№5, (2006)

Combating the negative socioeconomic consequences of defense reform is one of the priorities of Ukraine-NATO cooperation, said Gerard Malet of the NATO Economics Directorate during the presentation...

Ukraine is practically the only country in Europe without a ratified animal protection law banning acts of cruelty to animals. In fact, our parliament has passed this bill twice, but each time the...

On Feb. 18 our colleague, the famous scholar James Mace, would have turned 54. In his short life he managed to accomplish a great deal, serving as staff director of the US Government Commission on...

It looks as though our “transparent” government is trying to keep secret even the fact of Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk’s resignation. Interfax Ukraine quotes the president’s press secretary,...

Ukraine has been expecting the US to recognize Ukraine as a market economy since 2001. It is only after longtime concerted efforts of the government and private business, conclusions of Ukrainian and...

February 21, 1919. The first issue of the newspaper, Kommunar [now Vechirny Kyiv], was published in Kyiv. 1996. During Ukrainian President Kuchma’s working visit to the US, an agreement was signed On...

Every year the reception room at the outpatient department of the Institute of Oncology run by the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine receives 2,500-3,000 children suspected of having cancer....

On Feb. 19 the Kyiv City Administration forwarded an official application for participation in the competition “European Cultural Capital 2010.” They chose this year because the municipal authorities...

The project to extend the Odesa-Brody oil pipeline to the Polish city of Plock might be implemented within three years. After this, the pipeline will be able to transport Caspian oil to Europe. This...

The ancient Romans, among them Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, considered that for a true philosopher, sage and stoic the end of earthly life, “the fulfillment of destiny,” is to be as dignified, lofty,...

Export dynamics last year were very low: 6.7 percent. In all the years of independence they were lower only in 1995 (2.6 percent). The other years were marked by more dynamic growth or decline...

Among the nearly 50 participants in the current parliamentary election race, the Yevhen Marchuk-Unity bloc is primarily distinguished by being perhaps the only political formation that has concrete...

In his message to parliament President Yushchenko set an ambitious objective: to create a free trade area with the EU in 2007, obtain associate membership in 2008, and then advance confidently...

Last week Ukraine and Russia were busy clearing a huge logjam of problems that have been accumulating for decades. The situation has been noticeably deteriorating in the past few months. The “...

Few people can watch a beautiful dancing couple without envying their gracious, light, and subtle movements. There is hardly a woman who has never imagined herself in a dancer’s shoes, wearing an...