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Signing of new START in Kyiv will strengthen non-proliferation - Hryschenko

18:53

16.03.2010

The signing of the new strategic arms reductions treaty in Kyiv will help strengthen the non-proliferation regime, said Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko.

Lavrov, Hryschenko discuss preparations for Kyiv meeting of bilateral presidential commission

18:52

16.03.2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is going to visit Kyiv, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference after talks with Ukrainian counterpart Kostiantyn Hryschenko.

BYT to demand parliament consider Tabachnyk's dismissal

14:01

16.03.2010

The parliamentary faction of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYT) is planning to demand that the Verkhovna Rada consider the question of Education and Science Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk's dismissal at its next meeting.

Ukraine's parliamentary coalition officially formed

12:30

16.03.2010

A list of 235 members of the Stability and Reform parliamentary coalition was published on Tuesday in the official newspaper of the Ukrainian parliament, Holos Ukrainy.

MP Zhvaniya: Current coalition could be reformatted

10:54

16.03.2010

Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) MP David Zhvaniya has said that talks on reformatting the current parliamentary coalition are continuing, his press service reported on Tuesday.

Ukraines economy news

Construction of stadium in Lviv by Euro 2012 is behind of schedule by two months, says Kolesnikov

18:56

16.03.2010

The construction of a stadium in Lviv is behind of schedule by 60 days, according to vice premier for Ukraine's preparations for hosting finals of the Euro 2012 European football championship, Borys Kolesnikov.

Ukraine to import gas worth $700 m in March, premier says

18:55

16.03.2010

National JSC Naftogaz Ukrainy is planning in March 2010 to import natural gas worth about $700 million, Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov has said at a meeting with Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pintu Teixeira.

New head of National Space Agency of Ukraine appointed

12:14

16.03.2010

Yuriy Alekseyev replaced Oleksandr Zinchenko on the post of director general of the National Space Agency of Ukraine from March 15, according to a posting on the official Web site of the agency.

Cabinet toughens measures aimed at brining households' incomes out of the shadows

11:32

16.03.2010

The Ukrainian cabinet plans to control activities of commercial entities, which receive large gross incomes, although officially pay wages that are less than the minimum wage or pay the minimum wages.

Building minister proposes private businesses reconstruct tumbledown castles

16:03

15.03.2010

New Regional Development and Building Minister Volodymyr Yatsuba has proposed private businesses be involved in the reconstruction of tumbledown castles through a mechanism of concession.

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