№23, (2004)
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Why Do I Want My Country to Join NATO?
Five young Ukrainians will soon be visiting the NATO headquarters. This is the result of a contest of compositions titled “Why do I want my country to be a NATO member?” This competition was...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Crucial Efforts Needed
Contrary to forecasts, no decline has been registered in Ukrainian-EU trade and economic contacts after the Union’s expansion. At least, this was the optimistic statement made by Deputy Economy and...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Two Summits
The two summits ended in Kazakhstan on September 15. Despite expectations of an emphasis on the fight against terrorism, economic issues predominated. During the meeting of SES heads of state,...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Breaking Point
It is clear to all those keeping track of the presidential campaign that the outcome of the elections depends on the “undecideds.” All the efforts of political spin masters, all the lavish TV...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Viktor Yushchenko Promises to Get Back in Shape
Iryna Herashchenko, Presidential Candidate Viktor Yushchenko’s press secretary, refuted 1+1 Channel’s Epicenter information Sunday that Our Ukraine’s leader was down with microinfarction or...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
To The Hague for Help
The International Court of Justice will resolve the current dispute between Ukraine and Romania over certain Black Sea territories. Bucharest has kept its promise to refer the continental shelf...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
10 Million to Receive Higher Pensions
The cabinet passed a resolution Saturday, increasing the minimum pension amount to equal the disabled people’s subsistence level: UAH 284.6. Premier Viktor Yanukovych declared that such pensions woud...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
This week in history
September 21. 1841. A medical faculty was opened at the University of Kyiv and is now the Ukrainian Bohomolets State Medical University. 1993. Verkhovna Rada accepted Leonid Kuchma’s resignation from...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
No Need for Translation
Last Friday morning Iraqi children who are currently vacationing and obtaining medical treatment in the Crimea by invitation of Ukraine’s Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych visited the Crimean...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Soccer Was the Root Cause
The first leg of the UEFA Champions League ended with a scandal that diverted the attention of the general public from soccer to the now popular subject of law and order and the legal subtleties of...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Ukraine to Launch Its Own Shuttle
Ukraine is going to build the Clipper, a new-generation, reusable manned spaceship, which will cost an estimated $120 million, reports korrespondent.net, citing Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Creating a Space for the Ukrainian Language
The Ukrainian Justice Ministry recently registered a civic organization called the Congress for the Protection of the Ukrainian Language. Its sole aim is to protect the Ukrainian language and promote...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Vertically Integrated Oil Companies: A Different Dimension
Last Wednesday the Ukrnafta joint-stock company failed to hold a shareholders’ meeting which was to have decided to float some additional shares: only 0.21% instead of the required 60% showed up....
21.09.2004 - 00:00
The Pearl of Chernivtsi
Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph, one of Europe’s most progressive monarchs, viewed the state-building idea as a country’s strength and grandeur being asserted through the grandeur of...
21.09.2004 - 00:00
Antanas VALIONIS: “The success of a policy depends on the precision of choice”
Late last week Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Antanas VALIONIS arrived in Ukraine. As Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Press Service Chief Markiyan Lubkivsky announced previously, as part of his visit...