Monday, February 27, 2017
СТУДЕНТЫ-ИНОСТРАНЦЫ ПОКИДАЮТ ОДЕССУ ИЗ-ЗА БЕЗНАКАЗАННОСТИ УКРАИНСКИХ НЕОНАЦИСТОВ
Сегодня в Одессе насчитывается почти семь тысяч студентов-иностранцев. Тенденция к увеличению их численности сохранилась, несмотря на нестабильную ситуацию последних лет. Однако значительная часть студентов-иностранцев, напуганная безнаказанностью украинских неонацистов и, в частности, трагедией в одесском Доме профсоюзов, решила вернуться домой.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
In the Kurils, uninhabited islands named for Soviet leaders
By Vladimir V. Sytin
The Ukrainian Times
Recently, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an edict that uninhabited islands in the Kurils should be named for Soviet military leaders. For instance, one of the islands bears the name of Lieutenant-General Kuzma Derevyanko who initialed the instrument of Japan’s unconditional surrender in 1945. Another island in the Southern Kurils is named for Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Strange as it may seem, Tokyo has expressed a protest against the above document. It should be mentioned that Japan is still in a de jure state of war with Russia because of the Kurils problem.
Readers of The Ukrainian Times know that the Southern Kurils are the integral part of Russia’s territory on a legal basis in accordance with the results of World War II. Japan, which was the ally of Nazi Germany during WWII, shall strictly respect relevant accords and the U.N. Charter. Like Germany, Japan must bear responsibility for war crimes not only towards Russia but all former Soviet republics, the anti-Hitlerite coalition and China in particular.
Finally, it is worth remembering that the Kurils were originally settled by the Russians in the 17th-18th centuries. Japan seized the southern islands and in 1875 obtained the entire chain. After WWII they were legally ceded to the Soviet Union, and the Japanese population was repatriated.
And so, did Japan not learn any lessons from its criminal alliance with Nazi Germany?
The Ukrainian Times
Recently, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an edict that uninhabited islands in the Kurils should be named for Soviet military leaders. For instance, one of the islands bears the name of Lieutenant-General Kuzma Derevyanko who initialed the instrument of Japan’s unconditional surrender in 1945. Another island in the Southern Kurils is named for Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Strange as it may seem, Tokyo has expressed a protest against the above document. It should be mentioned that Japan is still in a de jure state of war with Russia because of the Kurils problem.
Readers of The Ukrainian Times know that the Southern Kurils are the integral part of Russia’s territory on a legal basis in accordance with the results of World War II. Japan, which was the ally of Nazi Germany during WWII, shall strictly respect relevant accords and the U.N. Charter. Like Germany, Japan must bear responsibility for war crimes not only towards Russia but all former Soviet republics, the anti-Hitlerite coalition and China in particular.
Finally, it is worth remembering that the Kurils were originally settled by the Russians in the 17th-18th centuries. Japan seized the southern islands and in 1875 obtained the entire chain. After WWII they were legally ceded to the Soviet Union, and the Japanese population was repatriated.
And so, did Japan not learn any lessons from its criminal alliance with Nazi Germany?
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Poroshenko regime unready for peaceful settlement of problem in Donbas, says Putin
At the recent meeting of the Board of the Federal Security Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out worsening of the situation in south-east Ukraine. “Obviously, the aim of this worsening is to torpedo the Minsk agreements,” he stated.
According to Mr. Putin, the Poroshenko regime is patently unready for the peaceful settlement of the most complicated problem in the Donbas region, gambling on the use of military force. Moreover, Ukrainian state officials speak openly about the organization of subversive and terrorist activities both in Donbas and Russia.
In the event of non-fulfillment of the Minsk agreements, the Poroshenko regime will have to bear a great expenditure on a civil war in Donbas, borrow from international financial institutions and submit to the loss of a part of territory. Politologist Paul Craig Roberts wrote that it was Washington, which enabled Ukraine’s attack on its former provinces with large Russian populations. The U.S.-sponsored conflict in Donbas serves the geopolitical purposes of deterring Russia. To avoid war, Vladimir Putin is non-provocative and low-key in his responses to Western provocations.
Critics agree that Ukraine’s attack on Donbas is mindless. It shows the American puppet government totally devoid of all intelligence. Even a fool understands that violence creates growing resistance, and the Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime has not even the intelligence of fools.
According to Mr. Putin, the Poroshenko regime is patently unready for the peaceful settlement of the most complicated problem in the Donbas region, gambling on the use of military force. Moreover, Ukrainian state officials speak openly about the organization of subversive and terrorist activities both in Donbas and Russia.
In the event of non-fulfillment of the Minsk agreements, the Poroshenko regime will have to bear a great expenditure on a civil war in Donbas, borrow from international financial institutions and submit to the loss of a part of territory. Politologist Paul Craig Roberts wrote that it was Washington, which enabled Ukraine’s attack on its former provinces with large Russian populations. The U.S.-sponsored conflict in Donbas serves the geopolitical purposes of deterring Russia. To avoid war, Vladimir Putin is non-provocative and low-key in his responses to Western provocations.
Critics agree that Ukraine’s attack on Donbas is mindless. It shows the American puppet government totally devoid of all intelligence. Even a fool understands that violence creates growing resistance, and the Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime has not even the intelligence of fools.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Russophobia strikes new U.S. administration
According to Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Russian parliamentary committee on defense and security, Trump’s demand to return Crimea to Ukraine cannot be satisfied. “It is like demanding to return Alaska to Russia,” he said.
Previously, White House fools said that the vote in Crimea was meaningless because all of Ukraine did not get to vote. The fools were too ignorant to know that by this laughable charge they discredited the American Revolution because the British people did not get to vote. For the precise same reason that the American fools want Crimea returned to Ukraine, the United States must be returned to Britain.
