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Opposition urges cut of expenditure on presidential secretariat, parliament and government

17:17

11.12.2008

The Regions Party faction has called for an urgent cut in spending on the presidential secretariat, the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers, Regions Party Leader Viktor Yanukovych said at an opening of the opposition government on Thursday.

Yuschenko calls for judges to restore confidence in judicial branch of power

15:59

11.12.2008

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has called for judges who were appointed to their posts for the first time to restore confidence in the country's judicial branch of power.

New coalition to actively influence Ukraine's financial market, says Tymoshenko

15:02

11.12.2008

The new coalition at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will actively influence the financial market, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said.

Yuschenko asks parliament not to politicize issue of work of NBU Governor Stelmakh

13:23

11.12.2008

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has asked Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn and the parliament not to politicize the issue of the performance of Ukrainian National Bank Governor Volodymyr Stelmakh and Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk, while speaking at a meeting with the parliament speaker in Kyiv on Thursday.

NBU has enough resources to pay for gas, says IMF

12:20

11.12.2008

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has enough money to cover the country's payments for imported gas, according to the leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Ukraine, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu.

Yuschenko wants to strip Ukrainian MPs of immunity

12:01

11.12.2008

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said that he will initiate the issue of the cancellation of deputies' immunity from the prosecution.

Ukrainian government proposes replacement of SPF head

10:34

11.12.2008

The Verkhovna Rada has registered draft resolutions about the dismissal of Valentyna Semeniuk-Samsonenko from the post of the head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) and the appointment of Andriy Portnov to this office.

Tarasiuk not afraid of responsibility for signed coalition agreement

18:41

10.12.2008

Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc Deputy Head and People's Rukh of Ukraine Leader Borys Tarasiuk has said he is not afraid of taking responsibility for signing a coalition agreement with the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko and the Bloc of Lytvyn, and said he is ready to resign from his post if it eases the creation of a coalition, according to the press service of the People's Rukh of Ukraine.

Ukraine, Poland to build eight border checkpoints

17:32

10.12.2008

Ukraine and Poland have stressed the need to step up joint efforts to build eight new checkpoints on their joint border, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on Wednesday.

Yuschenko calls for 'saving housing with high degree of readiness'

16:33

10.12.2008

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has called for a mechanism of refinancing to be drafted and budget support to be provided to complete the construction of almost finished housing.