Section: Politics

      President Poroshenko: PrivatBank clients guaranteed safety and integrity of their funds. Video
      Dec19

      President Poroshenko: PrivatBank clients guaranteed safety and integrity of their funds. Video

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a comment relating to the transition of PrivatBank to 100% state ownership that the State assumes responsibility and guarantees safety and integrity of funds to the clients of PrivatBank. ”Despite the fact that the case is related to the private banking institution, these decisions are not a private...

      Verkhovna Rada intends to adopt state budget on December 22
      Dec19

      Verkhovna Rada intends to adopt state budget on December 22

      The Verkhovna Rada plans on Thursday, December 22, to hold a second reading vote of a bill on state budget 2017, according to the parliament`s draft schedule for December 20-23. Among other things, Tuesday, December 20, the deputies plan to consider a number of bills related to the budget approval. In particular, these are the questions of...

      European Commission to allocate EUR 104 mln for public administration reform
      Dec19

      European Commission to allocate EUR 104 mln for public administration reform

      Ukraine has signed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) on the financing of public service reform in the amount of EUR 104 million for the period from 2016 to 2020, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. ”Before the meeting of the [Ukraine-EU] Association Council, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze [Ukraine`s Deputy Prime...

      German expert comments on EU failure to keep its promises of visa liberalisation for Ukraine
      Dec19

      German expert comments on EU failure to keep its promises of visa liberalisation for Ukraine

      Head of Eastern European, Russian, and Central Asian programs at Germany`s Foreign Policy Council Stefan Meister commented on the situation around visa liberalization for Ukraine. According to the expert, if the decision fails to pass shortly, the frustration with the EU actions will be increasing and the support of Ukraine`s European integration...

      Ukraine-EU Association Council to meet in Brussels December 19
      Dec19

      Ukraine-EU Association Council to meet in Brussels December 19

      Ukraine-EU Association Council will host a meeting in Brussels on Monday, December 19, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The meeting will be chaired by High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan...

      Why Donbas solution not reached yet – German expert
      Dec19

      Why Donbas solution not reached yet – German expert

      No solution has been reached on Donbas settlement yet because Russia is satisfied with the current state of affairs as it is weakening Ukraine, according to Stefan Meister, head of Eastern European, Russian and Central Asian programs at Germany`s Foreign Policy Council. ”It seems that it is also favorable for the West to have this conflict...

      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19
      Dec19

      10 accords to be signed at EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19

      Representative of Ukraine to the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community Mykola Tochytskyi has announced the signing of about 10 agreements during the third meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council on December 19, according to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty). An agreement on the reform of the public administration system is...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized
      Dec19

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: Ukraine`s biggest bank will be nationalized

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers on Sunday, December 18, supported the proposal put forth by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the Council for Financial Stability to transfer Ukraine`s No. 1 bank, Dnipro-based PJSC PrivatBank to 100% state ownership. ”At a meeting on Sunday, the Cabinet of Ministers considered issues to ensure stability in the...

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC
      Dec19

      Polish Demonstrations continue for third day – BBC

      Protests in the Polish capital Warsaw against government plans to restrict journalists` access to parliament have continued for a third day, according to the BBC. Protesters gathered outside parliament, where opposition MPs have been holding a sit-in since Friday, December 16, the BBC reported. Government supporters also held a demonstration in...

      Price deregulation experiment justified, to be continued – Prime Minister of Ukraine
      Dec18

      Price deregulation experiment justified, to be continued – Prime Minister of Ukraine

      The experiment with the lifting of state regulation of prices, launched in October 1 for a three-month period, proved to be justified, as it did not lead to an acceleration of inflation, therefore the government intends to continue it, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said during a Friday meeting with experts and civil society...