Turkey expects over 10% more tourists from Ukraine
The head of the Hoteliers Association of Turkey (T?ROB), Timur Bay?nd?r, said a double-digit increase will be seen in the number of Ukrainian tourists in 2016, adding that around 700,000 Ukrainians visited Turkey last year, according to Hurryiet Daily NewsHe noted many tour operators of Turkish origin with operations obstructed in Russia were...
Fines for bribery smaller than bribes in Ukraine: Transparency Intl
Despite the loud statements of the Ukrainian authorities on active corruption counteraction, there is still a significant increase in the amounts of bribes in Ukraine, according to a report by Transparency International Ukraine.”Last year an average size of a bribe was UAH 40,000, while corrupt officials took UAH 30,000 in 2014. Total sum of...
Iceland coalition wins confidence vote amid Panama leak furor: Blooomberg
Iceland`s government defeated a no-confidence vote triggered by the Panama leaks affair after sacrificing its prime minister to public outrage and promising an early election, according to Bloomberg.As protesters gathered outside parliament for the fifth day of demonstrations, the ruling coalition of Progressive and Independence parties on Friday...
OSCE SMM says already on ”mirror” patrol near Avdiyivka, Yasinuvata
Special monitoring mission in Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it has been conducting ”mirror” patrolling of the area of ??hostilities between the towns of Avdiyivka and Yasinuvata in Donetsk region, according to a posting on the organization`s website.”In response to Ukrainian side call to the OSCE to...
Nord Stream 2 is a Russian ”Trojan Horse” for EU – Naftogaz CEO
The construction of the second branch of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, lobbied by the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, can become Russia`s ”Trojan horse” for the European Union, according to Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev who spoke at the ”Nord Stream 2 – Energy Union at the Crossroads” conference held in the European Parliament this week. ”Like...
Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine`s new representative to Council of Europe
President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Dmytro Kuleba Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, according to the president`s website. The corresponding decree was signed by the Head of State on April 9, the president`s press service reported.As UaPosition reported earlier, Kuleba previously held the position of...
Some ”good news” to come for Savchenko: lawyer
One of the lawyers of Nadia Savchenko Ilya Novikov said that she would not be escorted in the coming days and that some good news may come shortly regarding her fate, according to RIA news agency.The lawyer elaborated that he was waiting for ”fundamental news” the next week, reads the report.The lawyer believes that there will be no escorting of...
Commuter trains collide in Costa Rica, at least 245 inhured
Two commuter trains collided head to head on Friday morning in San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica, injuring at least 245 people, TicoTimes reports.Guillermo Santana, the president of the Costa Rican Railroad Institute (INCOFER), told reporters at the scene of the accident that ”human error” was the cause of the collision, according to the...
Russia suspends funding of occupied Crimea
Russia has postponed the funding within the framework of the Federal Target Program for the development of the occupied Crimea and Sevastopol until 2017 and beyond, according to the Minister of Economic Development, Alexei Ulyukayev, TASS reports.”We decided on the shift of the significant sums, so to say, to the right – moving them...
Ukraine calls for OSCE`s ”mirror” monitoring of area near Avdiyivka as hostilities escalate
The Ukrainian side urges the international monitors in Donbas to resume the practice of ”mirror” patrolling missions by OSCE SMM and JCCC in the area of Avdiyivka to de-escalate the situation, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation.It is noted that in the last week, starting April 2, there was a significant deterioration of...
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