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Best tour operators to be given awards on March 1 in Yalta

17:28

07.02.2012

Kyiv, February 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The best operators on the domestic tourism market will be given awards during the Ukrainian Travel Awards 2011 – Open Ukraine ceremony on March 1, 2012 in Yalta (Crimea).

Ukrainian junior journalists promote 'nice television'

16:53

03.02.2012

Kyiv, February 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Television needs to be improved, and this concerns not only Ukrainian television, organizers of a press conference entitled "Children's Media in Ukraine for Friendship or Aggression? Freedom of Speech and Responsibility" hosted by Interfax-Ukraine on Friday have said.

Former owners of Slavutych hotel in Kyiv complain of illegal deprival of ownership, want to address to ECHR

14:24

26.01.2012

Kyiv, January 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The former owners of Kyiv-based European Slavutych hotel have claimed there was aviolation of Ukrainian law during the bankruptcy procedure and seizure of the hotel, and they are planning to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), they said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.

Restrictions on farmland rent could entail closure of 40 sugar plants, says Ukrtsukor

16:55

25.01.2012

Kyiv, January 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The restriction on the maximum area of farmland rentals in one district foreseen in the draft law on the land market could entail the closure of more than 40 sugar refineries and a sugar shortage in the country, Chairman of the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine Mykola Yarchuk has said.

Ukraine's export potential 470,000 t of sugar in 2011/12 agricultural year, says Ukrtsukor

13:52

25.01.2012

Kyiv, January 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Ukrtsukor national association of sugar producers of Ukraine, which unites Ukrainian sugar refineries, has assessed the export potential of the country for the current agricultural year (September 2011 – August 2012) at 470,000 tonnes of beet sugar.

Trilateral gas consortium an optimal solution, say Ukrainian experts

16:12

19.01.2012

Kyiv, January 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The creation of a gas transportation consortium between Ukraine, Russia and the European Union is the most optimal solution to the gas problem, as it could be economically effective and help prevent political pressure affecting the sphere, members of the expert council on the development of the gas industry and the natural gas market said during a press conference hosted by Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.

EBA supports reduction of tax on profit for IT sector to 5%

12:00

19.01.2012

Kyiv, January 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) –The IT committee of the European Business Association (EBA) has proposed to reduce the tax on profit to 5% for IT companies, the head of the IT committee at the EBA, Volodymyr Bek, said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.