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Tymoshenko calls for creation of state register of medicines Khmelnytsky – Ukraine needs to create a state register of medicines, including fixed wholesale prices for them, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:45
Yuschenko's secretariat: intergovernmental agreement on gas until 2030 is 'opening offer from Gazprom's management' A draft intergovernmental agreement on gas issues until 2030, recently published by the Ukrainian media, is an "opening offer from Gazprom's management" for further talks with Ukraine on that subject, according to a representative of the Ukrainian presidential secretariat.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
International experts: Ukraine should set up independent anti-corruption bureau Ukraine needs to form an independent anti-corruption bureau similar to those in Europe, Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Justice Glenn Fine has said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:36 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko promises not to allow privatization of Ukraine's gas transportation system Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said she will never allow the privatization of Ukraine's gas transportation system.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has vetoed a bill about the introduction of amendments to the state budget for 2009 to allocate UAH 1 billion for fighting the flu outbreak in the country.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko: UAE embassy to open in Ukraine in first half of 2010 Abu Dhabi – An embassy of the United Arab Emirates will open in Ukraine in the first half of 2010, Ukrainian President Vikcor Yushchenko has said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:20 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko again insists on revision of natural gas deals with Russia Abu Dhabi- Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko insisted again on the revision of Ukrainian-Russian contracts on imports of Russian natural gas into Ukraine and the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine, argued that prices they set are not based on market principles, and said "the mistakes must be corrected" in deals for 2010.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Abu Dhabi - Ukrainian President Viсtor Yushchenko insisted again on the revision of Ukrainian-Russian contracts on imports of Russian natural gas into Ukraine and the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine, argued that prices they set are not based on market principles, and said "the mistakes must be corrected" in deals for 2010.
Nov 16, 2009 at 19:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Unemployment rate falls by 0.1 percentage points to 1.8% in October In October, the official level of unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage points to 1.8%, the State Statistics Committee said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 16:56 | Ukrainian News
Health Ministry: Swine flu death toll reaches 15 in Ukraine An estimated 166 A/H1N1 cases (including 15 deaths) have been confirmed in Ukraine, Ukrainian First Deputy Health Minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets told a briefing on Nov. 16.
Nov 16, 2009 at 16:01 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko vetoes allocation of Hr 1 billion to fight flu President Victor Yushchenko has imposed a veto of the law allocating Hr 1 billion for fighting the flu epidemic in Ukraine, according topresidential secretariat first deputy head Oleksandr Shlapak.
Nov 16, 2009 at 15:37 | Ukrainian News
Health Ministry sees no need to publish information about confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu The Health Ministry of Ukraine sees no need to publish information about a number of laboratory-confirmed cases of А/Н1N1 flu.
Nov 16, 2009 at 15:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, is planning to consider the draft state budget for 2010 at first reading at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 15:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine presents An-148, An-74 at Dubai Air Show The Kyiv-based Antonov Design Bureau has presented a new An-148 regional jetliner and the An-74 multifunctional aircraft at the Dubai Air Show 2009, a company source told Interfax.
Nov 16, 2009 at 15:04 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tigipko: we could be deprived of gas transportation system for debts if we not privatize it Russia intends to set profitable conditions at the intergovernmental level in the contract between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy, which will enable Russia to push its claim the Ukrainian gas transportation system, presidential candidate Sergiy Tigipko has said.
Nov 16, 2009 at 14:30 | Interfax-Ukraine