People First: The latest in the watch on Ukrainian democracy

kyivpost 13-JAN-12

Europe’s alternative energy plan

TheFrontierPost 12-JAN-12

SteelGuru: Ukraine trying to jump starts natgas talks

kyivpost 21-DEC-11

People First: The latest in the watch on Ukrainian democracy

kyivpost 16-DEC-11

Tymoshenko's jail appeal falls flat

euronews 14-DEC-11

Parliament ratifies agreement on free trade between Ukraine, European Free Trade Association

kyivpost 07-DEC-11

Ukraine still holding up financially, but…

kyivpost 03-NOV-11

As of October 27, Ukraine exported 4.4 mln tonnes of grains

agrimarket 28-OCT-11

RIA Novosti: Russia 'agrees' to allow Turkmen gas transit to Ukraine

kyivpost 22-OCT-11

Ukraine: Government and grain traders reached a compromise on the issue of grain export duties – N.Prysiazhnyuk

agrimarket 05-OCT-11

Ukraine’s foreign minister: Presence of Russian fleet in Sevastopol not a problem

kyivpost 01-OCT-11

Tigipko: Ukrainian pension reform not as radical as European

kyivpost 31-JAN-11

US ups China pressure over yuan

bbc 10-OCT-10

Tihipko: IMF loan speaks for support of reforms internationally

nrcu 29-JUL-10

EU displays commitment to Georgia

euractiv 16-JUL-10

[-said]: Judging by the experience of Eastern Europe, we can say that, thanks to energy-saving programs, even after the tariff rise, people paid for heat almost as much as before. In Poland, for example, insulation of houses gave gas savings of 51%,

nrcu 30-JAN-12

[-said]: This is (UAH 19.5 billion - Ed.) what we had received as regards the social pension part. I do not include court decisions here. Because, court decisions are not a problem of the Pension Fund budget, this is the state problem. So, I do not include those UAH 6.1 billion here,

nrcu 30-JAN-12

[said:]: It is growing really cold, and if Naftogaz decided to take more gas now, there is nothing to worry about. Anyway, we'll end up with the balance I was speaking about.

kyivpost 28-JAN-12

[-said]: The decision of the Constitutional Court does not cancel any law that guarantees social benefits. All the existing welfare payments this year will grow faster than the inflation rate. This is the government's position of principle,

nrcu 27-JAN-12

[-told]: We agreed that we would continue these negotiations in two or three weeks. Both sides are preparing for this,

xinhuanet_en 26-JAN-12

[-told]: Ukraine and the IMF have different positions on gas tariffs for households. We are in talks with Russia aiming at reducing the gas price. If a compromise is reached, there's nothing to prevent us from resuming our cooperation with the IMF,

chinadaily 12-JAN-12

[-said]: As for our cooperation (with the IMF), the negotiations with Russia on gas are delayed. We managed to introduce at the end of the year new legislation on bankruptcy, which was interesting to the IMF; this week two more bills will be considered, which have also been treated together with IMF experts. Only tariffs will remain. As you know, here we have different positions. We are in talks with Russia and would like to reduce the prices (of gas - Ed.). If this is done, nothing will prevent resumption of the co

nrcu 12-JAN-12

[-said]: Moreover, I hope, we will submit the legislation on offshore zones soon, which would allows us to transfer an additional sum of UAH 3 billion to the Pension Fund,

kyivpost 31-DEC-11

[-told]: We are about to start the discussion of legislation that will regulate work with the zones that cannot de jure be named offshore ones, but have much lower taxes than in Ukraine,

kyivpost 31-DEC-11

[ said]: It all needs to be resolved right now because next year is the year of parliamentary elections. And it is very difficult to go for a merger without providing these answers. If we can find the answers to these questions, I am sure that the merger will take place. If we are unable to find answers, I am sure at the congress will decide not to join the Party of the Regions and to go to the elections independently,

ukranews 17-DEC-11

[-said]: Energy saving is now one of the most pressing problems for us,

kyivpost 16-DEC-11

[-said]: If we had set ourselves such a national task, this would have worked. Eastern Europe has gone through this: today people there pay the real price for utilities. But when there were such comprehensive programs, then although prices for utility services grew, people paid almost the same amount, because consumption declined,

kyivpost 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I hope we will adopt them next year. The bill contains important provisions that will allow the more clear organization of the work of the second level, and protect funds that will be transferred to the personal accounts of citizens,

kyivpost 16-DEC-11

[-said]: UAH 170 billion is what we lack, taking into account that we have foreseen part of payments,

kyivpost 10-DEC-11

[-said]: The budget should be [passed] on time in any situation: it would be difficult for business to plan their operations without [the budget]. I hope that by the end of this year [the budget] will be adopted,

kyivpost 07-DEC-11

[ said]: The agreement does not contain clear wording that the Europeans see Ukraine in the EU. I think we can include such wording,

finanznachrichten 07-DEC-11

[-said]: I consider we have to offer a consortium, essential stake in Naftohaz Ukrainy. The best variant would be 25% to Europe, 25% to Russia and 50% to Ukraine. In case Russia disagrees, we have to bargain,

ukranews 25-NOV-11

[ said]: I'm expecting their initiative. I like sixteen French billionaires on their own asked the President of France to raise taxes for them, in order that they look into people's eyes easily during the crisis. This is the right approach, which I'm expecting in this country too,

ukranews 25-NOV-11

[ said]: I'm afraid that one day we will be compelled to adopt all the laws at once, intended to sustain the budget and the poor. Yet when the crisis will aggravate and foreign markets will be closed, we'll have to look for reserves,

ukranews 25-NOV-11

[-said]: The individual wages of disabled cleanup workers will be updated on the basis of 2006, as for all retirees in Ukraine, and there will be a respective recalculation of pensions,

kyivpost 23-NOV-11

[-said]: The government is planning to get the remaining Hr 1.4 billion through the introduction of a luxury tax at least Hr 800 million - and through the introduction of a separate tax on transactions with offshore zones - about Hr 3 billion, without taking into account operations in Cyprus,

kyivpost 23-NOV-11

[said:]: I do not know anything about enterprises, I know that there were conversations about the GTS, but Ukraine's position has always been such that if the owners are changed, they should be three - Ukraine, Russia, as the owner of the commodity that moves through our territory, and the EU, as a buyer of this commodity.

kyivpost 16-NOV-11

[ said]: I want [the relevant draft law to be adopted by the parliament] before the end of the year so that it can already begin working for the budget of the Pension Fund in 2012,

ukranews 16-NOV-11

[-said]: Next week we will post [on the Web site of the Social Policy Ministry] two interesting draft laws on additional taxation of transactions with conventional offshore zones and the way how we will reduce benefits, taking into account professional features, including those for MPs, the members of the government and the presidential administration,

kyivpost 12-NOV-11

Azarov [-said]: I'm instructing Sergiy Tigipko to continue the dialog with the Chornobyl cleanup workers who have not understood something and who don't agree with something. I emphasize that the dialog will continue even when there is one person who doesn't understand anything,

kyivpost 07-DEC-11

Azarov [-said]: I have agreed with Sergiy Leonidovych [Tigipko] to initiate the unification of our parties the joining of Strong Ukraine to the Regions Party,

kyivpost 16-AUG-11