№24, (2004)

The European Parliament Committee for Relations with Ukraine has held its first meeting in Brussels, appointing Dr. Marek Siwec, former chief of the Polish National Security Bureau, as its chairman....

The Day marked its birthday traditionally, by making presents. Last Friday, its eighth anniversary was marked at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv, including an exposition featuring the best works of its...

Eight years is quite a chunk of time. Two four-year cycles indicate certain maturity. In what way has Den (The Day) matured? Its intellectual level and well balanced, if somewhat ironic, tone has...

It was all at sixes and sevens under the parliamentary dome: last Wednesday, as well as last Tuesday, the lawmaking process was held up not by opposition factions, which would have raised no eyebrows...

Our newspaper has been diligently writing the chronicle of a new Ukraine for eight out of thirteen years of independence. The three volumes in Den/The Day’s Library — Ukraina Incognita, Dvi Rusi ,...

September 28. 1916. A medical department of the Higher Women’s Courses was opened in Katerynoslav 1939. The treaty On Friendship and Borders between the Soviet Union and Germany was signed in Moscow...

The Crimean Council of Ministers has begun an active propaganda and marketing of fatback, which holds the honor of Ukraine’s national product. The Ukrainian Fatback — 2004 festival has been slated...

Late last week the government submitted the bill “On the 2005 State Budget of Ukraine” for consideration by parliament. Even though the bill shows robust growth for all economic indicators, First...

During his visit to Dnipropetrovsk oblast Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma announced that he has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Yevhen Marchuk. He made a statement to this effect after...

NATO is marking its successful military cooperation with Ukraine. Concerns lest the alliance turn its back on Ukraine because of recent amendments to the Military Doctrine have proved wrong, evidence...

The third day of the Paralympic Games that kicked off last Saturday in Athens was a big success for Ukrainian participants, with Ukraine’s team capturing five gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze...

The first David Oistrakh International Violin Competition, held on September 7-18 under the auspices of the President, Cabinet of Ministers, and Ministry of Culture and Art of Ukraine, has ended in...

The government of Poland collapsed first, followed by the Czech government. Then the Hungarian prime minister resigned. The government of Slovakia lost its majority and is unstable. Within months, if...

BUILDING AN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IMAGE The Day presented its third Library Series book, Viyny i Myr (Wars and Peace), edited by Larysa Ivshyna, at the 11th Publishers’ Forum in Lviv. Wars and Peace...

Ukraine’s peacekeeping efforts in Iraq have made our country well known in the Middle East. One year in the stabilization forces has brought Ukrainian servicemen extensive experience in maintaining...