The new Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine, the Parliament plans to approve in February. To this position by President Petro Poroshenko offers Yakov Smoliy, the current acting head of the NBU. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrei Parubiy said that the head of state has made a submission, but “the solution Committee”. This writes UNIAN. According Parubiya, it is important to have a meeting of parliamentary factions with a candidate for Governor. Parubiy suggests that […]

Ukraine took 83rd place out of 167 in rating 2017 Democracy Index, which measures the level of democracy in each country. This rating is published the project of the British edition of The Economist – Intelligence Unit, according to the Ukrainska Pravda. In determining the level of democracy take into account five aspects – electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture. Countries were classified into four types – full democracy, flawed democracy, hybrid […]

The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko congratulated the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis with reelection on the post. “I wish you prosperity and peace of the Cyprus people, as well as quick and peaceful reunification of the Cypriot state,” wrote Poroshenko in Facebook, calling Anastasiades a colleague and a friend. See also: Ukrainians urged to refrain from traveling to the occupied territory in Cyprus The current Cypriot President, conservative Nikos Anastasiades won the second round of elections, receiving the support […]

MP Eugene Bakulin is in the hospital after surgery. About this channel “112 Ukraine” said the assistant Deputy asked to comment on the statement of the public Prosecutor Lutsenko about its intentions to make to lie the idea on the involvement Bakulin to criminal liability. About the reasons of surgical intervention and health Bakulina not reported. Recall that on 2 February, the Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko said that the Prosecutor General’s office will ask Parliament to authorize criminal prosecution of […]

The Ministry of defense of Ukraine has 65 advisers of NATO, which help in carrying out reforms. In an interview with “Voice of America” said the defense Minister Stepan Poltorak. According to him, NATO predstavni observe the quality of the changes and monitor these reforms. See also: Russia will try to put pressure on Ukraine by “flexing” – Poltorak “Now we have complete understanding about it. And if we consider that reform of the Armed forces of Ukraine, and we […]