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16 January 2008

17:56
BYuT accused PR of inconsistency
BYuT considers that Party of Regions is inconsistent concerning Ukraine’s accession to NATO, the BYuT statement says. BYuT reminded that in 2003 PR faction almost unanimously voted for Ukraine’s accession to NATO, having set this aim in the law on ...

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17:25
Yushchenko criticized Ukrainian army
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko claims that it will take many years for Ukraine to transfer to the contract army, if it will move in such pace. The Head of the State stated in his speech at the meeting in the Ministry of Defense. ...

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16:36
Yatsenyuk considers it necessary to change system of local elections
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine considers it necessary to change the system of election to local councils. He stated at the conference “European democratic achievements and development of the election legislation in Ukraine” on Wednesday in ...

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16:00
Tymoshenko to increase tariff for gas transit?
In the near future negotiations between Ukraine and Russia concerning gas issues are planned. First vice PM of Ukraine Olexander Turchynov informed. Turchynov did not informed about the date of negotiations but noted that they would concern ...

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15:36
Yatsenyuk considers Constitution as “sacred cow”
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine considers that changes in the Constitution of Ukraine could be introduced only on the basis of consensus among political forces. He stated at the conference “European democratic achievements and development ...

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15:12
Lugar thinks that Ukraine can become member of WTO this year
Senator of the USA, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Richard Lugar considers that Ukraine can become member of the World Trade organization this year. He stated at a press conference on Wednesday. “Economic development of ...

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14:52
President met with OSCE Chairman
On January 16 President Victor Yushchenko met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva, president's press office reported. During the meeting sides discussed priority directions of cooperation between ...

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14:30
Joint address to NATO Secretary General
His Excellency Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO Secretary General Brussels Your Excellency, Since restoration of its independence in 1991, Ukraine has passed a protracted path of its rapprochement with NATO: from the fruitful cooperation in the ...

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13:50
Ohryzko: Ukraine does not apply for joining NATO
Decision on Ukraine’s joining Action plan concerning membership in NATO does not violate the Constitution and does not contradict intention to hold National referendum concerning Ukraine accession to NATO. Foreign Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr ...

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13:29
Ministers worked further on Cabinet’s program for all night
First vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexander Turchynov at the sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers stated that he didn’t remember any program of the government which was discussed so publicly as the “Ukrainian breakthrough: for people, but not for ...

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13:06
President met with PACE members
President Viktor Yushchenko met with Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly members Renate Wohlwend and Hanne Severinsen. President's press office reports. At the beginning of the meeting President presented to Hanne Severinsen the order “For ...

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12:49
Tymoshenko promises miners worthy salary
Transfer to payments of miner’s salary by hour does not mean that it will be reduced. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko informed today at the Cabinet session, the ForUm’s correspondent informs. According to Tymoshenko, today the miners in ...

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12:30
Hryhoriy Nemyrya meets with the MFA Chairman of Finland
Vice Prime Minister for European and International Integration Hryhoriy Nemyrya held a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Ilkka Kanerva, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. Government's press office reports. During the meeting the sides ...

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12:17
Ekhanurov: Ukraine is far from Russian level of cooperation with NATO
Ukraine in its cooperation with NATO is sufficiently behind the level of cooperation of Russia with the Northern Alliance. Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Ekhanurov stated journalists on Wednesday in the Cabinet of Ministers. “Ukraine ...

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11:58
VR of Crimea adopted budget for 2008
The VR of Autonomous Republic of Crimea approved budget of the autonomy for 2008. The draft budget was submitted by Finance Minister of Crimea Pavlo Tokarev. 79 out 0f 82 People’s deputies of Crimea voted for budget. According to Tokarev, draft ...

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11:46
Cabinet approved draft program of government
Cabinet supported draft resolution on adoption of the program of actions of the government “Ukrainian breakthrough: for people, but not for politicians.” ForUm’s correspondent reports. Members of the government voted for the resolution unanimously. ...

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11:12
Tymoshenko destroys relations with Russia?
Party of Regions shares concern of Russian ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin about perspective of worsening of Ukrainian-Russian relations. The statement of Party of Regions says. “Rhetoric, applied by Ukrainian power on commentaries on ...

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10:51
Regionals initiate cancellation of People’s deputies benefits
On Tuesday the Party of Regions registered in the Verkhovna Rada the draft bill on cancellation of the People’s deputies’ benefits. The press service of the Party of Regions informs. According to the press service, the document repeats the bases, ...

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10:33
Tymoshenko presented Action plan of the government (photo)
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko stated that during amendments of Action plan of the government almost half of three thousand propositions of citizens was taken into consideration. She told it yesterday during public hearing of Action plan ...

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10:13
Tymoshenko to visit Putin
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko in near future will visit Russia. Advisor of the Russian embassy in Ukraine Vsevolod Loskutov informed. “The visit is being prepared. I think that in near future the visit will take place. Only it is hard ...

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One-line news

15:21 Within preparation to Euro-2012 Ternopil region started to construct and develop separate highway sections.

26 August 2008

16:05 Kharkiv (East Ukraine) and Latvia's second after Riga major city Daugavpils signed a treaty on fraternization, providing for cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical, humanitarian and cultural areas.

13:06 The turnover of trade in goods and services between Ukraine and Turkmenistan reached USD 2.876,8 billion in the first half of 2008, having increased by USD 482.9 million on the like 2007 period.

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