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This week political parties announced who will represent them in parliament after October’s elections.
Aug. 2, 2012
One famous
actor, one world-known football player and one attractive woman whose dreamy
and determined face the Ukrainians have seen almost daily during the last six
months.
Aug. 2, 2012
The leader of UDAR Party Vitali Klitschko has promised in its
election program to leave in place only seven nationwide taxes and to
create an independent anticorruption agency.
Aug. 1, 2012
The Party of Regions released its list of its candidates for the Oct. 28 parliamentary election. The list is an amalgamation of the current government, the Regions’ faction in parliament, and a few o
Jul. 30, 2012
The Batkivsichyna United Opposition and the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union have completed the process of agreeing on their candidates’ participation in the Verkhovna Rada elections in single-member const
Jul. 26, 2012
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton have said they belie
Jul. 20, 2012
Kyiv City Council Secretary Halyna Hereha, who is temporarily fulfilling the duties of Kyiv mayor, has tabled in parliament a petition on holding an early mayoral election in the city.
Jul. 19, 2012
The main reason for the killing of Ukrainian MP and businessman Yevhen Scherban in 1996 was an economic one, but there were also political motives, his son, Donetsk Regional Council deputy Ruslan Shch
Jul. 13, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela — Lithuania won a trip to its sixth straight Olympic basketball tournament with a 109-83 romp over the Dominican Republic on Saturday, while Russia also booked a trip to London by h
Jul. 10, 2012
More than a dozen leaders from the European Union and post-Soviet countries came to Ukraine to watch the Euro 2012 championship final game between Spain and Italy on July 1, joining President Viktor Y
Jul. 2, 2012
The National Bank of Ukraine and People’s Bank of China have signed a currency swap deal worth 15 billion yuan ($2.36 billion), the Chinese bank says on its Web site.
Jun. 26, 2012
Music
Rasmus, a Finish alternative rock band will bring New World to Kyiv. Their new album, that is.
Jun. 21, 2012
Kazakhstan hopes for extension of the Dnepr rocket launches by Kosmotras, a Ukrainian-Russian-Kazakh JV, said the chairman of the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan (Kazkosmos) Talgat Musabayev.
Jun. 21, 2012
TUNIS, Tunisia — Sometimes it’s a muffled call from Turkey or Lebanon by a son saying he’s off to fight in Syria when the family thought he’d gone abroad to study. Other times it’s just an anonymous p
Jun. 21, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has called on all political forces in the country to join in the work of the Constitutional Assembly.
Jun. 20, 2012
Ukraine could invest up to $25 billion by 2030 in the construction of new nuclear power facilities.
Jun. 14, 2012