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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
26,450 conscripts drafted into Ukrainian army this autumn The autumn 2009 conscription campaign has ended in Ukraine, with a total of 26,450 people being drafted into the Ukrainian army in October-November, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service reported on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Spokeswoman: Yushchenko making every effort to free Ukrainians from pirate captivity Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko is making every effort to free Ukrainian citizens from pirate captivity as soon as possible, presidential spokeswoman Iryna Vannykova said at a briefing in Kyiv on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine-EU summit will seek roadmap for introduction of visa-free regime The participants in the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv on Dec. 4 will reach agreement on drafting a roadmap for the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union and on its adoption at the next Ukraine-EU summit during the Belgian presidency of the EU.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Foreign ministry checking reports of seizure by pirates of oil tanker with two Ukrainians aboard The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is checking reports of the seizure by Somali pirates of a Greek oil tanker with two Ukrainian citizens on board, the ministry's press service reported on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:07 | Interfax-Ukraine
NCRC to wait for constitutional court's ruling to settle 3G band conversion The National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC) plans to wait for a ruling of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding the lawfulness of a cabinet resolution on the conversion of the radiofrequencies (RF) for 3G mobile communications, which was suspended by a presidential decree.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Money from the sale of unused military property will be allocated to a special fund of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine beginning from 2010.
Nov 30, 2009 at 12:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian president to visit Bila Tserkva on Nov. 30 Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko will visit Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, on Monday, Nov. 30, the presidential press service has reported.
Nov 30, 2009 at 11:56 | Interfax-Ukraine
Health Ministry: Flu, pneumonia kill 424 people in Ukraine A total of 424 people have died of flu and flu-like illnesses in Ukraine as of late on Sunday, Nov. 29.
Nov 30, 2009 at 11:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Slovakia Today: Slovak-Ukrainian border crossing reopens Motor vehicles will be again allowed to cross the Schengen zone border with Ukrain at the Slovak-Ukrainian checkpoint Ubla as of Sunday, November 29, the spokesperson of the Border Police Directorate in Sobrance (Kosice region) Agnesa Kopernicka informed on Saturday. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 10:15
Washington Times: Yushchenko calls '30s famine Soviet genocide Natalia A. Feduschak writes from Kyiv: Standing before a monument dedicated to the millions who perished from the Great Famine of the 1930s, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko marked the famine's anniversary with a fresh appeal for the world to recognize the tragedy as an act of genocide by then-Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 10:01
Europe's post-Soviet greening _ gains and failures DNIPRODZERZHYNSK, Ukraine (AP) — Twenty years ago, when the Iron Curtain came down, the world gagged in horror as it witnessed firsthand the ravages inflicted on nature by the Soviet industrial machine.
Nov 30, 2009 at 09:50
Europe's post-Soviet greening: gains and failures Two rivers tell contrasting tales of environmental devastation and redemption in East Europe. Twenty years ago, when the Iron Curtain came down, the world gagged in horror as it witnessed firsthand the ravages inflicted on nature by the Soviet industrial machine.
Nov 29, 2009 at 20:54
Deutsche Welle: Ukraine struggles to meet UEFA deadline ahead of Euro 2012 Ukraine's golden opportunity to host Euro 2012 comes with great expectations and high pressure from UEFA. But will the country be able to meet UEFA's looming deadline?
Nov 29, 2009 at 17:20