Materials on 5 May 2016 year

  • Trump looking for vice-president
    Yevhen Kurmashov
    On the one hand, everything turns into very funny trolling, not least because Trump is absolutely entitled to pick the running mate on his own, but also because he is going to enjoy…
  • Tuka favours trade with occupied territories The newly appointed deputy minister for the occupied territories and internally displaced persons, Heorhiy Tuka believes it is necessary to resume trade with the occupied territories…
  • IMF mission to visit Kyiv mid-May The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be visiting Kyiv May 10 through May 18 The mission will continue the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) adopted…
  • Two Ukrainians join Miklos-Balcerowicz group People's Deputy Viktor Pynzenyk will work as part of the Strategic Advisors Group under the Cabinet of Ministers. The whole group, headed by Leszek Balcerowicz and Ivan Miklos, will…
  • Soldiers blown by land mine in ATO area Over the past day no fatalities are reported in the anti-terrorist operation zone, but two soldiers were seriously injured in a land mine blast, the spokesman for the Presidential…
  • National regulator to increase heating tariffs by 75-90% The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission on 5 May decided to raise heating tariffs and central heating services by 75-90 per cent depending on a utility company. "A…
  • Polish reformer credits ex-PM for Ukraine's progress The organizer and inspirer of the Polish economic reform, Leszek Balcerowicz, has credited the government of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk for reforming the country's…
  • OSCE frowns on V-day preparations in Donetsk, Luhansk The use of heavy weapons in the 9 May celebrations in Donetsk and Luhansk will be a breach of the Minsk agreements, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has said. Alexander Hug…
  • Ex-SBU chief's project taps Croatian veterans' experience The "Army of Dignity" project established by the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, has announced launching a cooperation programme with…