Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko does not exclude that government will implement the "Ukrainian Breakthrough" Program before the Verkhovna Rada approves it.She said that today at the enhanced sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine devoted to 100
People's deputy Borys Tarasyuk (OU-PSD faction) estimates optimistically the results of government's activity for 100 days. Tarasyuk told journalists on Wednesday at the Cabinet of Ministers. He is optimistic about the government, especially concerning the program's course realization, which was
Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov plans to increase the quantity of soldiers of the contract army. The press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine informs. "This year we plan to increase the quantity of soldiers of the contract army
Prime Minister of Ukraine has no doubts that her government will work stable and long. Yulia Tymoshenkosaid thatat the enhanced sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine devoted to 100 days of its activity. She emphasized that by estimation
President Viktor Yushchenko took part today in opening of the Ukrainian International Travel & Tourism exhibition 2008. At the event President also opened the Year of Tourism and Resorts in Ukraine. President's press office reports. In his address to those
President Viktor Yushchenko met today with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek. President's press office reports."We appreciate greatly your mission and work. We have high level of mutual understanding on many important subjects," Viktor Yushchenko said at
Prime Minister of Ukraine has expressed assurance that Ukraine will be ready for holding of Euro-2012. "For this short period of time we were able to prepare the balanced plan concerning aims, means and finances," she stated. The Prime Minister
Violence in Tibet and China's harsh response to it have marred China's hopes for calm before it hosts the 2008 Olympics. At first, countries played down any kind of boycott in response. But contrary voices are now starting to make
A German member of parliament has said the incitement charges brought this week against the leader of the far-right NPD party, Udo Voigt, could help efforts to get the party banned.
A German man panicked when he saw a mouse in his living room and fled into the snowy night wearing only boxer shorts and slippers. He called the police who obligingly hunted the rodent in his flat armed with traffic
Remember Bruno the brown bear, the tragic hero who rampaged around the Alps in 2006 and was shot dead on the orders of the Bavarian government? His many fans will be able to pay homage to him from this week
The rise of the Left Party is rapidly transforming German politics by forcing long-time arch-enemies into bed with each other. The Greens and the liberal Free Democrats have already started adjusting to what media commentators say will be deeply confusing
Canada's defense minister is ratcheting up pressure on his NATO allies in Europe, saying Germany's Bundeswehr and other militaries must join the fight in hotly contested southern Afghanistan. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Peter MacKay argues that Germans should
The subprime crisis has dealt a huge blow to the financial industry. As a nervous Wall Street waits to see the full extent of the damage, CEOs are under pressure to explain what went wrong -- and to justify their
It's not the first time that the discount supermarket chain Lidl has been accused of maltreating its employees. But observing them on the toilet? Listening in on their private phone calls? An explosive report published this week by a German
World champion Viswanathan Anand's third successive loss has put him out of the title race in the Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament as he went down 0.5-1.5 against Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the ninth round.
