Commentaries
July 28, 2006
Gasoline price rise will be moderate in August
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The latest jump in oil prices hit a record-high US $78 per barrel as conflict in the Middle East heated up. Coupled with seasonal peaks in oil product consumption over August–September, the situation has led to a number of pessimistic forecasts for a poss
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July 07, 2006
Speaker vote opens door to broader coalition option
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The election of Oleksandr Moroz as Speaker may lead to the ruination of the coalition of democratic forces constituting BYT, Nasha Ukraina and the Socialist Party of Ukraine. Still, it does not provide a final answer to the question of who exactly will fo
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July 04, 2006
Public smoking ban unlikely to cut number of smokers
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A law banning smoking in public places came into effect 1 July 2006. This law allows police officers to file reports on administrative offenses, while administrative commissions can now impose fines for smoking in public places. The size of this fine rang
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June 16, 2006
Participation in the GALILEO project is a chance to develop Ukraine’s aerospace industry
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On 7 June 2006, the European Commission adopted a communication on and an updated timetable for implementing the GALILEO civil satellite radionavigation program. To promote the use of satellite navigation and to involve the public in the discussion of thi
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June 14, 2006
Coalition talks unlikely to terminate
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Nasha Ukraina’s threat to walk out of coalition and SPU’s ultimatum regarding the post of Speaker are both tactical rather than conclusive maneuvers in the end-game of coalition talks—the division of the main posts, says ICPS political analyst Ivan Presny
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June 09, 2006
Sea Breeze 2006: the campaign to promote NATO is being lost
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An ambiguous situation over the lack of legislation to permit the conducting of the Sea Breeze 2006 military exercises in Ukraine became the excuse for a widespread campaign against joining NATO. Although NATO has no direct relationship to these exercises
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June 01, 2006
Higher fares for train travel an unavoidable reality
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As of 1 June 2006, UkrZaliznytsia, the state railway company, is raising rates for passenger fares 50%, with the exception of suburban trains. This move is part of a widespread review of regulated fares for community services of various kinds. Any assessm
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May 25, 2006
A stronger GUAM revives proposal for European energy market
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New agreements on cooperation approved 23 May 2006 among the four members of GUAM are important for Ukraine not so much at the level of trade, but as strategic moves to strengthen the country’s role as a transit territory, says economist Kateryna Maliughi
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March 07, 2006
Building a nuclear storage facility is good for Ukraine, but the Government failed to make that clear
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