Section: News & Summaries

      How Ukraine Can Contribute to NATO’s Forward Defense
      Apr07

      How Ukraine Can Contribute to NATO’s Forward Defense

      NATO has decided to bolster its military operations in Central Europe to better deter and, if necessary, defend against Russian aggression. Toward that end, Alliance military authorities have been tasked to develop plans for the deployment of multinational units, possibly battalions or brigades, that will be deployed on a persistent basis along...

      New Ukrainian government must start with education reform – British financier
      Apr07

      New Ukrainian government must start with education reform – British financier

      British financier Neil Smith advises that Ukraine`s new government must start with education reform for ensuring sustainable growth in the country.”In the long term, Ukraine should cultivate its human capital. Young Ukrainians, with a new mindset is what will lead the country to success. The Ukrainian education system today suffers from...

      Militants occupy southern outskirts of Avdiyivka – Ukraine intel
      Apr07

      Militants occupy southern outskirts of Avdiyivka – Ukraine intel

      Russian-backed militants are equipping a fortified position near Vynohradnyky district, the southern outskirts of the town of Avdiyivka, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.”On April 5, the units of the 11th separate motorized rifle regiment (Makiyivka) of the 1st Army Corps (Donetsk) of the Armed...

      Turkmenistan to require HIV test for marriage license
      Apr07

      Turkmenistan to require HIV test for marriage license

      Turkmenistan has passed a law under which all people seeking a marriage license must be tested for HIV, according to Radio Liberty.The law implies that anyone found to be infected with the virus that is the precursor to AIDS would be denied a marriage license, RFE/RL wrote.Reports in state-controlled media on April 6 said the law was enacted ”in...

      Bulgaria`s anti-monopoly watchdog raids fuel retailers offices
      Apr07

      Bulgaria`s anti-monopoly watchdog raids fuel retailers offices

      Bulgaria`s anti-monopoly watchdog raided the offices of two fuel retailers as part of an investigation into the country`s only oil refinery and seven fuel retailers for possible cartel agreements to fix prices of petrol and diesel, Reuters reported. ”The Commission for Protection of Competition raided several offices of Lukoil and Rompetrol in...

      Panama govt announces creation of `panel of experts`
      Apr07

      Panama govt announces creation of `panel of experts`

      Panama is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry, according to the BBC.The move follows the leak of millions of documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing it helped some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions, the BBC reports.Several countries are probing possible financial crimes by...

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.83 to dollar on interbank market
      Apr07

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.83 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Thursday strengthened to UAH 25.78/25.83 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 29.3730/29.4280, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...

      One Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas in last day
      Apr07

      One Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas in last day

      No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but one was wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Thursday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Over the last day, we haven`t lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but...

      Slovakia`s ex-finance minister names conditions for work in Ukraine`s Cabinet
      Apr07

      Slovakia`s ex-finance minister names conditions for work in Ukraine`s Cabinet

      Former Slovak Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Ivan Miklos, who has been invited by Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Groysman as Finance Minister of Ukraine if Grosyman is appointed prime minister, has named conditions for his work in a new Ukrainian government.”I`ve given my preliminary consent to become finance...

      Finance Minister Jaresko publishes tax declaration for 2015
      Apr07

      Finance Minister Jaresko publishes tax declaration for 2015

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko has declared an income of UAH 121,700 for last year, including a salary of almost UAH 73,000, according to the minister`s tax declaration published on the Finance Ministry`s website.According to the document, the minister also received UAH 26,800 in dividends and interest payments, and about UAH 22,000...