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Archasia Design Group Ltd. says there no legal grounds to choose new company for reconstruction of Olimpiysky Sports Complex
26 June 2008, 12:30
  Kyiv, June 26 (Interfax-Ukraine ) - Archasia Design Group Limited (Taiwan), which won a tender to reconstruct the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kyiv, has said there are no legal grounds to choose a new company to rebuild the stadium. "There are no legal grounds for the Family, Youth and Sports Ministry of Ukraine to make such announcements. The position of the government regarding the tender does not foresee this," a lawyer from the Vasil Kisil&Partners law company Viktor Prorok said at a press conference in the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday. He noted that "there is no legal problem, the problem lies in another area". He said Archasia Design Group Ltd. might take the case to court if there were illegal actions by the ministry. "We do not exclude that they [Archasia Design Group Ltd.] will take legal measures, and apply to the courts.
Poll: more than half of Ukrainians unhappy with work of government
18 June 2008, 13:00
Kyiv, June 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) - More than half of Ukrainians say the socio-economic situation in the country has worsened since the election of Yulia Tymoshenko as premier, Head of Research & Branding Group company Evheniy Kopatko said at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency. He was presenting results of the social poll conducted from June 7 to June 13. A total of 2,200 people were questioned, and the margin of error is 2.2%. According to the poll, 55% of respondents believe the socio-economic situation in the country after the election of Yulia Tymoshenko as premier post has worsened, while 27% of questioned think that the situation hasn't changed, and a mere 10% said it has improved. A total of 55% of those polled said the work of the government of Yulia Tymoshenko was negative, 18% - neutral, and 24% - positive.
BYT faction wants to head four permanent commissions in Kyiv city council, says Zinchenko
18 June 2008, 11:00
Kyiv, June 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The BYT faction in Kyiv City Council wants to head the four permanent commissions on Kyiv city council, a leading BYT figure Oleksandr Zinchenko said at a press conference in the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Wednesday. According to him, the BYT faction has sent a letter to Kyiv City Council Secretary Oles Dovhiy, in which it insists that the membership of the permanent commissions, including the leading posts should be formed with the proportional representation of all factions. The letter also includes recommendations for the distribution of leading posts on the commissions.
More than 400,00 students win right to enter universities in Ukraine through external testing, says education minister
12 June 2008, 14:00
  Kyiv, June 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) - More than 400,000 people in Ukraine have received more than 124 points in independent external tests of knowledge and received the right to enter higher education institutions, Education and Science Minister Ivan Vakarchuk said at a press conference in the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Thursday. "For the first time, we have a list of all the people with the right to become a student solely by their knowledge, and this list is not small - more than 400,000 of people passed the barrier of 124 points. So there will be no problems with the filling institutes, because the state order is 145,000 places," he said. The maximum number of points is 200 for each subject, which two people from Kyiv and two from Lviv region, one from the Crimea achieved. Besides, 54 participants received 200 points on two out of three subjects, including eleven from Kyiv, six from Rivne region, and five from Lviv.
More than half of Ukrainians disapprove of Tymoshenko's actions as premier, according to FOM poll
9 June 2008, 13:00
  Kyiv, June 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) - More than half of Ukrainians (58.4%) do not approve of performance of Yulia Tymoshenko as Ukraine's premier, according to the social poll conducted by the FOM-Ukraine Public opinion foundation. A total of 33.6% of respondents approved of Tymoshenko's performance. At the same time, 25.3% of those questioned said the premier's performance was very bad, while 23.6% said it was bad. A total of 18.1% of the respondents evaluate her work as good, and 5.6% as perfect. Another 21.9% said the premier's work was satisfactory. The poll was conducted from May 22 until June 3, 2008 in 160 localities. 2000 respondents were questioned. The margin of error is 2.2%. The poll results were presented at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Tuesday.
