Guest: Myroslav MARYNOVYCH, vice-rector for university mission of the Ukrainian Catholic University, president of the Institute of Religion and Society, and former member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group.

Kyiv—Christian-Democratic parties of Europe signed a memorandum of cooperation. According to a report of our RISU correspondent, Tetiana Shpaikher, on 25 October, representatives of eight countries signed the agreement on cooperation: Estonia, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia and Moldova.

On October 23 - 26, 2008, in the city of Novoyavorivs'k (Lviv Region), at the Metropolitan Andrey and Archimandrite Klymentii, the Sheptytskyi Brothers, Youth Retreat and Spiritual Center, as part of the program of the Year of Christian Vocation the

A musical and poetic evening "Glory to the heroes" took place today at Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv. Before vespers in the seminary conference hall, second-year students gave a presentation dedicated to the 66th anniversary of the day of the

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to offer a $16.5bn (£10.4bn) loan to Ukraine and has agreed an as yet undisclosed package with Hungary.

The Kyiv Central Geophysical Observatory at the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency has publicized results of its study into air pollution in the Ukrainian capital.

Ukrainian News learned this from the weather center.

This instruction is contained in the presidential decree No. 965/2008 of October 24.

He made this statement in an interview with Ekonomicheskie Izvestia newspaper.

NBU Council head Petro Poroshenko made this statement to the press.

If we manage to make this move, which will enable Ukraine to receive about USD 16 billion, then we'd significantly improve the situation. First of all, this will help the state to maintain more stable exchange rate of the hryvnia,"

Ukrainian News learned this from the appeal that the Council of Judges sent to President Viktor Yuschenko.

Biriuk made the forecast in an interview published in the Biznes weekly newspaper.

NBU Council head Petro Poroshenko made this statement to the press.

This is indicated by the results of a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), a text of which Ukrainian News obtained.

Ukrainian News learned this from the presidential press service.

Parliament Speaker Arsenii Yatseniuk has announced this when opening a meeting with representatives of international financial organizations.

She said this at a briefing.

Ukrainian News learned this from the press service of Hrytsenko.

The presidential press service has announced this in a statement.