Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense Bloc MPAnatoliy Hrytsenko has submitted for consideration by the parliament abill of amendments to some Ukrainian laws on the introduction of aten-year period of study required to receive complete general secondaryeducation.According to the bill, schoolstudents

The Ukrainian parliament refused to make amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, National radio reported.All of the four bills,including those submitted by the president and the Regions Party, havebeen rejected. Only 48 MPs from the pro-presidential faction of the OurUkraine

Ukraine is willing to change the agreements fixing Russian gaspurchase volumes, says Bohdan Sokolovskyi, presidential commissionerfor energy security, UKRINFORM reported. He noted that, under those agreements, Ukraine must buy 40 billioncubic meters of gas, but due to the crisis the

RIA Novosti) - Ukraine expects to sign a long-term contract forRussian nuclear fuel supplies before the end of the year, the country'sdeputy energy minister said on Wednesday.The current contract with Russian state-controlled nuclear fuel supplier TVEL runs out next year."Our

On October 21, the average rate of the cash USdollar purchase at Ukrainian business banks grew by UAH 0.0066 onOctober 20 to UAH 8.1785. The sale rate rose by UAH 0.0075 to UAH8.3144. The ceiling rate of purchase is UAH

Ukraine's industry is slowly returning to thepre-crisis production volumes, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has toldthe Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, NRCU reported.She reminded that in September2009 the industrial production growth posted 1.9% against August. "Sucha figure is a record over the

President Viktor Yushchenko held a meeting of the Consultative Council on Foreign Investments, presidential press office reported. "Thedialogue with investors, the establishment of a legislative field thatwould have attracted international and national investors is veryimportant for the economy of Ukraine,

Belarus and Ukraine are considering a number of cooperation programs under the Eastern Partnership program, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported."Belarus and Ukraine are considering bilateral projects under the Eastern Partnership on transport,

The Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Ministry drafted a strategy tomodernize and re-equip the country's gas transportation system in2009-2015, which foresees the financing of USD 2.571 billion, according to UKRINFORM. The document foresees the reconstruction of compressor stations,main gas pipelines, as

Ukraine's presidential candidates will spend at least USD 1 billionon the election campaign, Chairman of the Committee of Voters ofUkraine Oleksandr Chernenko said, UKRINFORM reported. He said that such an amount would be spent during the first andsecond rounds of

Restructuring of debts of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine will notinfluence the cost of credits, both for the company itself and forUkraine in general, Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna has told an interview withthe Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper, UKRINFORM reports. "I think that

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has failed toabolish parliamentary immunity Tuesday. In fact, this painful to MPs question was set on another bureaucratic go.The bill on amendments to theConstitution restricting parliamentary immunity was supported by only206 MPs, with minimum 226

Majority of Naftogaz 2004 eurobonds holders agreed on restructuring of debts of Naftogaz suggested by company, Naftogaz press office reported.The meeting of shareholders of Naftogaz 2004 eurobonds worth USD 500million was held in London. 92% of the creditors welcomed therestructuring

According to Deputy Finance Minister OleksandrSavchenko, the US dollar rate in Ukraine will be keeping at about UAH 8/ USD 1 until the presidential elections.The hryvnia must be muchstronger, and will start strengthening after the elections, he said, National radio

RIA Novosti) - Russia guarantees uninterrupted natural gas supplies to Europe, and will solve gas transit problems taking into account the interests of all parties, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday."As far as Russia is concerned, we can guarantee

Ukraine officially launched on Monday a presidential election campaign, the first since the 2004 "orange revolution" that brought Viktor Yushchenko to power.Yushchenko is running for reelection, but with poll ratings in the low single digits is unlikely to win the

During her working visit to Vatican Yulia Tymoshenko stated that "Ukraine will never return to past".She also stressed that"Ukraine is steadfastly strengthening its independence and sovereigntyand remains unshakeable in its choice of European integration. ThePremier said she is confident of

Ukraine expects the International Monetary Fund to release a $3.4 billion payment under the agency's $16.4 billion lending program to the country, Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn said, according to Bloomberg."This will help sustain the economy and, to a certain extent,

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has passed a national plan to improve tax administration.According to a government resolution, it is planned to improve the control and checkup work, UKRINFORM reports. The document foresees a periodical review of the risk criteria