President Viktor Yushchenko filed on Tuesday the documents to register as a candidate in upcoming presidential election, though the public polls don't give me much hope.Opinion polls point to Viktor Yanukovych, the president's opponent in the 2004 race, but pollsters

A delegation of UEFA representatives in chargeof stadiums and security has come on a regular inspection visit toUkraine to check on preparations for the 2012 European FootballChampionship, National radio reported.The experts will check onimplementation of stadium and infrastructure projects in

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) demanded on Sunday thatUkraine's government veto a new law that raises social standards passedlast week by the country's parliament, an IMF statement on Ukrainereads, UKRINFORM reports. "An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission headed by Ms.

Ukrainian President stands for democratic way of country's development and is concerned about Ukraine's future, Viktor Yushchenko said while visiting his native village Khoruzhivka, Sumy region.Viktor Yushchenko stressedthat the need for consolidation of our nation and revival of thehistorical memory.

Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)Valentyn Nalyvaichenko has met Mevlut Cavusoglu, the PACE VicePresident and rapporteur for problems on the famine in the formerSoviet Union, the SBU press-service reports, NRCU informed.Nalyvaichenko, byauthorization of an investigator, informed the PACE

The European Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment intends to extend to Ukraine a loan of EUR 50 million forthe development of the renewable energy sector, a press release of thebank says.The EBRD will examine this decision on December 8. The cost

Head of the presidential secretariat Vira Ul'yanchenko informed that current president Viktor Yushchenko would nominate himself as a candiate for presidency and would register in the Central ELection Committee within the next days. At the same time she expressed an

Ukraine's national energy company Naftogaz has warned Gazprom of possible difficulties with payment for October natural gas deliveries, a source in the Ukrainian company said on Monday, RIA Novosti reported.Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna said at a meeting with Gazprom head