Bulgarian ESC 2017 entrant did not violate law by his 2014 Crimea visit – border guards
The State Border Guard Service had no reason to refuse entry to Bulgarian singer Kristian Kostov since he had not violated the rules of crossing the Ukrainian border, the country`s Border Guard Service spokesman Oleh Slobodian told UNIAN ”Together with the SBU Security Service of Ukraine, we are still studying all circumstances. But at the...
Transportation by rail from Ukraine to EU soars by almost seven times
Transportation by rail from Ukraine to the European Union member states soared by almost seven times in January-March 2017 year-over-year, to 34,500 passengers, according to state-run joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia. Trains and through-passenger cars run from Ukraine to Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland,...
Ukraine could beat own record in sunflower oil exports
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has estimated sunflower oil exports from Ukraine at the level of 5 million tonnes in 2017-2018 marketing year (MY, September 2017 – August 2018), according to the USDA`s May report published on the department`s website. The production of sunflower oil may reach 5.63 million tonnes, the report...
Officials examine report Bulgarian Eurovision entrant performed in Crimea
Ukrainian authorities and Eurovision Song Contest officials in Kyiv said on May 11 that they were looking into reports that the Bulgarian entrant in the competition visited Crimea, a potential violation of Ukrainian law, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Speculation swirled on social media after the Russian Foreign...
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine signs month-long extension of emergency in energy sector
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at today`s government meeting has prolonged for another month the emergency measures introduced in the Ukrainian electricity market in mid-February. ”We need to continue the emergency measures, as we have to take operational management decisions; that`s why we call them emergency measures. Unfortunately, today,...
Ukraine sees 36% decline in industrial prices rise
A rise in prices of industrial products in Ukraine in April 2017 slowed to 35.6% year-over-year (y-o-y) against 38.3% in March 2017, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service`s website. Prices of industrial products rose by 1.6% in April 2017 against March 2017, the service said. Since the beginning of the year, prices of industrial...
Core inflation up 6.3% in Ukraine in April
Core inflation in Ukraine in April 2017 remained at the level of 6.3% in annual terms, compared with April 2016, and recorded in March 2017 against March 2016, according to Ukrainian State Statistics Service`s website. Core inflation in April 2017 slowed to 0.6% compared to March 2017 against 1.7% in March 2017 from February 2017, the State...
Ukraine`s Antonov aircraft manufacturer to become joint stock company
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to transform Antonov and Plant 410 CA state-owned enterprises, which are part of Ukroboronprom state-owned defense giant, into joint stock companies. The relevant resolution was adopted at a government meeting on Thursday. ”This will improve the corporate management of enterprises, as well as...
EU Council approves visa-free travel up to 90 days for Ukrainians
On 11 May 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on visa liberalization for Ukrainian citizens travelling to the EU for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period. The legislative act of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union was approved without further debate, within the framework of the...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister discusses with Trump possibility for U.S. to join Normandy format
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence the possibility of involving the U.S. in the ”Normandy format” of negotiations on settling the situation in Donbas and counteracting Russian aggression, speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa told UNIAN. ”Of...
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