Kyiv, 27.11.2008 – A new Joint Project on strengthening and protecting women’s and children’s rights in Ukraine will be launched on Thursday 4 December in Kyiv. [more]

Addressing Ukrainians the world over, and the whole of the international community on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 1932 - 1933 Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko called on everybody to join in the mourning events and light a candle of memory on November 22. [more]

Russia will supply at least 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Ukraine in 2009, energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday. [more]

On demand of Ukrainian NGOs representatives, who were co-organizers of “Ukraine-EU: Energy Security Issue” roundtable, some amendments were introduced into the text of the concluding statement, adopted by roundtable participants. [more]

The International Monetary Fund board will consider Ukraine`s request for a $16.5 billion IMF loan program on Wednesday, according to the IMF Web site.
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of USA to Ukraine William Taylor believes Ukraine may join NATO Membership Action Plan next year. [more]

Authorities in Ukraine`s western city of Lviv are looking for new builders after an Austrian firm pulled out of constructing a stadium for the Euro 2012 finals, an official said on Monday, Reuters reported. Austria`s Alpine Bau, one of the country`s largest building firms, last week said it could not complete the 30,000-seat stadium within budget constraints set by Lviv city officials. [more]

On 21 of October 2008 at 12:00 the official opening after reconstruction of the international cargo check point through state border of Ukraine “Rava Ruska” will take place, the check point is situated: Lviv Region, Rava Ruska. [more]

During the last two years after the Orange Revolution Ukraine has been persevering to integrate into the European community. The European orientation of Ukraine has ceased to be only political declaration and was amplified by actual attempts to integrate into the European and global economic, energy and transport networks. Ukraine is trying to become a reliable partner of Europe and a participant of the world market on full scale.  [more]

The tragic events of 09.11.2001 in the U.S.A. made the world community to realize more clearly than ever the vulnerability of the world order to the organized crime and terrorism. The globalization processes made more urgent the international cooperation in the struggle against criminal acts of transnational character.  [more]