According to the prime minister, today the government has transferred all tools necessary for recalculation to the local authorities. Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has said today the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a decision, which allows to recalculate the tariff and reduce the figure in the payment bills for heating up to 30%. According to

In total, Ukraine will get about US$18 billion in five-year term, including US$3 billion in cash before the New Year. REUTERS Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection Oleksiy Orzhel has said Ukraine will get about US$15 billion from the transit of Russian gas within five years. “The estimated income, which Ukraine gained at this meeting [negotiations between Ukraine and

Pimakhova is charged with soliciting bribes from foreigners for work permits and citizenship cards. She denies the charges. Dina Pimakhova, former first deputy head of the State Migration Service, was placed under overnight house arrest for two months, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine ruled on Dec. 23. According to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Pimakhova, appointed deputy head of the State

24.12.2019 17:45A minister of economy in Ukraine should receive a salary of $5,000 to $10,000. Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov said this in an interview with LIGA.net. “A minister should receive from $5,000 to $10,000,” Mylovanov said when answering the question of what salary a top manager at the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture should

Peter Beyer, the German government’s Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation, said that Germany will help Ukraine to upgrade its gas transmission system (GTS). “It’s not the case that Ukraine is being left on its own. On the contrary, we have obligations, and we will keep them,” Beyer said in an interview on German radio. He admitted that the agreement between Russia and

The bombers completed the maneuver typical of a cruise missile strike before returning to their home base. On Dec 24, USS Ross arrived at the Odesa port / Dumskaya A pair of Su-24M bombers, supported by fighter jets of the Russian space forces simulated a missile attack on the U.S. Navy’s USS Ross, which was en route to Odesa in

24.12.2019 14:04In January-November, 2019, the construction industry of Ukraine grew by 21.3%. President of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine Lev Partskhaladze wrote this on his Facebook page. “The construction industry continues to show steady growth. Over the eleven months, the growth made up 21.3%. These are good results and we hope that at least there will be no decline

Russia remains the major trading partner for Ukraine, Medvedev says. REUTERS Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia is ready to consider lifting sanctions against Ukraine if there is a corresponding initiative from Kyiv. “We always told them [Kyiv]: ‘We are ready to consider the sanctions issue bilaterally, but an initiative on their part is required to this end, because

24.12.2019 12:15A study conducted in Ukraine has found that 53% of Ukrainians have lower-than-average digital skills, Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksandr Honcharuk has reported on Facebook. “In 2006, the EU recognized digital literacy as one of the eight core competencies that every European citizen should possess. In Ukraine, we conducted this study for the first time: 53% of Ukrainians have digital

On December 21, following the Ukraine-EU-Russia talks, energy minister Oleksiy Orzhel said the parties had concluded a protocol that provides for the implementation of a number of agreements. Yuriy Vitrenko / Photo from UNIAN Naftogaz is looking for a European company that will agree to transport Russian gas from the Ukrainian-Russian border and sell gas, including to Ukraine, says Executive