№23, (2003)

The Ukrainian Chas (Time) press center must have never seen such a touching unanimity between an enterprise and the government body that controls it as was demonstrated last Friday on the occasion of...

The parliament has gone into recess. Somebody said wittily that the session just ended was “a session of codes” which dragged on, however, for several parliamentary semesters... As the current...

Recently Dublin hosted a presentation of the UN 2003 Human Development Report. For the thirteenth time this international organization has published ratings of 150-180 points (this year 175) based on...

The EU has scored another victory in its trade war with the US. The WTO has recently found the prohibitive steel import duties introduced by Washington in March 2002 to be unjustified. “This decision...

Everybody belonging to the world of the arts strives to get to the Venice Biennale, which has been held for over a century. Some crave world fame, other do not want to miss new stars appearing on the...

Ukraine has proclaimed a course toward integration into the European Union and NATO, the two elite clubs. What exactly will the next president have to do to achieve this goal? Volodymyr...

“There are people who have served terrible terms of imprisonment during our lifetime because they championed some freedom. What makes it all so tragic is that when we suddenly had that freedom it...

The Embassy of Ukraine in Great Britain is being restructured. A new unit is being established to attract investment to this country and seek Western partners for private businesses. Ambassador Ihor...

On July 8, The Day published a report about a conference of readers in Pryluky dedicated to our Ukraine Incognita book. Recall that it was organized by the Yakovchenko National and Cultural...

By all accounts, the true price of a nation’s cultural heritage reveals itself not only in its highest achievements, not only in the creative work of titans of its national spirit who are acclaimed...

The Fuel and Energy Ministry has given a new push to the forgotten idea to create a nuclear fuel production cycle in Ukraine. The ministry collegium has endorsed the preliminary steps to be taken...

Sudak and Novy Svit, small resort towns in the Crimea, hosted the third Chaliapin Opera Festival, unique in form and on an unprecedented scale. Our insane world, dominated by popular culture,...

America currently finds itself in the midst of a confused search for a central principle around which to organize its foreign and defense policies. For over forty years, until the collapse of the...

The Ministry of the Economy has published an inflation forecast for the remainder of this year. The government expects the consumer price index growth for the twelve months not to exceed 6-8%. It...

Famous Moscow television host Vladimir Pozner recently incurred the righteous wrath of some Russian Orthodox circles, which could eventually lead to a court action. The reason is the interview Mr....