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Ukraine's interior minister notes growth in street crime since early 2009

14:38

25.03.2009

Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko has said that the level of street crime grew by 12% in the country in the first quarter of 2009.

UEFA's executive committee praises Ukraine and Poland's preparations for Euro 2012

13:27

25.03.2009

UEFA's Executive Committee on Tuesday praised Ukraine and Poland's preparations for the Euro 2012 European Football Championship at a meeting in Copenhagen.

IMF mission to resume work in Ukraine next week, says Ukrainian president

12:46

25.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will resume its work in Ukraine next week.

Entrepreneurs, doctors, transport workers to hold a rally on March 26 against activities of Kyiv authorities

11:40

25.03.2009

Representatives of a range of Kyiv enterprises say they have joined efforts to defend the interests of public sector workers and entrepreneurs, and they plan to hold a rally on March 26 outside the Kyiv City State Administration building in protest at the misuse of the municipal budget and improper decisions made by the city authorities.

Yuschenko tells Czech Hospodarske noviny about prospects for Ukrainian gas transportation system modernization

21:21

24.03.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko is confident that the agreements reached at an international investment conference on modernizing Ukraine's gas transit system held on March 23, 2009 are paving the way for the prospect of the development of Ukraine's gas transportation system for years to come.

Parliament speaker speaks out for tougher control over government

20:23

24.03.2009

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn speaks out for the strict fulfillment of the parliament's functions of control over the Cabinet of Ministers.

Czech Republic cannot unilaterally decide on free visas for Ukrainians, President Vaclav Klaus says

19:07

24.03.2009

The Czech Republic, as a European Union member, cannot unilaterally decide to grant free visas to Ukrainians, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said.

Ukrainian, Czech Defense Ministries sign agreement on strategic air transport

18:28

24.03.2009

Ukrainian and Czech Defense Ministries have signed an agreement on strategic air transportation.

Declaration on Ukraine's GTS modernization to contribute to stability of gas policy, says Yuschenko

16:31

24.03.2009

The signing of a declaration between Ukraine and the European Union on the modernization of Ukraine's gas transportation system is a significant contribution to the stability of the country's gas policy, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said.

Eastern Partnership no alternative to Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, says Yuschenko

15:50

24.03.2009

The Eastern Partnership initiative is not an alternative to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said.

NATO, EU should seriously review principles of their functioning, says Hrytsenko

15:19

24.03.2009

NATO and the European Union should conduct a serious review of the principles of their internal organization and functioning, according to Anatoliy Hrytsenko, the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament's committee for national security and defense and the leader of the Civil Position NGO.

New anti-crisis package foresees higher excise duties, balance in budgets of Naftogaz and Agrarian Fund, says Tymoshenko

13:59

24.03.2009

The Ukrainian government is calling for the adoption by parliament on March 31 of a new package of anti-crisis bills needed to continue the country's loan cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a press conference on Tuesday.

With declaration signed by Kyiv and Brussels, Russia can still be involved in GTS modernization, says Tymoshenko

12:56

24.03.2009

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has stated that under the newly signed declaration between Brussels and Kyiv, Russia can still participate in modernizing the Ukrainian gas transportation system.

Cabinet hopes parliament adopts five laws needed for revived IMF dialogue on March 31

12:34

24.03.2009

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers will struggle to get the five bills from the new anti-crisis package, important in getting the second tranche of credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adopted by the parliament on March 21, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Ex-judge Zvarych to await court ruling in custody

11:34

24.03.2009

Kyiv Appeals Court has upheld a Pechersky District Court ruling on the arrest of Ihor Zvarych, the former head of Lviv's Administrative Court of Appeals.