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      Ukraine should abandon commodity-based economy, create conditions for investment – Groysman
      Jun30

      Ukraine should abandon commodity-based economy, create conditions for investment – Groysman

      Ukraine has to move away from commodity-based economy and create the conditions necessary to attract investment, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during the Energy conference in Kyiv.”Ukraine has to move away from commodity-based economy. We are not chasing the volumes of investment but we are interested in the investments to be...

      Ukraine resumes railway transportation of coal from occupied territory – Chernysh
      Jun30

      Ukraine resumes railway transportation of coal from occupied territory – Chernysh

      Energy sector enterprises have resumed purchases of coal from the temporarily occupied areas of Donbas, Minister on temporarily occupied territories and IDPs Vadym Chernysh told reporters Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.He noted that there was no passenger traffic and all movement on railway in the area would be solely freight...

      Uber launches service in Kyiv
      Jun30

      Uber launches service in Kyiv

      Uber online taxi service will cooperate exclusively with drivers bearing a valid taxi license and a certificate of good conduct.”If taxi drivers want to work with the company directly, they must register as individual entrepreneurs. As an alternative, the drivers can work through an intermediary who will charge commission for their services,...

      Stocks of scarce coal grades in Ukraine at their lowest since June last year
      Jun30

      Stocks of scarce coal grades in Ukraine at their lowest since June last year

      Ukraine saw a reduction of anthracite coal stocks in warehouses of its thermal power plants (TPPs) by 17.5% during June 21-29 from 405,400 tonnes to 334,600 tonnes, state company Ukrenergo reported.Current stocks of anthracite coal are at their lowest level since the beginning of June 2015 when stocks of scarce coal grades exceeded 300,000...

      Turkish officials tell how Ataturk airport attack unfolded
      Jun30

      Turkish officials tell how Ataturk airport attack unfolded

      Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said one of the attackers at Istanbul`s Ataturk Airport blew himself up outside, while two others blew themselves up inside the building, according to The Associated Press.”When the terrorists couldn`t pass the regular security system, when they couldn`t pass the scanners, police and security controls,...

      Obama warns on global growth after UK vote
      Jun30

      Obama warns on global growth after UK vote

      U.S. President Barack Obama has said the UK vote to leave the EU raises ”longer-term concerns about global growth,” according to BBC News.He said Brexit would ”freeze the possibilities of investment in Great Britain or in Europe as a whole,” BBС News reports.The U.S. president appealed to the UK prime minister and other EU leaders to ensure an...

      Ukraine to attract EUR 300 mln German loan for energy, infrastructure projects – Groysman
      Jun30

      Ukraine to attract EUR 300 mln German loan for energy, infrastructure projects – Groysman

      Ukraine intends to attract a loan from Germany in the amount of EUR 300 million for projects in the field of energy and infrastructure, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said in an interview with ICTV Wednesday, commenting on the results of his Berlin visit.”We discussed the investment projects. It was decided on the implementation of...

      Russia presses on UN member states ahead of voting on Ukraine issues – Yelchenko
      Jun30

      Russia presses on UN member states ahead of voting on Ukraine issues – Yelchenko

      Russian representatives at the UN Security Council exert pressure on the other members of the organization during the voting of motions related to Ukraine, according to Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the UN Volodymyr Yelchenko.In an interview with Leviy Bereg online outlet, Volodymyr Yelchenko noted that today, the Minsk talks do not bring...

      EU says no compromise with UK on freedom of movement: BBC
      Jun30

      EU says no compromise with UK on freedom of movement: BBC

      European Union leaders have warned that the UK must honour the principle of free movement of people if it wants to retain access to the single market after it leaves the bloc, BBC News reported.European Council President Donald Tusk said the UK could not pick and choose, according to BBC News.The French and German leaders also made clear that the...

      Situation in Ukraine remains ”volatile,” warns senior UN human rights official
      Jun30

      Situation in Ukraine remains ”volatile,” warns senior UN human rights official

      Unless urgent action is taken in Ukraine to separate sides and remove heavy weaponry, widespread hostilities in the country could re-escalate, a senior United Nations human rights official warned June 29.Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday, Ivan Simonovic, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, appealed to the...