Section: EurActiv.com (EU)
New online income declaration system flops in Ukraine
Ukrainian efforts to stamp out tax evasion and corruption among public officials in line with commitments to the IMF hit a setback on Monday (15 August) when a new online income declaration system flopped at launch. …read more Source:...
Ukraine on high alert over Crimea tensions with Russia
Ukraine put its forces around Crimea on high alert Thursday, as tensions soared after Moscow accused Kiev of attempting to mount armed incursions into the disputed peninsula. …read more Source:...
Russia says Ukraine attempted to ‘destabilise’ Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (10 August) accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source:...
Poland votes that WWII massacre by Ukraine was ‘genocide’
Poland’s right-wing dominated parliament on Friday (22 July) recognised as “genocide” a massacre of 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalists seven decades ago, in a move that quickly drew criticism from Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Pro-Western journalist killed in Kyiv car bomb
A car bomb in Kyiv today (20 July) killed a pro-Western reporter from a news site, whose founder was beheaded 16 years ago after probing the alleged crimes of Ukrainian leaders. …read more Source:...
Ukraine requests Commission’s help to secure winter gas
In an apparent U-turn, Ukraine has requested the Commission’s mediation for securing its gas purchases from Gazprom, it emerged today (20 July). …read more Source:...
Two years on, Ukraine villagers mourn at MH17 crash site
Dozens of villagers carried flowers and lit candles on Sunday (17 July) at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where flight MH17 crashed two years ago, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source:...
Stoltenberg says no ‘meeting of minds’ at NATO-Russia Council
NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences over Ukraine yesterday (13 July) in their first talks since the alliance approved a troop boost in Eastern Europe, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine wins pat on the back from NATO summit
Ukraine won promises of continued support at a NATO summit yesterday (9 July) but the prospect of Kyiv’s eventual membership of the US-led military alliance seemed as distant as ever as the West seeks a tentative rapprochement with Russia. …read more Source:...
Cyprus parliament calls for end to EU sanctions on Russia
Cyprus’ parliament yesterday (7 July) adopted a resolution calling on the government to work towards lifting European Union sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine conflict, officials said. …read more Source:...
