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      Facebook says government requests for account data rise 27%
      Dec21

      Facebook says government requests for account data rise 27%

      Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that government requests for user account data rose 27% in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of last year, with U.S. law enforcement agencies topping the list, according to Reuters. Government requests for account data globally rose to 59,229 from 46,710 and more than half contained a non-disclosure...

      Rada lifts pension fee in foreign currency purchases
      Dec21

      Rada lifts pension fee in foreign currency purchases

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on December 20 canceled a 2% pension fee when buying foreign currency by individuals. The provision was included in budget bill No.5132 ”On Amendments to the Tax Code.” The document amends the law ”On a fee for obligatory state pension insurance.” The MPs excluded from the revenues of the general budget fund a fee...

      Ukraine`s chief prosecutor may probe into some provisions of 2017 budget
      Dec21

      Ukraine`s chief prosecutor may probe into some provisions of 2017 budget

      Ukraine`s chief prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko has announced that his office will analyze some provisions of the national budget for 2017, which was passed by the Verkhovna Rada in the early hours of Wednesday, December 21. ”Unfortunately, what was passed yesterday has some challenges that the Prosecutor General`s Office should deal with. The bill [on...

      US-Romania Ties in Need of an Upgrade
      Dec21

      US-Romania Ties in Need of an Upgrade

      There are several reasons why Donald Trump’s administration must upgrade the relationship with Romania—an important US partner in Eastern Europe. Romania is an enduring friend and ally—from a cultural, security, and military standpoint—and offers a wealth of economic opportunities. It aspires to be more present on Washington’s...

      Mykhailivsky Bank`s depositors blocking Khreschatyk in Kyiv demand ”bank must return the deposits!”
      Dec21

      Mykhailivsky Bank`s depositors blocking Khreschatyk in Kyiv demand ”bank must return the deposits!”

      About a hundred depositors of the Mykhailivsky Bank have blocked the roadway of Khreshchatyk Street near the Maidan Square, according to an UNIAN correspondent. People do not let driving a single car, and some drivers have to turn back toward the European Square. People are holding flags ”Mykhailivsky Bank: return of deposits!” They are also...

      Ex-deputy head of Naftogaz shoots himself as law enforcers try to arrest him
      Dec21

      Ex-deputy head of Naftogaz shoots himself as law enforcers try to arrest him

      Former deputy head of Naftogaz of Ukraine energy holding, who had been in office at the time of Viktor Yanukovych presidency, Hennady Yuriev, has committed suicide in his home in Vinnytsia region, according to the press secretary of Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. It is noted that today, December 21, military prosecutors have come to his house...

      Why Moscow seeks more security cooperation with Eurasian neighbors – Stratfor
      Dec21

      Why Moscow seeks more security cooperation with Eurasian neighbors – Stratfor

      Stratfor, the U.S.-based geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm, notes that Moscow`s military and diplomatic standoffs with the West continue, therefore Russia is renewing its efforts to boost security cooperation with its Eurasian neighbors. ”Moscow seeks opportunities to increase its presence throughout the region,” Stratfor said in the...

      Key figures of Ukraine budget 2017: UAH 27.2 per dollar, inflation at 8%
      Dec21

      Key figures of Ukraine budget 2017: UAH 27.2 per dollar, inflation at 8%

      The Verkhovna Rada in the early hours of Wednesday adopted as a whole the government-proposed draft state budget for 2017, providing for a 3% deficit and economic growth laid down at 3%. Budget revenues are set at the level of UAH 721.4 billion, expenses – at UAH 790.4 billion. The deficit ceiling is set at UAH 77.5 billion. Macroeconomic...

      Onyshchenko`s ”gas schemes”: fugitive MP says will testify to National Anti Corruption Bureau of ukraine via Skype Dec 22
      Dec21

      Onyshchenko`s ”gas schemes”: fugitive MP says will testify to National Anti Corruption Bureau of ukraine via Skype Dec 22

      Ukraine`s fugitive legislator Oleksandr Onyshchenko has said he will testify to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau via a video conference on December 22, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”They [NABU] have agreed on my Skype conference [interrogation] tomorrow,” Onyshchenko told reporters at a Skype press conference. At the same time, he...

      New law on guarantees of retail deposits in state banks adopted by Ukrainian Parliament
      Dec21

      New law on guarantees of retail deposits in state banks adopted by Ukrainian Parliament

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted as a basis and as a whole the draft law submitted by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on amendments to the Law of Ukraine ”On banks and banking activity”, involving state guarantee of individuals` deposits in state banks. The relevant decision was supported by 276 MPs with a minimum of 226 votes...