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Lviv Regional Council says no to Naftogaz Ukrainy about ten oil, gas fields

10:46

13.01.2012

The Lviv Regional Council Commission on the Environment and Natural Resources has not given state oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy permission for industrial development of 10 oil and gas fields.

Lviv Regional Council says no to Naftogaz Ukrainy about ten oil, gas fields

09:30

13.01.2012

The Lviv Regional Council Commission on the Environment and Natural Resources has not given state oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy permission for industrial development of 10 oil and gas fields.

Term 'take or pay' in 2012 refers to 27 billion cubic meters, says Naftogaz

17:36

12.01.2012

Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz on May 20, 2011 sent a letter to Gazprom with the proposal to agree on the supply of 33.75 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Ukraine in 2012, the Ukrainian company said in a statement on Thursday.

Dynamo Kyiv remains leader among Ukrainian football clubs in IFFHS rankings

16:55

12.01.2012

FC Dynamo Kyiv has dropped two positions in the latest ranking of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) and is now in 22nd place.

Ukrainian president sends new draft Criminal Code to parliament, says presidential administration

12:52

12.01.2012

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday sent to the Verkhovna Rada a draft new Criminal Procedure Code, the adviser to the president and head of the presidential administration's department for judicial system, Andriy Portnov, has said.

Foreign Ministry checking reports of Ukrainians allegedly trapped by snowfall in Bulgaria

12:11

12.01.2012

The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ukraine has instructed the Ukrainian Embassy in Bulgaria to check reports that twelve Ukrainian tourists are trapped in the Rhodope Mountains as a result of an avalanche, Foreign Ministry's spokesman Oleksandr Dykusarov told Interfax-Ukraine.

Rada should adopt at least 130 laws in 2012 to implement economic reform program, says speaker

10:20

12.01.2012

The Ukrainian parliament should adopt at least 130 laws this year to accomplish its tasks in the frames of the program of economic reforms for 2010-2014, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.

Tymoshenko refuses medical examination, says prison service

09:44

12.01.2012

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who is held in Kachanivska penal colony in Kharkiv refused a medical examination on Wednesday, the press service of the State Penitentiary Service reported.

Naftogaz transfers $1 bln to Gazprom, pays for Dec imports

18:14

11.01.2012

Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz has transferred $1.004 billion to Russian gas major OJSC Gazprom for the natural gas it imported in December 2011, Naftogaz said in a statement on Wednesday.

Ukraine maybe cutting gas selection concerns Gazprom, supplies have already fallen - Miller

15:56

11.01.2012

Gazprom is concerned by unilateral announcements by the gas giant's partners in Ukraine that the selection of supplied gas might be reduced - Ukraine's gas imports have already fallen by nearly 67% since the New Year.

BYT-Batkivschyna to press Rada to allow independent doctors to check Tymoshenko

15:01

11.01.2012

The BYT-Batkivschyna faction intends to register a draft resolution to allow independent doctors to examine former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently held in Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv.

Ukraine expects to resume cooperation with IMF after completion of talks with Russia on gas price, says social policy minister

14:02

11.01.2012

Ukraine could resume cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after reaching agreement with Russia on the price of natural gas, according to Vice Premier and Social Policy Minister Sergiy Tigipko.

Ukraine expects to resume cooperation with IMF after completion of talks with Russia on gas price, says social policy minister

14:02

11.01.2012

Ukraine could resume cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after reaching agreement with Russia on the price of natural gas, according to Vice Premier and Social Policy Minister Sergiy Tigipko.

Prison Service head denies Tymoshenko's fainting in prison

12:30

11.01.2012

Head of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Lisitskov has said that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko did not lose consciousness after taking medicines January 6.

Yanukovych returns Customs Code to parliament, suggests postponing its introduction for a year

11:40

11.01.2012

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has vetoed a law on amending the Customs Code adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on November 3, 2011.