The highly acclaimed British publication Restaurant Magazine compiles a list of 50 of the best restaurants in the world every year. The list is drawn up by an independent jury based on polling of several hundreds of experts - restaurateurs,

A person can only look at the sun twice - once with the left eye and once with the right eye and then you are blinded by the light. This is why oculists advise people to wear sunglasses to protect

The crisis has seriously changed the real estate market in Kyiv. The standard phrases of recent years "demand considerably exceeds supply" and "there are no grounds for a drop in property prices in Kyiv" have become history. Despite the desperate

Amidst the total collapse of Ukrainian (and global, too) auto markets, car dealerships have actively begun lowering prices and lure the buyer by an array of discount schemesCar dealers have pretty accurately pinpointed the moment when people stopped fearing the

Another stage of the World Dressage Cup was held near Kyiv in the last days of May. This year, the tournament attracted many representatives of the local elite for whom equestrian sport is becoming a yardstick by which oligarchs measure

The Cabinet of Ministers says it is set to grant UAH 3 bn to each Ukrhazbank, Kyiv bank and Rodovid Bank, Acting Finance Minister Ihor Umanskyi told the press.Umanskyi said that the decision on participation of the state in the

Twenty-two people were taken to hospital on June 2 after the blasts in Melitopol-based Oschadbank branch, Zaporizhia region, Mykola Frolov, Zaporizhia deputy governor, told reporters.Six of the injured are in serious condition, he said adding most injuries resulted from glass

Tajikistan is interested in acquiring An-148 airplanes, Transport and Communications Minister Yosyp Vinskyi told journalists WEdnesday."Several requisitions demands already submitted. Fore example, I had a meeting with Tajikistan's transport minister, who expressed significant interest," Vinskyi said.Vinskyi said the country has

The Interior Ministry and the Security Service detained one of the suspects of murderous assault by blasts in an Oschadbank branch in Melitopol, Zaporizhia oblast, chairman of the SBU Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said.He said that this suspect has criminal record for

We met with Stelmakh in his office on Institutska St. Exactly a year after the hryvnia strengthened from UAH 5.05 to 4.85/$US.Today a very similar trend can be observed on the currency market with the hryvnia strengthening against the dollar,

Rumors are going around Kyiv that dead stray dogs were found in plastic bags in the basement of an apartment building in Podil or Obolon. Animal rights activists say this was the next party of carcasses for which City Hall

The proposal of former presidential chief-of-staff Viktor Baloha to cancel visa-free entry of citizens of the European Union and the U.S. into Ukraine had an explosive effect. The Communists and "regionals" supported Baloha's initiative. Now the police have taken interest

Ambitions and go hand in hand. We began listening to one another more often and seeking opportunities for collaboration in those areas where it would be most effective," said Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, succinctly characterizing his current relations with Yulia

The AUC believes that the current Parliament has already demonstrated its unwillingness to find solutions for problems touching the majority of citizens. It's not a secret that nowadays local budgets chronically lack financing even for the provision of the delegated

The Law defines legal foundations of the organization and performance of associations of local governments and their voluntary unions, their relations with state agencies and local governments in compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine , the Law of Ukraine "On

At its meeting in Kharkiv the AUC Board discussed the problem of the mechanism of setting tariffs for housing and community services that appeared to be very topical amid hard financial and economic conditions. Today the main difficulty in the

February 27, 2009, the session of the Consultative and Advisory Council for Local Government under the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mr. Lytvyn took place. It was attended by Myroslav Pittsyk the AUC Executive Vice-President. At the session

March 4, 2009, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for State Building and Local Government recommended the Parliament to pass the Draft Law of Ukraine "On Associations of Local Governments" at the second reading and in whole. The

Another gas crisis can be avoided in Ukraine if EU and Russia bankroll preventive measures, Gazprom head Aleksei Miller said in the course of his meeting with Bulgaria's Bulgazprom head Dimitry Gogov, Russia's RIA Novosti reports.

Over the past 6 months, Russia's Gazprom has strengthened its monopolist foothold in Central Europe, notably, on the Ukrainian market, says Sofia think tank director Andry Yermolayev in his comments to ZIK May 29. Gas prices hiked in Europe because