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Sobolev names members of Ukraine's opposition government Head of Ukraine's opposition government MP Serhiy Sobolev of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYT) has named members of his government.

In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, he announced that Volodymyr Stretovych, Yuriy Karmazin, Borys Tarasiuk and Oles Doniy (all members of the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense) are deputy prime ministers in the opposition government.
Mar 31, 2010 at 22:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's opposition to go to Brussels to borrow experience A Ukrainian delegation consisting of members of the opposition led by Serhiy Sobolev will travel to Brussels to find out what makes a successful shadow government.
Mar 31, 2010 at 18:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Another BYuT member of parliament joins coalition Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYT) MP Petro Kuzmenko has joined the parliamentary coalition, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn announced at the morning session of parliament on Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 at 12:26 | Interfax-Ukraine
Bill on dismissal of Vice Premier Semynozhenko registered in parliament A bill on the dismissal of Vice Premier Volodymyr Semynozhenko has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament.
Mar 31, 2010 at 11:29 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's government to submit draft state budget to parliament by April 14 The Cabinet of Ministers is likely to submit the draft state budget for 2010 to parliament on April 14, and the document could be adopted by the end of the month.
Mar 30, 2010 at 18:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych confirms membership of anti-corruption committee Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has approved the composition of the National Anti-Corruption Committee and scheduled its first meeting for April 22. According to a decree published on the presidential Web site, the Anti-Corruption Committee will consist of 30 members. The committee is headed by President Yanukovych. Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych was appointed the executive secretary of the committee.
Mar 30, 2010 at 17:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kozhemiakin: Three more BYuT members of parliament could join coalition The first deputy leader of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) faction, Andriy Kozhemiakin, has said that three more faction members could join the new coalition in parliament.
Mar 30, 2010 at 15:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Shadow government to hold meeting on Wednesday The shadow government will hold a meeting on Wednesday, according to the head of the shadow government and Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) faction member, Serhiy Sobolev.
Mar 30, 2010 at 15:04 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliamentary coalition expands to 238 parliamentarians Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) MP Serhiy Vasylenko and Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYT) MPs Valentyn Zubov and Oleh Malich joined the coalition of parliamentary factions on Tuesday.
Mar 30, 2010 at 14:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
Update: Parliament fails to dismiss Education Minister Tabachnyk The Ukrainian parliament has failed to dismiss Ukrainian Education and Science Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk.
Mar 30, 2010 at 13:14 | Interfax-Ukraine
Rada to hear fuel and energy minister's report on gas talks in Moscow The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, at a meeting on Friday,Apr. 2,is to hear a report by Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko on the course of talks on gas supplies to Ukraine.
Mar 30, 2010 at 12:20 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych allies: Tymoshenko trying to pressure court The leadership of the majority coalition in Ukraine's parliament on Monday slammed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for allegedly trying to put pressure on the Constitutional Court in a bid to make it declare the coalition illegal.
Mar 30, 2010 at 11:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Western Information Agency: Regions offer Constitution Court judges bribes to rubberstamp coalition Judges of the Constitution Court are offered $1 mln in bribes each to pass a decision favorable to the Party of Regions, BYT leader Yulia Tymoshenko told journalists in Verkhovna Rada March 29. Constitution Court judges are individually summoned to PR functionaries for talks, she went on.
Mar 29, 2010 at 23:19
Yanukovych to accept any court ruling on parliament alliance Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will dissolve parliament and call new parliamentary elections if the Constitutional Court rules that the current majority coalition in the legislature is illegal, the president's office said.
Mar 29, 2010 at 21:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Interior minister orders checks on Tymoshenko's allegations about bribes to Constitutional Court judges Ukrainian Interior Minister Anatoliy Mohyliov has ordered checks on claims made by opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko that Constitutional Court's judges are being bribed.
Mar 29, 2010 at 20:16 | Interfax-Ukraine