More than half of Ukrainians unsatisfied with work of President Yuschenko, according to FOM poll
6 May 2008, 12:00
Kyiv, May 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) - According to a poll conducted by FOM-Ukraine April 16 through April 25, more than half of Ukrainian citizens disapprove of the work of President Viktor Yuschenko. Of those polled, 51.4% said they assessed the work of the president as bad or very bad. Meantime, 14% said they assessed the work as good and 27.7% assessed the work of the president as satisfactory, according to the results of the poll presented at Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday. According to the poll, if presidential elections were held late in April, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko would gain 23.7% of the vote (26.8% in March), Regions Party Leader Viktor Yanukovych would gain 21.2% (19.3% in March), and President Yuschenko would gain 8% (9% in March).   Half of Ukrainians criticize Tymoshenko's performance - poll Kyiv, May 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Almost half of Ukrainians (49.9%) do not approve of the actions of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a public opinion poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation-Ukraine found.
Price for imported gas as of January 2009 won't be lower than $320 per 1,000 cubic meters, says expert
17 April 2008, 12:00
Kyiv, April 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The price of imported gas for Ukraine as of January 2009 won't be lower than $320 per 1,000 cubic meters, according to Konstantin Simonov, the president of the Center for Current Politics in Russia and the director of the National Energy Security Fund. "In my belief, the price won't be lower than $320. I think it will be between $320 and $350," he said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine in Kyiv on Thursday on the role of energy in Russia-Ukraine relations. As Simonov said, Ukraine, speaking about its European-oriented choice, should be aware that it has insufficient stocks of hydrocarbons, and the "point is whether Ukraine gets its piece of the European gas pie when the gas hunger becomes more acute in 5-10 years." "Ukraine should start thinking how it will ensure it has access to gas resources in 20-50 years and how it will exist during the 'gas pause epoch,' when Europe faces the most acute deficit of gas, and the countries of the new Europe are unlikely to have any preferences during the distribution of gas stocks," he added.
Haulers' Association may strike over situation on international transportation market
7 April 2008, 13:30
  Kyiv, April 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Association of International Haulers, also known as AsMAP, has announced the possibility of holding a rally in the protest at the critical situation on the market of international road transportation. "Participants in our annual conference of haulers, which took place on April 3, have decided to go on strike," AsMAP Vice-President Leonid Dokil said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Monday. As Valeriy Chernenko, the head of the AsMAP members' regional council in Kyiv region, said at the press conference, the association demands that the Cabinet of Ministers and central executive agencies abolish a Kyiv city state administration resolution on a ban on trucks' entry to the city of Kyiv during the daytime. Moreover, the haulers demand that the authorities ensure the execution of government resolution No.
SEB Asset Management Ukraine to double assets under its management in 2008
26 March 2008, 10:30
Kyiv, March 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyiv-based SEB Asset Management Ukraine, which is part of the SEB Group, plans to double assets under its management in 2008 from last year's UAH 50 million, Director General of SEB Asset Management Ukraine Vadym Mosiychuk said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday. "We think we'll at least double the sum of assets under our management," he said. In his words, currently SEB Asset Management Ukraine manages three investment funds – open shared funds SEB Balanced Fund (UAH 14 million) and SEB Money Market Fund (UAH 4 million), and closed corporate fund SEB Equity Fund (UAH 32 million), and does not plan to create new funds. SEB Asset Management Ukraine accounts for about 3% of the market of public funds in Ukraine: since the start of the current year, additional injections into the company's funds have amounted to about UAH 5 million.
Ukraine needs EUR 10 trillion in investment over next 60 years - YALTA FORUMS, DES 2008
12 March 2008, 13:00
  Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine needs EUR 10 trillion in investment over the next 60 years, while the Crimea alone needs EUR 300 billion, say experts at YALTA FORUMS, DES 2008. These figures were made public at an international forum on cooperation, development and commerce, YALTA FORUMS, DES 2008, which took place in Yalta on February 27 through 29, Thierry J. Cipiere, the president of forum co-organizer - SWISSTEAMS Group (Switzerland), said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday. "There are two options: the first is to raise EUR 1 billion every year, and it will take a millennium. The second option requires a new strategy," he said. Denys Bohush of another co-organizer Bohush Communications (Ukraine), said that today, Ukraine raises about $8 billion in foreign direct investment every year, and Russian investment alone accounts for a third of the sum.
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