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BYT slams Regions Party's plans to block parliament

19:42

01.04.2009

The blockage of parliament by the Regions Party is the evidence of its failure to present its own anti-crisis program, Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko MP Serhiy Mischenko has said.

Regions Party to block parliament and demand that government present anti-crisis program

18:25

01.04.2009

The Regions Party will block the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, on April 2-3, and demand that the government table an anti-crisis program in the parliament.

Ukrainian speaker declares over UAH 650,000 in income for 2008

16:08

01.04.2009

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has declared over UAH 650,000 in income for 2008.

Yuschenko to challenge Rada's decision on presidential elections date in court, says envoy

13:59

01.04.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko will submit a query to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine about the constitutionality of the Verkhovna Rada's resolution setting the date of next presidential elections for October 25, 2009.

EBRD to grant credits to Ukrainian farm enterprises worth a maximum of EUR 200 million in 2009

13:33

01.04.2009

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is intended to grant credits in 2009 for the implementation of projects in the Ukrainian farming sector worth a maximum of EUR 200 million, the director of the farm business team at EBRD Gilles Mettetal said at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Gas transit to Balkan states cut by 40% due to pipeline explosion in Transdniestria, says Naftogaz

12:11

01.04.2009

Natural gas transit to the Balkan states is continuing, but the volume of gas has dropped because of a trunk gas pipeline explosion in Transdniestria, national gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy's spokesman Valentyn Zemliansky told Interfax-Ukraine.

Presidential elections in Ukraine to be held on October 25, 2009, according to Rada's resolution

11:59

01.04.2009

The next presidential elections in Ukraine will take place on October 25, 2009.

Rada to decide on Wednesday on date of next presidential elections

11:20

01.04.2009

The Verkhovna Rada will consider the date of the next presidential elections on Wednesday.

Yuschenko leaves for Poltava region to mark Gogol's 200th birthday

10:10

01.04.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has left on a working visit to Poltava region to mark the 200th birthday of the famous writer Nikolai Gogol.

Parliament sets up commission to probe poisoning of Ukrainian president

18:59

31.03.2009

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has formed a commission to investigate the poisoning of President Viktor Yuschenko in 2004.

Presidential secretariat head advises premier to resign

17:34

31.03.2009

Presidential Secretariat Head Viktor Baloha has advised Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko resign and try to regain power through new elections.

Speaker criticizes president's proposals on constitutional amendments

16:31

31.03.2009

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said that an idea proposed by the president of a two-chamber parliament does not take into account Ukraine's national interests.

Tymoshenko slams Yuschenko's proposal on bicameral parliament

15:21

31.03.2009

Ukrainian President Yulia Tymoshenko has expressed surprise by the Ukrainian president's proposal for a two-chamber parliament.

Regions Party to hold protest in Kyiv on April 3

12:42

31.03.2009

The Regions Party will hold protest on April 3 in Kyiv, the deputy leader of the faction, Borys Kolesnikov, told the press on Tuesday.

Yuschenko urging parliament, government to unite on common economic platform

12:00

31.03.2009

Yuschenko has called on the government and the parliament to support his action program for overcoming the economic crisis in Ukraine.