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Press: Platini says Berlin, Leipzig could replace Ukrainian cities for staging Euro 2012

18:17

03.07.2009

UEFA President Michel Platini has not ruled out that Ukraine might be deprived of the right to stage the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.

Lozinsky's lawyer not aware of his client's whereabouts

17:25

03.07.2009

The lawyer of former Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko MP Viktor Lozinsky, Roman Denysiuk, has said he doesn't know the whereabouts of his client.

Yuschenko calling for inflation to be cut to single digits

16:23

03.07.2009

Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said there is a need to lower inflation in the country to single digits.

Premier to appeal to court over dismissal of Kirovohrad regional governor

15:52

03.07.2009

The Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko is planning to submit a motion to the Constitutional Court regarding the constitutionality of a presidential decree dismissing Vasyl Motsny as the head of Kirovohrad Regional State Administration, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said.

Kyiv residents to present pink elephant balloon to city mayor as a symbol of 'empty promises'

13:46

03.07.2009

Supporters of the New Kyiv public association are planning to inflate a four-meter tall pink elephant hot air balloon on Independence Square on Saturday - a symbol of "empty promises" made by city officials to local residents.

Economy

Cabinet agrees with Kremenchuk oil refinery to supply diesel fuel to farmers at UAH 4,200 per tonne, Tymoshenko says

18:33

01.07.2009

The government of Ukraine has agreed with Kremenchuk oil refinery (Poltava region) to supply diesel fuel to farmers at a price of UAH 4,200 per tonne, Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko said at a meeting of the cabinet in Kyiv on Wednesday.

It is possible to fully pay debts on VAT to farmers, Tymoshenko says

17:32

01.07.2009

It is possible to fully pay debts on VAT to farming enterprises, Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko gas said.

Ukraine from July 1 increases excise duty on beer and alcohol

16:34

01.07.2009

Ukraine from July 1 increased the excise rate on beer by 93.5%, to 60 kopecks per liter.

It is impossible to make credit rates lower via emitted funds, Stelmakh says

15:12

01.07.2009

It is impossible to make credits cheaper by emitting unsecured money, which will lead to the devaluation of the currency, speed up inflation and cause further growth of credit prices, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Governor Volodymyr Stelmakh has said in an interview with Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.

Agrarian Fund to buy 1.5 m tonnes of grain over first three months of new MY

14:41

01.07.2009

The Agrarian Fund of Ukraine is planning in the first three months of the new marketing year (MY, July 2009-June 2010) to buy about 1.5 million tonnes of grain, the press service of the Agriculture Ministry of Ukraine has said, referring to Agrarian Fund Director General Volodymyr Ivanyshyn.

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