The Commissioner said it was about all areas which would contribute to economy growth and new jobs. Olivér Várhelyi / flickr.com/european_parliament The new composition of the European Commission is set to give a new “drive” to Ukraine’s economy to make sure it achieves sustainable growth, says European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi. “This Commission is interested in creating a

From our Ukrainian partners at Glasnost Gone: Corporal is one of probably hundreds of Ukrainian dogs (and cats) helping hold the line in eastern Ukraine. A proud company mascot, a few weeks ago he was not so lucky. Soldiers found him dying, his body riddled with shrapnel puncture wounds. Not willing to let the brave chap die, Corporal was rushed

 The Minsk Agreements enable Ukraine to demand peace from Russia with clear criteria and conditions, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the leader of the European Solidarity faction, said in an article published by the online publication Ukrainska Pravda on Wednesday. “Even today, the Minsk Agreements provide a chance for formulating tough requirements to be met by Russia, for demanding and

The country is launching large-scale road construction from March 1. REUTERS Head of Ukravtodor Automobile Road Agency Oleksandr Kubrakov says Ukraine’s main highways network could be upgraded within two or three years. “I think the country has a chance to get good roads and renew their main network in two or three years. But we can show a truly unprecedented

Police in the central Russian city of Penza detained and allegedly pressured a group of activists who had come to support jailed members of an anti-fascist group, Russian media reported Tuesday.  Seven members of the group Set — Russian for “Network” — were sentenced to up to 18 years on terrorism charges in Penza on Monday in a case that observers have compared to

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has demanded that the major internet service providers give it access to their users’ online activity, The Bell reports, citing sources in Russian internet companies. In summer last year, Russian companies on the register of information distribution operators (IDO) started receiving a letter from the FSB headquarters on Lubyanka Square related to the requirements of the