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European Parliament president hoping for free, transparent presidential elections in Ukraine President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek hopes that the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine will be free, open and transparent.
Nov 30, 2009 at 22:10 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko accuses government of disrupting work on 2010 budget Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko believes that the process of adopting the state budget for 2010 has been thwarted in Ukraine.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Barroso, Ferrero-Waldner, Reinfeldt to attend Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv The European Union will be represented at the Ukraine-EU summit 4 in Kyiv on December by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, an informed source from the European Commission has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
U.S. pledges to help Ukraine eliminate missile systems Ukraine's acting Defense Minister Valeriy Ivaschenko and U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Ukraine James Pettit have signed a memorandum of understanding between the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the U.S. Department of State on assistance in scrapping and demilitarizing 9K72 missile systems (NATO reporting name Scud).
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yuschenko loses cat nicknamed Tiger President Viktor Yuschenko has lost a cat nicknamed Tiger. Victor Yushchenko said this during a meeting with the students of the Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University in Kyiv region.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:58 | Ukrainian News
Ukraine interested in importing phosphates from Morocco Ukraine is interested in geological exploration, the modernization of equipment for phosphate deposit development, and importing phosphates from Morocco.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:24 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's government assigns Hr 20 million to buy three An-148 The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has assigned Hr 123.2 million to the Transport and Communications Ministry to three An-140 aircraft through the state leasing enterprise.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine and Moldova have agreed to begin in the near future work on the demarcation of central (Transdniestrian) part of the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border and to complete it in the shortest possible time.
Nov 30, 2009 at 18:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's parliament to consider allocation of funds to fight against flu outbreak The Verkhovna Rada at its sitting on Thursday, Dec. 3, will consider a draft law on the allocation of Hr 1 billion to fight against the epidemic of flu in Ukraine.
Nov 30, 2009 at 17:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko to visit Lviv region on Dec. 1 Lviv, November 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is planning to pay a working visit to Lviv region on Nov. 30, the press service of Lviv Regional State Administration has reported.
Nov 30, 2009 at 17:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Foreign Ministry: Ukraine not planning military operations to free its sailors from pirate captivity Ukraine is not planning to conduct military operations in order to release Ukrainian sailors from the captivity by Somali pirates, Foreign Ministry spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:21 | Interfax-Ukraine
Sanitary epidemiological station: Flu over in Kyiv The Kyiv city sanitary and epidemiological station has said that the flu is over in Kyiv. According to the sanitary and epidemiological station, the indicators of the epidemic growth are 1.6 times lower the epidemic threshold.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:18 | Ukrainian News
Foreign Ministry: No threat to life of Ukrainian citizen injured in Nevsky Express train disaster There is no threat to the life of a Ukrainian citizen injured in the Nevsky Express train disaster in Russia, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: Miners to receive addition 30% to first grade wage from March 1 The government of Ukraine will raise the first grade wage of miners by 30% from March 1, 2010, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine expecting arrival of new US ambassador this week New U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft will arrive in Kyiv on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Valeriy Dzhyhun has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:43 | Interfax-Ukraine