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Yuschenko to appeal against government resolution on paying for gas by advance payments for gas transit

15:58

14.05.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko will appeal against a government resolution on handling accounts with OAO Gazprom for gas supplied in 2009 with advance payments for gas transit on the territory of Ukraine, if it is published.

Rada speaker calling for more pragmatic relations between Ukraine, Russia

13:15

14.05.2009

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said he believes that relations between Moscow and Kyiv have become formalized.

Rada speaker calling on MPs to set date of presidential elections, reduce election campaign duration

12:25

14.05.2009

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has called on MPs not to delay the issue of setting the date of the presidential elections and said he is ready to submit a draft resolution on holding the elections on January 17 next year.

Regions Party unblocks parliament, break until Friday announced

11:16

14.05.2009

The Verkhovna Rada started working after the Regions Party lifted its blockade of the rostrum and immediately announced a break until Friday.

Yuschenko signs decrees on realization of Brussels declaration, Euro-Asian oil transportation corridor

10:13

14.05.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has signed a decree on the urgent steps on aimed at realization of the Brussels declaration and on the implementation of the project of the Euro-Asian oil transportation corridor on the basis of the Odesa-Brody oil pipeline

Regions Party ready to unblock parliament on May 19 to consider anti-crisis bills, says MP

19:30

13.05.2009

The Regions Party is ready to temporarily unblock the parliament on Tuesday, May 19, to consider anti-crisis bills, its deputy leader Anna Herman has said.

Tymoshenko accuses Regions Party of sabotaging consideration of government's anti-crisis program

19:24

13.05.2009

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has accused the Regions Party's faction in parliament of sabotaging consideration of the government's anti-crisis program and 274 government bills.

Court declares unconstitutional parliament's resolution calling presidential polls for October 25, 2009

16:29

13.05.2009

The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a parliament resolution scheduling presidential elections for October 25, 2009.

UEFA selects Kyiv, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv for hosting Euro 2012 events in Ukraine

13:04

13.05.2009

The European Football Championship Euro 2012 events will be staged in four Ukrainian cities - Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv, and four Polish cities - Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Gdansk

Ukraine paying Gazprom for gas in full and in time, says Tymoshenko

11:59

13.05.2009

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said that this month Ukraine has in full and in time paid for gas supplied by Russia's gas monopolist Gazprom and started preparations for the next heating season.