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Ukraine to Transfer Customs Administration to Foreign Firms
The Cabinet of Ministers intends to transfer the customs administration of Volyn, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Transcarpathia to specialized foreign companies, as announced by the Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"We want to attract companies that have experience in the fight against corruption at customs, which can absolutely change the customs service system and bring a new management system. The new system should provide for the simplification of obtaining customs …
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Poroshenko holds meeting with civil society representatives
On February 10th, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with civil society representatives. Ukrainian political technologist, Taras Berezovets, disclosed some details of this meeting on his Facebook page.
“Yesterday at the President’s Administration, I had a private meeting with Petro Poroshenko and other civil society representatives. Poroshenko asked not to quote him. Two film crews were also asked to leave the hall. I wrote a couple of pages of his quotations, some of which …
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Russian military holds exercises in Crimea
A new contingent of Russian troops arrived in Crimea earlier this week to participate in military exercises, as stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. The move comes after a surprise inspection of Russia’s Southern Military District on February 8th.
The exercise includes the units of the Southern Military District as well as airborne troops, transport aircraft, and air defense systems. A total of 8,500 servicemen, 900 pieces of military hardware, 50 ships, and 200 aircraft are …
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Ukraine to Receive $50 Million Loan from Turkey
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved a loan agreement from Turkey worth $50 million. The approval comes ahead of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Kiev on Monday. This was announced by the Minister of Finance, Natalia Jaresko, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"The draft resolution will authorize the Minister of Finance to implement the government’s external borrowing in 2016 by attracting loans worth no more than $50 million with a maturity not later than five years and at a …
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New Mandate in Ukraine Requires all Phone Conversations between Civil Servants and Politicians to be Recorded
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introduced a mandate to record all telephone conversations and meetings between Category 1 and 2 civil servants with politicians and business representatives, as announced by the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a government meeting.
"Recording of phone conversations as well as the personal meetings between political representatives or Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, business entities or their representatives, is now required for all Category 1 and 2 …