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Yanukovych expects energy market participants to agree on upgrading Ukraine's GTS

21:09

03.02.2012

Ukraine expects that the energy market participants will ultimately agree on the modernization of the country's gas transportation system, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

Ukraine's authorities, opposition unanimous about drawing closer to EU, says president

18:59

03.02.2012

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that no previous government in Ukraine has done more to bring Ukraine closer to the European Union than the current one, and the only obstacle on the path of the European integration of Ukraine is the situation around the former prime minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

Gas talks with Russia sluggish due to severe frost, says Ukrainian president

18:08

03.02.2012

The talks on natural gas price between Ukraine and Russia have not stopped, but have slowed down, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

Ukrainian-Japanese deal on cooperation in responding to emergencies at NPPs to be signed in April, says Emergencies Ministry

16:49

03.02.2012

The preparation of an agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Japan on cooperation in post-accident responses to emergencies at nuclear power plants is undergoing finalization and will be ready for signing in mid-April.

Lawmakers unwilling to consider PACE recommendations to lower election threshold, says Rada speaker

15:56

03.02.2012

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has expressed doubt that Ukrainian lawmakers will be willing to comply with the recommendations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) concerning Ukraine's electoral law.

Ukraine's economic news

VS Energy expects special metal market improve in 2012

14:32

03.02.2012

The situation on the special metal market in the first quarter of 2012 is unfavorable for Dniprospetsstal, although in future quarters it should improve, the president of VS Energy International, Mykhailo Spektor, has said.

Altcom launches crushed stone plant in Rivne region

14:31

03.02.2012

Neftecom Oil Ltd. (Rivne region), which is part of the Donetsk-based Altcom financial and industrial group, has launched a crushed stone plant on the basis of the Zaverichie quarry in Rivne region, which has an average production capacity of 180,000 tonnes of stone per hour, reads a posting on the group's Web site.

Sale of 50% stake in Vinnytsiaoblenergo fails due to lack of quorum for tender commission

14:31

03.02.2012

The holding of a privatization tender to sell a 50% stake in regional electricity supply company Vinnytsiaoblenergo on Friday was a failure due to a lack of quorum for the tender commission, the press service of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Grain harvest in Ukraine in 2012 could drop by almost 25%, say experts

14:31

03.02.2012

The grain and bean harvest in Ukraine this year could be 42.6 million tonnes in bunker weight, which is almost 25% down on 2011, according to experts from the ProAgro information company.

List of IPs attempting to block president's Web site passed to law enforcers, says special communications service

19:36

02.02.2012

A list of all the IP addresses from which attempts to attack the Web site of the Ukrainian president were made has been passed to law enforcers, the press service of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection told Interfax-Ukraine.

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