№42, (2005)

Today Ne tak is not simply a formula of negation but also a proper name. To be more precise, it is the name of an opposition election bloc formed last Sunday by four political forces: the Social...

Less than half the Ukrainian population supports Ukraine’s integration into the European Union and NATO. And even this “smaller half” consists mostly of people who have their doubts. At the same time...

Sunday, Dec. 25, was the deadline for submitting the lists of the 2006 parliamentary candidates. Most parties and blocs, as potential participants in the election campaign, had determined their...

On Jan. 1 the rotating presidency of the European Union passes from Great Britain to Austria. Vienna headed the EU only once, in 1998, three years after joining the union. This time around its agenda...

The European Union has officially proclaimed Ukraine a market economy, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov announced on Dec. 24. This appears to be more than a symbolic “gift” against the background of...

The Day extends sincere greetings to all its readers on New Year and Christmas. Most Christians in the world celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Approximately two...

December 27 1934. The Politburo of VKP(b) Central Committee approved a decision to deport 2000 “anti-Soviet” families from Ukraine’s border territories. 1996. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill...

It has been nearly six months since President Yushchenko issued the order abolishing the State Road Traffic Inspection. Recently the president again acknowledged that road traffic is not safe enough...

Former National Television Company vice-president Andriy Shevchenko, ICTV general director Oleksandr Bohutsky , Svoboda editor Oleh Liashko are among the journalists and media managers who are...

The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) and the international organization Article 19 have recorded a significant reduction in the number of violations of journalists’ rights in Ukraine in 2005 as...

The inauguration of the new Polish president on Dec. 24 ended the long “Kwasniewski era.” A new period has begun in Polish history. The left-leaning Alexander Kwasniewski has been replaced by Lech...

Ukraine has eliminated a dangerous hotbed of domestic tension: last Tuesday the Verkhovna Rada finally passed the 2006 budget by a minimum majority of 226 votes. Unfortunately, the main refrain of...

On Dec. 22 the Ukrainian diplomatic corps marked its professional holiday — Day of the Diplomat. “Nowadays Ukrainian diplomats do not lack attention or respect,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Borys...

Recently, Kyiv was once again reminded of the famous “American felt boots.” This time, however, it was no joke, as the issue is the bird flu and the felt boots are actually sanitary boots. They are...

In 2005, 7,066 foreigners and stateless individuals were granted Ukrainian citizenship, an all-time high during the years of independence, reports Interfax-Ukraine, quoting the President of Ukraine’s...