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Parliament adopts new version of law on insurance at first reading Ukraine's parliament at first reading on Tuesday adopted a bill on amendments to the law "On insurance" (new version), which was initiated by head of the subcommittee for controls and legal provision of the financial services market of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Banking, Tax and Customs Policy, Andriy Pinchuk (Regions Party faction).
Today at 14:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
NATO summit discusses Ukraine's European integration (updated) The European integration of Ukraine was one of the key issues discussed during the meetings of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych at the NATO summit in Chicago.
Today at 14:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian penitentiary service denies videotaping Tymoshenko during procedures No video cameras, including clandestine ones, have been installed in the premises of the hospital belonging to Ukrainian Railways in Kharkiv where former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is undergoing medical treatment procedures during her prison sentence, the Ukrainian State Penitentiary Service has said.
Yesterday at 19:24 | Interfax-Ukraine
German doctor: Complete recovery of Tymoshenko may take six months Doctor Lutz Harms (Charite Clinic, Germany), who was in charge of treatment of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, has said that Tymoshenko's state of health improved and that she may start to walk this week, according to the Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine newspaper.
Yesterday at 13:57 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko challenges in court illegal disclosure of personal information The defense lawyer of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Serhiy Vlasenko, has filed a lawsuit over the illegal disclosure of confidential information concerning Tymoshenko's medical treatment.
2 days ago at 21:03 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian opposition wants to deprive deputies, president, judges of immunity The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) may consider a bill on the cancelation of deputies' immunity from prosecution in July this year.
2 days ago at 16:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
German doctor for Tymoshenko arrives in Kharkiv Doctor from the German Charite clinic Anett Reisshauer has arrived in Kharkiv to treat former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko at Central Clinical Hospital No. 5.
2 days ago at 15:02 | Interfax-Ukraine
State prosecution: UESU case trial was put off to protect Tymoshenko's rights and her treatment KHARKIV – The state prosecution's petition to postpone a court hearing of the criminal case on the activities of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation was aimed at protecting the rights of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, state prosecutor Maryna Kapinos has said.
2 days ago at 13:29 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kharkiv court postpones hearing of UESU case against Tymoshenko until June 25 KHARKIV - Kyivsky District Court of Kharkiv has postponed the hearing of the case involving the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation against Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until June 25.
2 days ago at 11:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych: I've never been a careerist Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that he worked in senior executive posts not to climb up the ladder, but in order to make a difference in the area he was responsible for.
May 19 at 17:05 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian president decides to set up his charity fund Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych intends to create his charitable foundation to assist those, who are in need of assistance.
May 19 at 17:03 | Interfax-Ukraine
Law prohibits Tymoshenko's treatment abroad, says Ukrainian president Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said some European policymakers advised him to allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko travel abroad for medical treatment, which he insisted he cannot do.
May 19 at 12:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Europe official says Tymoshenko needs more privacy European officials who met this week with imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday that authorities are impinging on her privacy.
May 19 at 10:49 | Associated Press
Azarov: Ukraine wants fair process on Tymoshenko's appeal Ukraine wants to see a fair court process in the appeal of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence in the gas case, Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov has said.
May 18 at 18:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kravchuk supports national referendum on amending constitution Ukraine's first president (1991-1994) and the head of the Constitutional Assembly, Leonid Kravchuk, has said he supports holding a nationwide referendum on amendments to the constitution.
May 18 at 15:36 | Interfax-Ukraine