№24, (2003)
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Anatoly ZLENKO: Supranational bodies in the Common Economic Space are out of the question
In this interview Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Anatoly Zlenko speaks out on the most burning issues of Ukrainian foreign policy, such as feasibility of simultaneous membership in the Common Economic...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Dynamo Kyiv 2, Dynamo Zagreb 0
25,000 fans stayed behind at the grandstand of Maksimir Stadium in the capital of Croatia after the referee’s final whistle. The audience gave its favorite team a standing ovation. All the players...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
This week in history
September 2: 1913. The First All-Russian Olympiad opened in Kyiv.
1930. The Council of People’s Commissars of Ukrainian SSR approved a decision On Administrative Territorial Reform, which...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Salon of Breathing Happily
Roman and Marhit Selsky’s exhibit, marking the artists’ creative centennial, was held in an atmosphere of “quiet and profound respect.”
Few attended the opening ceremony, there were no brochures...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Transfer of the zone of responsibility to Ukrainian peacekeepers is scheduled for tomorrow
Today Ukraine’s Minister for Defense Yevhen Marchuk will arrive in Iraq where 1656 Ukrainian military men were sent on a peacekeeping mission in mid-August. This is the first visit of Ukraine’s...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Why I Love America
Studies of global and strategic problems are fashionable in Ukraine. Pertinent str uctures are formed and personnel selected. An ordinary taxpayer learns about how his money is used there thanks to...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
First Operations Of Ukrainian Peacemakers
The UN might soon get more authority for governing Iraq. American diplomats announce that this will in part concern the formation of multinational peacekeeping forces. However, according to Reuters,...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Ruble Zone 2?
Ukraine does not intend to relinquish the hryvnia in favor of a common currency for the Common Economic Space. First Vice Premier Mykola Azarov said on August 26 that the Ukrainian government will...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Word and War
On the eve of Independence Day the League of Ukrainian Philanthropists annually announces the names of the laureates of a number of prizes it has established. Unlike last year, the ceremony took...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Who Has the Power?
Oleksandr STEHNIY, the SOCIS Center for Political and Electoral Research, Director:
Without doubt, this agreement is designed to change the situation in the future election debates. Whether it is...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
MAKS-2003 aerospace show: contracts, prospects, competition
The MAKS-2003 International Aerospace Show held the week before last in Zhukovsky outside Moscow was evidence that, against the backdrop of its growing role as a global arms exporter, Russia’s...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Berlin Recommendations With a Ukrainian Accent
The notion of implementation is making another attempt to overcome the national mentality, albeit at a somewhat lower level, in terms of big-time politics, yet even more irksome, considering...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
The Nation’s Cement
Polls over the years show that an increasing number of Ukrainian citizens believe that the nation’s Independence Day is really something to celebrate, rather than just another officially granted day...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Ethnic Minority Voice
Have you ever heard of an international festival of television and radio programs meant for ethnic minorities, known as “ Miy Ridny Krai” [My Native Land], held in Uzhhorod for the fifth consecutive...
02.09.2003 - 00:00
Daily Bread, the Way It Is
Ukraine has witnessed a rise in bread grain prices, owing to low market demand, sluggish grain imports, and foreign market cost ratios. The government is struggling to solve the problem. The cabinet...