Section: News & Summaries

      Poroshenko: Kyiv authorities prevent another wave of refugees to Europe
      Sep20

      Poroshenko: Kyiv authorities prevent another wave of refugees to Europe

      Dedication of the Ukrainian authorities prevented another significant influx of refugees to Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said while addressing a high-level meeting of UN General Assembly Monday, September 19, according to the presidential press service. ”Our dedication has prevented additional significant influx of refugees to...

      De-shadowing to influence tax revenues growth most – Head of Ukraine`s Tax Service
      Sep20

      De-shadowing to influence tax revenues growth most – Head of Ukraine`s Tax Service

      Head of Ukraine`s Tax Service Roman Nasirov has noted that tax revenues are expected to rise to UAH 50-70 billion compared with the previous year. ”This year, budget revenues will be higher by UAH 120-130 billion as compared to last year. This year we are on the same tax base,” said Head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov said during the...

      Ukrainian Prime Minister  predicts about 9 mln households to apply for utility subsidies soon
      Sep19

      Ukrainian Prime Minister predicts about 9 mln households to apply for utility subsidies soon

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has estimated that up to nine million Ukrainian households out of 15 million registered in the country will apply for housing and utilities subsidies in the near future, according to Ukrainian news service TSN.Tyzhden. Groysman earlier said that households should not spend more than 15% of total family...

      EU does not recognize Russian elections in occupied Crimea – statement
      Sep19

      EU does not recognize Russian elections in occupied Crimea – statement

      The European Union does not recognize the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation held in the Russian-annexed Crimea, according to the statement by the EU`s External Service press secretary, an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reports. ”The European Union has not recognised the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the...

      PACE delegate issues statement on Russian Duma elections in Crimea, criticizes new Parliament composition
      Sep19

      PACE delegate issues statement on Russian Duma elections in Crimea, criticizes new Parliament composition

      The new composition of the Russian Parliament cannot provide a ”good future” for the country, that`s according to Austria`s Stefan Schennach, head of the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), who commented on the results of elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Deutsche Welle reported. The...

      Lethal aid for Ukraine way to resolve Donbas conflict – Member of the European Parliament
      Sep19

      Lethal aid for Ukraine way to resolve Donbas conflict – Member of the European Parliament

      The only way to end the conflict in Ukraine is to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine, that`s according to Czech Republic`s Jaromir Stetina, Member of the European Parliament, who paid a visit to Donbass, according to Donbas News. The Minsk agreements are initially ineffective, according to the Member of the European Parliament. Stetina added that...

      Concerns remain after Ukraine awarded Champions League final
      Sep19

      Concerns remain after Ukraine awarded Champions League final

      Russia and Ukraine`s political rivalry will extend into the world of football next year as they try to outdo each other in hosting two of the sport`s biggest events, according to USA Today. Just like in neighboring Russia, there are concerns over football-related racism and violence in Ukraine, USA Today reported with reference to The Associated...

      Decision on amending Naftogaz charter halted due to public reaction – Kubiv
      Sep19

      Decision on amending Naftogaz charter halted due to public reaction – Kubiv

      Ukraine`s Ministry for Economic Development and Trade announces it has suspended a decision on amending the charter of National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine, which provides for the withdrawal of state-owned subsidiary Ukrtransgaz out of Naftogaz`s control, due to high public attention to this issue. ”Due to high public attention to...

      Ten Things the New US Ambassador to Ukraine Should Do
      Sep19

      Ten Things the New US Ambassador to Ukraine Should Do

      On August 18, Marie L. Yovanovitch became the US Ambassador to Ukraine. Yovanovitch is not new to the country; she served as the deputy chief of mission in Kyiv—the second in command—under Ambassadors Carlos Pascual and John Herbst months before the Orange Revolution erupted. She spent the bulk of her career working in the Eurasia region, with...

      Prosecutor General of Ukraine estimates $40 bln damage in case against Yanukovych-era Revenue Ministry
      Sep19

      Prosecutor General of Ukraine estimates $40 bln damage in case against Yanukovych-era Revenue Ministry

      Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko has said during a presser in the Rada Monday that criminal activity of the former Ministry of Revenue`s top officials during the tenure of Ukraine`s disgraced ex-president Viktor Yanukovych resulted in damages to the state coffers totaling $40 billion, that`s according to expert estimates in a relevant...