This is reported in a statement by the liaison department of the Cabinet of Ministers' secretariat.

He declared these plans, addressing the people of Ukraine.

Corresponding decision found support with 419 deputies, while 226 votes required.

The State Statistics Committee said that the State Employment Service registered 659,000 unemployed people as of July 1.

In his words, the court denied to satisfy the lawsuit demanding abolition of the said resolution, referring to the Constitutional Court verdict of December 11, 2007, in keeping with which the Rada may discharge the defense minister without a relevant

In western Ukraine, partly cloudy weather, local intermittent rains, storms, and northeastern wind of 5-10 m/s are expected. Temperature will stand at +15...+21 C at night and at +25...+31 C in the daytime, in Zakarpattia up to +33 C.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, on July 14, a special Verkhovna Rada meeting was convoked, however it did take place as the Party of Regions blocked the rostrum and the presidium of the parliament demanding the consideration of the increase

Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the Ministry of Interior Affairs.

The World Bank has worsened the GDP forecast for Ukraine in 2009 from minus 9% to minus 15% and improved inflation forecast from 16.4% to 13.4%.

To level up prices of natural gas for population and municipal heating companies by 20% and to announce from January 1, 2010 introduction of a mechanism of quarterly adjustment of prices," Shlapak read out from the draft memorandum with the

Poltavets said he decided to resign considering it would allow the parliamentary coalition to enhance the government thanks to the system of agreement with different political forces.

At a news conference in Dnipropetrovsk Yatseniuk has stressed, in his opinion the term "technical candidate" cannot be applied to any of the candidates for the president's post.

Kostiantyn Yeliseev, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, informed about this in an interview with the Ukraina Moloda [Young Ukraine] newspaper.

I'd like to emphasize Ukraine pinning big hopes to partnership relations with Germany as one of the most important economic and political partners for our country in Europe," the congratulation reads.

Deputy Minister Taras Finikov presented the assessment of the ministry at a press conference at the press center of Ukrainian News.

Deputy Minister Taras Finikov presented the assessment of the ministry at a press conference at the press center of Ukrainian News.

According to dealers of commercial banks, the quotations ranged from 7.70 to 7.77 UAH/USD in bid opening, then grew to 7.74-7.80 UAH/USD, and to 7.82-7.85 UAH/USD by the end of the trading.

The Party of Regions faction vigorously opposes to the government setting its mind on privatisation of the Odesa portside factory," the press release said.

The State Property Fund called a competition for sale of 99.567% of shares in the Odesa portside factory, a big manufacturer of ammonia and carbamide based in Odesa region, for sale, Fund press service has informed Ukrainian News.

Kyiv will have partly cloudy weather, no precipitations, eastern wind of 5-10 m/s, and temperatures of +20...+22 C at night and +31...+33 C in the daytime on July 18, the weather center has informed Ukrainian News.