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      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...

      Groysman says Dutch referendum ”very disturbing” signal to Ukraine
      Apr07

      Groysman says Dutch referendum ”very disturbing” signal to Ukraine

      Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Groysman has called the preliminary results of the April 6 referendum in the Netherlands on the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement as an ”extremely disturbing” signal to Ukraine.”Unfortunately, the results of the referendum in the Netherlands have proved to be unfavorable to Ukraine. We respect...

      EU`s 2016 quotas for export of Ukrainian sugar, maize and juices finished
      Apr07

      EU`s 2016 quotas for export of Ukrainian sugar, maize and juices finished

      Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko says Ukrainian exporters in January-March used all annual quotas for duty-free supplies of sugar, honey, maize, barley groats and flour, processed tomatoes, as well as grape and apple juice to the European Union.”The dynamics of the use of the 2016 quotas show that they are over for...

      Latvian FM: Dutch referendum results should not affect our support of Ukraine
      Apr07

      Latvian FM: Dutch referendum results should not affect our support of Ukraine

      Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics has said the result of the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement should not affect the support of Ukraine by EU countries.”The Dutch referendum on EU-UA Association agreement should not affect our support to Ukraine, shows the need to address key EU challenges,” Rinkevics wrote on...

      Ukraine can get $1.85 bln from Japan if reforms implemented
      Apr07

      Ukraine can get $1.85 bln from Japan if reforms implemented

      Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will keep its promise regarding $1.88 billion in financial aid to Ukraine if it honors its commitments on reform.”We will continue with plans to send $1.85 billion in an economic package to Ukraine for reform,” he said at a joint press conference with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in...

      Italian police use tear gas, water cannon in Naples anti-Renzi protests
      Apr07

      Italian police use tear gas, water cannon in Naples anti-Renzi protests

      Italian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday during running battles with protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during a visit to the southern city of Naples, according to Reuters.Renzi, in Italy`s third-largest city to discuss plans for the urban development of a former industrial site, was greeted by a...

      Japan to allocate almost $14 mln for re-building Ukraine`s east
      Apr07

      Japan to allocate almost $14 mln for re-building Ukraine`s east

      Japan is about to allocate $13.6 million for re-building Ukraine`s eastern regions affected by war, an UNIAN correspondent reported referring to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko`s statement made at a joint press conference with Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday.”I would like to thank the government...

      Dutch PM: Ratification of EU treaty with Ukraine cannot ”just proceed”
      Apr07

      Dutch PM: Ratification of EU treaty with Ukraine cannot ”just proceed”

      Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the Netherlands will not be able to ”just proceed” with the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement after the Dutch referendum on April 6 when the majority of citizens rejected the EU-Ukraine deal.”If this is the outcome, we will have to consider this advice carefully. It implies a political fact...