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      SBU busts Kyiv police investigator on $15,000 bribe
      Jul07

      SBU busts Kyiv police investigator on $15,000 bribe

      An investigator from Kyiv Holosiivskiy police department has been detained on bribery charges by the SBU Security Service of Ukraine and the prosecutor`s office, the SBU`s press center reports.The blackmailer demanded $15,000 from a resident of the capital for the closure of criminal proceedings with respect to a fictitious business and...

      Human rights activists collect evidence of Donbas shelling from Russian territory
      Jul07

      Human rights activists collect evidence of Donbas shelling from Russian territory

      The human rights organization International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) headquartered in Brussels has published a report which presents an analysis of the attacks on villages in Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine, as well as evidence of the illegal crossing of the Ukrainian state border by persons related to the military units of the...

      Accounts of Ukraine`s Energoatom unlocked – Groysman
      Jul07

      Accounts of Ukraine`s Energoatom unlocked – Groysman

      The court has ordered to unlock the accounts of National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, blocked due to unlawful attempts of Ukrelektrovat to recover doubtful debt, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman wrote on Facebook.Groysman said the unlocking of the company`s accounts would enable it to carry out financial obligations...

      EBRD ready to support Ukraine`s organic production and sunflower processing
      Jul07

      EBRD ready to support Ukraine`s organic production and sunflower processing

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will support organic production, processing of sunflower and other agricultural business with high added value in Ukraine, Country Director EBRD in Ukraine Sevki Acuner told reporters.The EBRD Country Director said he had discussed with Paul Polman [CEO of Unilever] the ways how to...

      MEPs approve recommendations to speed up visa liberalization for Ukraine
      Jul07

      MEPs approve recommendations to speed up visa liberalization for Ukraine

      The European Parliament`s Foreign Affairs Committee has voted to support the recommendations to lift visa requirements on short-term trips of the Ukrainian citizens across the Schengen zone, according to MEP from Poland Jacek Saryush-Wolski.”EP Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted my opinion supporting visa-free travel to EU for citizens of...

      U.S. attorney general closes Clinton email case, says no charges
      Jul07

      U.S. attorney general closes Clinton email case, says no charges

      The investigation into Hillary Clinton`s use of private email while secretary of state is over, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday, removing a legal cloud that threatened the presumptive Democratic nominee`s presidential bid, according to Reuters.Lynch said she accepted the Federal Bureau of Investigation`s recommendations that...

      Ukraine`s gold, forex reserves expand to $14 bln
      Jul07

      Ukraine`s gold, forex reserves expand to $14 bln

      Ukraine`s gold and forex reserves as of July 1, 2016, amounted to the equivalent of $13.988 billion, which is by 3.3%, or $452 million, more than the figure on June 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on its website.The stock of international reserves continues increasing for a third consecutive month, the NBU noted.In annual terms,...

      Five leaders of ”amber mafia” arrested – Matios
      Jul07

      Five leaders of ”amber mafia” arrested – Matios

      Kyiv Holosiivskiy District Court has arrested all five leaders of the ”amber mafia” in Rivne region, who had been detained on Monday, July 4, Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoliy Matios wrote on Facebook.The court also set a bail ranging between UAH 2.7 million and UAH 9.5 million for different members of the criminal group.”All five...

      New technologies arrive to Ukraine: UBER launches rides in Kyiv
      Jul07

      New technologies arrive to Ukraine: UBER launches rides in Kyiv

      Ukraine Today took an UBER ride with UBER general manager in Ukraine Arkadiy Vershebenyuk after the company launched its operations in Kyiv last week.UBER first wanted to enter Ukrainian market in 2013, but because of the Euromaidan revolution, which sparked political and economic turmoil in the country, the plans were postponed, but not...

      EU concerned Rada ”almost paralyzed”
      Jul07

      EU concerned Rada ”almost paralyzed”

      Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has voiced concern over the fact that the work of the Ukrainian Parliament was being blocked lately.Comments came during a presentation of the first systemic report ”Ukraine and the Association Agreement: Monitoring of Implementation in 2014-2016” drafted by the Ukrainian Center for...