought by the Kremlin against Ukraine that...

      Crimean teacher accused by Russia of extremism flees to Kyiv
      Aug16

      Crimean teacher accused by Russia of extremism flees to Kyiv

      Crimean teacher Yuriy Ilchenko, accused by the Russian authorities of extremism for non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia, has fled to Kyiv, Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Information Policy Ministry. Ilchenko, who is a foreign language teacher and a blogger, was detained by the FSB Federal Security Service on July 2,...

      Crimea provocation: Neither satellites, nor locals confirm Kremlin`s allegations – Klimkin
      Aug16

      Crimea provocation: Neither satellites, nor locals confirm Kremlin`s allegations – Klimkin

      Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin says that there is no evidence either from satellites or from local residents in Crimea to support the Kremlin`s allegations that Ukraine allegedly plotted terrorist attacks on the peninsula. ”Russia accuses us of opening fire at the administrative border with the occupied Crimea. But how could...

      NBU governor meets newly appointed German ambassador to Ukraine
      Aug16

      NBU governor meets newly appointed German ambassador to Ukraine

      Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeriya Gontareva held his first meeting with newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Ukraine Ernst Wolfgang Reichel to discuss the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine, the progress of the banking sector reform implementation and the regulator`s steps aimed at relaxing foreign exchange restrictions,...

      Volume of securities trading on Ukrainian exchanges down by 35% since start of year
      Aug16

      Volume of securities trading on Ukrainian exchanges down by 35% since start of year

      The total volume of securities trading on the Ukrainian stock exchanges in January-July 2016 decreased by 35.1% to UAH 130 billion, from UAH 200.4 billion in the same period of 2015, the Securities and Stock Market State Commission (SSMSC) reported. The volume of trade in government bonds amounted to UAH 111.7 billion, accounting for 85.9% of the...

      Transparency International: Ukraine must certify e-declaration anti-corruption tool to make it effective
      Aug16

      Transparency International: Ukraine must certify e-declaration anti-corruption tool to make it effective

      Transparency International is concerned that Ukraine has introduced a new e-declaration system to fight corruption but without the necessary security certification, which means it cannot formally be used to prosecute public officials who falsely report their assets and interests. ”President Poroshenko promised that the e-declaration system would...

      Ukraine reports eight wounded in past 24 hours
      Aug16

      Ukraine reports eight wounded in past 24 hours

      Eight Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, presidential spokesman for ATO issues. ”There were eight wounded in action (WIA),” Motuzianyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, a UNIAN correspondent reported. As UNIAN reported earlier, combined Russian-separatist...

      Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Chairman Mashkovskiy resigns
      Aug16

      Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Chairman Mashkovskiy resigns

      Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Chairman Serhiy Mashkovskiy wrote a statement on August 16 on his resignation, press secretary of the State Administration Olha Prykhodchenko told a UNIAN correspondent by phone. She said, ”Today, Mashkovskiy wrote a statement on his resignation as chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration.”...

      State budget receives UAH 605 mln in state property rental payments since start of year
      Aug16

      State budget receives UAH 605 mln in state property rental payments since start of year

      Contributions to the state budget from the lease of state property in January-July 2016 decreased by 10.7% to UAH 604.8 million, compared with UAH 676.9 million in the same period last year, the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) reported on its website. As of August 11, SPFU transferred UAH 647.8 million to the state budget in the form of...

      NSDC comments on situation around launch of e-declaration system
      Aug16

      NSDC comments on situation around launch of e-declaration system

      Following the provocative mention of the NSDC secretary`s surname in the context of issues related to the introduction of the e-declaration system and efforts of ”regular corruption-fighters” aimed at making the employees of some media distort objective information, the NSDC press service was forced to make a statement. ”The Staff of the NSDC of...