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Public organizations call on Lytvyn to sign anti-smoking law

17:35

27.10.2011

Kyiv, October 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Over 50 public organizations and several MPs of Ukraine have called on Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn to sign the so-called anti-smoking law, which was corrected by the profile committee, and send it for signing to the president as soon as possible.

IMAS International study: Ukrainian women more economical than men

17:26

25.10.2011

Kyiv, October 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian women are more economical than men, according to a study of the culture of saving, which was conducted by IMAS International with the support of Erste Group.

Open World project with Austrian e-learning standard embraces over 600 Ukrainian schools

15:28

20.10.2011

Kyiv, October 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Open World National Project, which employs Austrian experience in e-learning, is to start in more than 600 Ukrainian schools within the third term of the 2011-2012 school year, according to Ihor Kurus, the director of the state-run Open World National Project enterprise.

Project to support social entrepreneurship a success in Ukraine, say initiators

11:43

13.10.2011

Kyiv, October 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) –The initiators of the Social Enterprise Development in Ukraine Project (the British Council in Ukraine, the East Europe Foundation, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ukraine and ERSTE Bank) have pointed to a successful start to the program and announced tasks for the near future.

Ukoopspilka planning to become member of Euro Coop in 2012

11:09

12.10.2011

Kyiv, October 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Ukrainian Cooperative Union (Ukoopspilka) is planning to join the European Community of Consumer Cooperatives (Euro Coop) in 2012, Ukoopspilka Board Chairman Vladyslav Honcharenko said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.

Investors in construction of solid waste disposal plants in six cities could be named in spring 2012, says Ukrnatsproekt

12:31

06.10.2011

Kyiv, October 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The winners of the tender for the Clean City national project to draw up feasibility studies for the building of solid waste disposal plants in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytsky and Sumy will be announced by October 10, 2011, Head of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects Management (Ukrnatsproekt), Vladyslav Kaskiv, has said.

Ukrnatsproekt could include upgrade of Energiya incineration plant in list of national projects

14:08

05.10.2011

Kyiv, October 5 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Chairman of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects Management (Ukrnatsproekt), Vladyslav Kaskiv, does not rule out that the upgrade of the Kyiv-based Energiya incineration plant could be included in the list of national projects.

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