A large "reserve factor" of resources has been formed in Ukraine to provide for the gas needs in 2012, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said to Facebook social network users. "For winter, we have pumped enough gas, whose stocks will help us supply our people regularly in 2012," the Head of government assured. The Prime Minister also emphasized that taking into consideration a high price for Russian gas, the government, since the first day of its work, has been developing a program for substitution of gas by other energy sources
2012.01.14 17:11
Ukraine condemns terrorist acts, which occurred January 14, in the Iraqi city of Basra, which brought numerous human victims, and calls on all political forces of Iraq not to allow destabilization of the situation in the country, a statement of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine reads
2012.01.14 15:27
The Finance Ministry of Ukraine is planning to complete development of a mechanism for return of lost deposits of Ukrainian citizens in Sberbank of the former USSR, head of the appeals department at the Finance Ministry of Ukraine Viktor Kosarchuk
2012.01.14 14:30
The State Committee for Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine will demand from the Russian sanitary service evidences of the bad quality of cheese, Chairman of the State Veterinary Committee Ivan Bisiuk has said
2012.01.14 13:03
30 Ukrainians were onboard of Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground over a night for Saturday near the island of Giglio, MFA Press Secretary Oleksandr Dykusarov has said
2012.01.14 11:49
Flu and ARVI sickness rate in Ukraine over the first week of 2012 (January 1-7) reduced against the 52nd week of 2011 (December 26-31, 2011) by 27% tî 104,713 cases, the Health Ministry informs. Over the first week of 2012, all over the Ukrainian territory, flu and ARVI morbidity was below epidemic thresholds
Starting December 15, the National News Agency of Ukraine UKRINFORM launches a new version of the site, setting an ambitious goal to increase the number of daily visitors from 20,000 to 100,000, UKRINFORM Director General Oleksandr Detsyk said in an interview with the Government Courier newspaper. Q.: Mr. Detsyk, what will be the difference between the new version of the site and other information resources presented in the media market?
The future of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU will depend on the proper conduct of parliamentary elections in October 2012 and the state of democracy in the country. This opinion was expressed in a commentary to UKRINFORM by Natalia Shapovalova, an expert with the Madrid-based Foundation for International Relations and External Dialogue FRIDE.
