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Western Information Agency: Tabachnyk’s attack on Ukrainian is his revenge against Vakarchuk and Yushchenko Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk’s decision to cancel state exam in Ukrainian for senior students should not be viewed as his attack on Ukrainian. Rather, it’s a revenge against former Education Minister Vakarchuk and Pres Yushchenko, a noted Ukrainian writer, Andry Kurkov, told Western Information Agency March 31.
Mar 31, 2010 at 23:25
EBRD delegation arrives in Ukraine to meet with new authorities A delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) led by Managing Director for Turkey, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Olivier Descamps has arrived in Ukraine to learn firsthand about the plans and priorities of the country's new government.
Mar 31, 2010 at 22:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Solana, Talbott criticize concept of Ukraine's neutrality proposed by Yanukovych The concept of neutrality in foreign policy is a concept of the past, former European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana has said.

He made the remark at a meeting of the Diplomatic Club involving influential Ukrainian politicians, experts and business leaders organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the Arseniy Yatseniuk Foundation in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 22:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Solana suggests Ukraine should play by the rules In the present situation, Ukraine needs to resume cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), abide by the terms of membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and carry out political reforms, says former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.
Mar 31, 2010 at 20:57 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Construction of joint Ukrainian-Kazakh oil refinery remains important The creation of a joint Ukrainian-Kazakh oil refinery remains important, but the issue requires detailed consideration, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko said at a briefing on Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 20:56 | Interfax-Ukraine
Solana optimistic about Ukraine's development prospects Former European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana has said he is optimistic about Ukraine's prospects for development and reform.
Mar 31, 2010 at 20:54 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: State budget deficit should not exceed 4% of gross demostic product, inflation 10% The draft law on the state budget for 2010 should envisage a budget deficit not exceeding 4% of GDP, and inflation under 10%, ex-prime minister and leader of the opposition bloc in parliament Yulia Tymoshenko said at a meeting of the opposition government on Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 19:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kolesnikov: Resorts of Crimea and western Ukraine to receive benefits for opening new gambling establishments Lviv, March 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The resort towns of Crimea and western Ukraine will receive preferential terms for opening gambling establishments, the vice premier in charge of preparing for and hosting the Euro 2012, Borys Kolesnikov, has said.
Mar 31, 2010 at 17:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine plans to impose luxury tax Ukraine is set to extend the list of the sources of budget revenues for this year by introducing a luxury tax, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said in a statement on its website.
Mar 31, 2010 at 17:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian government will not oppose planned Stalin monument in Zaporizhia The Ukrainian government is not going to obstruct an initiative to put up a monument to Josef Stalin in Zaporizhia, Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Semynozhenko has said.
Mar 31, 2010 at 15:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych: Ukraine ready to discuss new treaty on European security Ukraine supports an initiative by Kazakhstan, current chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to convene an OSCE summit, and is ready to actively participate in the discussion of a new treaty on European security, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
Mar 31, 2010 at 15:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
Debts of Ukrainian army total about Hr 700 million The debts of the Ukrainian army total about Hr 700 million, Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Yezhel said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 14:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Number of inmates in Ukraine rises for first time in 7 years By the beginning of 2010, there had been over 147,000 people held at prisons and more than 38,000 at pre-trial detention facilities in Ukraine.
Mar 31, 2010 at 14:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliament wants to increase terms for processing of goods in Ukraine and abroad to one year The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has passed at first reading a draft law on amendments to the Customs Code, which increases the term for processing goods on the customs territory of Ukraine and beyond its borders from 90 to 360 days.
Mar 31, 2010 at 14:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kharkiv to become one of four free economic zones of Ukraine Kharkiv, March 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Kharkiv is to be one of four free economic zones of Ukraine, the acting deputy chairman of the regional state administration for economic issues, Yuriy Sapronov, has said.
Mar 31, 2010 at 13:52 | Interfax-Ukraine