Section: News & Summaries

      Ministry of Social Policy sees no opportunities yet for abolition of pension taxation
      Sep26

      Ministry of Social Policy sees no opportunities yet for abolition of pension taxation

      The Ministry of Social Policy still does not see opportunities to cancel the taxation of pensions, Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva said at a press conference in Kyiv. ”We still cannot abolish the taxation of pensions, but this question will be on the agenda of the Cabinet of Ministers in the future,” he said. According to Reva, difficulties in...

      Third Ukrainian bank chooses self-liquidation
      Sep26

      Third Ukrainian bank chooses self-liquidation

      The procedure of liquidation of Finexbank will start as soon as the consent of the NBU is obtained, according to the bank`s statement. Finexbank shareholders at their extraordinary general meeting September 22 took the decision to liquidate the financial institution on the initiative of the owners, according to the statement published in the data...

      European Parliament Committee to vote for report on visa-free regime for Ukraine without discussion
      Sep26

      European Parliament Committee to vote for report on visa-free regime for Ukraine without discussion

      The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday, September 26, will vote without discussion for the report on visa liberalization for Ukraine and for the mandate to start negotiations between the EU institutions, a source at the Committee has told an UNIAN correspondent. ”At first, there will be a...

      Ukraine piles up over 14 bcm of gas in storage
      Sep26

      Ukraine piles up over 14 bcm of gas in storage

      Natural gas reserves in Ukraine`s underground storage facilities (USFs) broke the mark of 14 billion cubic meters, according to a spokesman for the state-owned Ukrtransgaz. ”This morning Ukraine broke the mark of 14 billion cubic meters. The storages are 45% full,” the press secretary wrote on Facebook. According to Ukrtransgaz, the daily volume...

      ”Ceasefire” in Donbas: Russian troops attack Ukraine 14 times in last day
      Sep26

      ”Ceasefire” in Donbas: Russian troops attack Ukraine 14 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 14 times in the past 24 hours, including three times in the Mariupol sector, five times in the Donetsk sector and six times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Donetsk sector, the...

      ”LPR” militants deny OSCE SMM access in area of planned disengagement

      Russian-backed militants from the so-called ”Luhansk People`s Republic” denied access to OSCE monitors in the area of Pervomaisk-Zolote, according to the OSCE report. ”`LPR` deny SMM access in Pervomaisk-Zolote area. Without access, SMM can`t verify sides` compliance with Minsk. SMM ready and able to monitor,” the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission...

      Dairy products to become 15-20% more expensive in fall – Expert
      Sep26

      Dairy products to become 15-20% more expensive in fall – Expert

      The rise of prices for dairy products for consumers this fall will amount to 15-20% in connection with rising prices of feed and the growth of utility tariffs, reduction in production, and the rise in prices for these products on the the world market, the press service of the Association of Milk Producers reported citing an analyst Yana...

      ”Rats desert the ship”: Ukrainian police reports detaining 220 militant defectors
      Sep26

      ”Rats desert the ship”: Ukrainian police reports detaining 220 militant defectors

      Ukrainian National police official Gen. Vyacheslav Abroskin reports of the big numbers of militant defectors arrested on the government-held territory of the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine Today. ”Those who stood on the ”DNR checkpoints” in the cities, which are currently liberated of the terrorists, fled en masse to the ”superpower”...

      European Parliament Committee to approve report on visa-free regime for Ukraine today
      Sep26

      European Parliament Committee to approve report on visa-free regime for Ukraine today

      On September 26, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will approve the positive report for Ukraine, prepared by the rapporteur Maria Gabriel (Bulgaria), MEP Andrej Plenkovic said in an interview with Segodnya nationwide daily socio-political Russian-language newspaper. According to Plenkovic, a very positive ”opinion” on...

      MH17 crash in Donbas: Bellingcat explains why Russia provides radar data so late
      Sep26

      MH17 crash in Donbas: Bellingcat explains why Russia provides radar data so late

      According to the results of an independent investigation by an international team of open source data experts Bellingcat, Boeing flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile. The Buk was transferred from Russia to the militant-controlled territory of Donbas and operated by the crew from Russia`s 53rd Air Defense Missile Brigade. The...