№31, (2007)
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Erdogan ISCAN: “It is important for Ukrainians to preserve their will to continue the transformation”
Today the guest of our regular column “Ukraine through Foreign Eyes” is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Ukraine Erdogan ISCAN. We asked him the same two questions we have...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Molodist ‘07:
This year’s international film festival Molodist was launched with the usual pomp, with crowds by the Ukraine Palace, unsmiling security guards, long lines to the metal detectors, President...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Instrument of neighborhood
The Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for questions related to the European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Europe was recently headed by Markus Cornaro. The main goal of the...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
New realism for the president
Since completing his six-year diplomatic mission in Ukraine, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine, Dietmar Stuedemann has worked as President Viktor Yushchenko’s adviser for the...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Belgian model
Because of the differences among political parties that made it to parliament after the June elections in Belgium, the process of forming a coalition has been delayed. In connection with this...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
This week in history
Oct. 23 1859: The first Sunday school opens in Kyiv. 1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR resolves to annul Article 6 of the Constitution about the Communist Party’s “guiding role.” Oct. 24...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
2005 or 2006?
This is the third time in a row that the key question of the Ukrainian post-election political process and inter-clan intrigues is how to get rid of Yulia Tymoshenko, just like in 2005 and 2006. How...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
What to do with those who seek “European happiness”?
There are several centers in Ukraine where illegal migrants are held, but the biggest one was established in 2002 in Pavshyn, a village in the Transcarpathian region (Zakarpattia). As of Oct. 17, the...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Perpetual children
Ukraine House in Kyiv is hosting Ukraine’s first exhibit of photos and posters depicting children with Down syndrome. The show, which ends on Oct. 23, features the work of 20 well-known artists from...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
A party called “Against Everyone”
During the last elections 2.73 percent of Ukrainian voters ticked the box “Against Everyone.” Last year the figure was 1.77 percent. Ukrainians polled by The Day say that, while the entire country is...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Kohl’s principle
Once when Helmut Kohl was giving lectures during the campaign to admit Poland to the European Union, he said that whenever he, as the German Chancellor, had any doubts regarding Germany’s position on...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
“Young” vintage and mature avant-garde
The organizers of the 10th Ukrainian Fashion Week are already claiming that their annual fashion event was both a success and a real celebration. “Ukraine has formed a team of designers with a...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Are the ministers on the right course?
BELGRADE — The 6th Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe,” held Oct. 10-12 in Belgrade, Serbia, resulted in a joint ministerial declaration and an agreement to set up a regional climate...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
“It is very honorable to be Ukrainian in Canada”
On Oct. 14 Ukraine marked the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks, the feast of the Holy Protection of the Virgin Mary, and the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). On this occasion we...
23.10.2007 - 00:00
Ukrzaliznytsia’s stumbling blocks
Viktor Myronenko, an expert with the consortium Management Consulting Group and head of a department at the State Economics and Technology University, is urging the government to pay more attention...