Alla Dubrovyk

The office of deputy prosecutor general will be used as a springboard for David Sakvarelidze’s appointment to directorship of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). At least, such is experts’ response to a sudden surge of media activity regarding this ally of former...

One of the most pro-Ukrainian weeks of haute couture is over. Some media have already reported that the fourth day of the Fashion Week in Paris was closed with a show by Valentino, which impressed everyone with unusual Ukrainian themes. His models appeared on the catwalk in embroidered shirts, and...

On February 3 the Verkhovna Rada had to make a second attempt to approve, in the first reading, Bill No.1660D on the Anticorruption Bureau, which calls for changes in the current law on the NBU. A total of 283 MPs voted for this resolution.At the same time, MPs agreed to decided, between the first...

The US and Ukraine signed a declaration of intent to cooperate in providing credit guarantees on January 28. The news was revealed by Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew. “We thank the US government for supporting Ukraine,...

The Central Library received this gift on January 22, the Unity Day, from the public figure Ruslan Rokhov’s family, as they donated books which the institution’s management described as “a must read for every Ukrainian.” They belong to Den’s Library project and include...

The World Economic Forum 2015 has opened in Davos, Switzerland. The organizers have invited the world’s political and business leaders to discuss ten global challenges of today, including the war in eastern Ukraine.The World Economic Forum’s Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said at a...

Ukrainian media and even some MPs are actively quoting Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller as saying in Moscow, when meeting with the new European Commissioner for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic, that Gazprom will cut gas transit to the EU through Ukraine and switch to the Turkish pipeline.Mykhailo Honchar,...

Ukraine’s trade representative Valerii Piatnytsky has been acting economy and trade development minister of Ukraine for almost two months. During this time, as he noted in a conversation with The Day, he did not have time for interviews and TV shows. So, this conversation with The Day is sort...

On December 9, International Anti-Corruption Day, activists and the public in Kyiv demanded lustration of the Prosecutor General’s office. In particular, they clamored for firing Prosecutor General Vitalii Yarema and his first deputy Oleh Bachun.The activists brought trash containers, tires,...

Despite everything, Saakashvili has managed to convince himself and his team that their journey home begins in Ukraine. Like, they will be finally fully appreciated if they manage to implement here what they did at home. This is why he is now talking to Ukrainian officials so much, meeting with...