In addition, Mr. Ozerov pointed out that the wisest course pursued by U.S. president Trump would be the application of all his energies to enforcement of the Minsk agreements on the Poroshenko regime under the threat of sanctions. Konstantin Kosacheov, chairman of the Russian parliamentary committee on international affairs, supposed that either Trump was being driven into a corner or Russophobia struck the new U.S. administration from top to bottom.
It is important to note that sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama regime have no support in the U.S. and Western business communities. However, American politologist Paul Craig Roberts wrote that the sanctions were a partial protection against foreign influence on the Russian economy, and the removal of the sanctions would be like removing a shield.
President Vladimir Putin is correct that the sanctions help Russia by pushing the country to be more economically independent and by pushing Russia toward developing economic relationships with Asia. Lifting the sanctions could actually hurt Russia by integrating the country into the wily West. Western capitalists would love to get Russia deep in debt, as well as to buy up her industries and raw materials.
Under the circumstances, the Russian central bank must create rubles with which to finance public projects. So there is no point to foreign borrowing. Besides, this use of the central bank insulates the Russian economy from orchestrated destabilization. A government that cannot understand this is in deep trouble.
Previously, White House fools said that the vote in Crimea was meaningless because all of Ukraine did not get to vote. The fools were too ignorant to know that by this laughable charge they discredited the American Revolution because the British people did not get to vote. For the precise same reason that the American fools want Crimea returned to Ukraine, the United States must be returned to Britain.
In addition, Mr. Ozerov pointed out that the wisest course pursued by U.S. president Trump would be the application of all his energies to enforcement of the Minsk agreements on the Poroshenko regime under the threat of sanctions. Konstantin Kosacheov, chairman of the Russian parliamentary committee on international affairs, supposed that either Trump was being driven into a corner or Russophobia struck the new U.S. administration from top to bottom.
It is important to note that sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama regime have no support in the U.S. and Western business communities. However, American politologist Paul Craig Roberts wrote that the sanctions were a partial protection against foreign influence on the Russian economy, and the removal of the sanctions would be like removing a shield.
President Vladimir Putin is correct that the sanctions help Russia by pushing the country to be more economically independent and by pushing Russia toward developing economic relationships with Asia. Lifting the sanctions could actually hurt Russia by integrating the country into the wily West. Western capitalists would love to get Russia deep in debt, as well as to buy up her industries and raw materials.
Under the circumstances, the Russian central bank must create rubles with which to finance public projects. So there is no point to foreign borrowing. Besides, this use of the central bank insulates the Russian economy from orchestrated destabilization. A government that cannot understand this is in deep trouble.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Political conflicts arising from oil industry
By Vladimir V. Sytin
The Ukrainian Times
“Oil has been playing a title role in the universal, world tragedy for ages,” wrote Valentin Pikul in his novel-essay Greasy, Dirty and Corrupt. “How much fiery raptures over it! Some worship it, whereas others curse it!” In fact, the oil industry provokes a lot of political conflicts in different parts of the world.
For instance, let’s journey back in time to 2004. Romania submitted a suit against Ukraine to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in a bid to end a long-running dispute over Black Sea exploration rights. At stake was some 13,000 square kilometers of sea potentially rich in oil and natural gas. To get a bigger share of the reserves, the Romanians were proving that the Serpent Island was not habitable and could not be added to Ukraine’s continental shelf. Eventually, Bucharest won the case.
According to Willy Lam, a Hong-Kong-based expert in Chinese politics and foreign policy, China’s thirst for oil is the real story behind Beijing’s worsening territorial dispute with Japan over the group of supposedly oil-rich islands claimed by China as the Diaoyus, and by Japan as the Senkakus. That same concern also explains a flare-up in China’s dispute with some East Asian nations over their claims to the resource-rich Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in 2004.
Doug Casey, a keen analyst, thinks before the British created “Iraq” out of thin air in 1920, everyone got along cordially, not least because they did not have to deal with each other. The Kurds are ethnically a different people, the Sunnis and the Shiites could be compared to Irish Catholics and Protestants. The problems started when they were placed into one political entity, Iraq. Power was concentrated in the capital, Sunni Baghdad. Oil production, however, came mostly from the Kurdish north and the Shiite south. The situation only simmered while production and prices were relatively low, there did not seem to be that much to fight over. If the United States grants Iraq independence today, the Kurds will secede, from Mr. Casey’s point of view, which the others will not stand for because of the oil. Nor will the Turks, Iranians, or Syrians because it would be the beginning of Kurdistan that is a whole other question. The Sunnis and Shiites will have a civil war.
As Russian writer Valentin Pikul put it, sometimes oil seems to carry people away straight to a paradise. “But we, going to the paradise, should look all round to see the horrible road running right to hell,” he wrote. So, the list of political conflicts arising from the oil industry goes on and the tragedy continues.
The Ukrainian Times
“Oil has been playing a title role in the universal, world tragedy for ages,” wrote Valentin Pikul in his novel-essay Greasy, Dirty and Corrupt. “How much fiery raptures over it! Some worship it, whereas others curse it!” In fact, the oil industry provokes a lot of political conflicts in different parts of the world.
For instance, let’s journey back in time to 2004. Romania submitted a suit against Ukraine to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in a bid to end a long-running dispute over Black Sea exploration rights. At stake was some 13,000 square kilometers of sea potentially rich in oil and natural gas. To get a bigger share of the reserves, the Romanians were proving that the Serpent Island was not habitable and could not be added to Ukraine’s continental shelf. Eventually, Bucharest won the case.
According to Willy Lam, a Hong-Kong-based expert in Chinese politics and foreign policy, China’s thirst for oil is the real story behind Beijing’s worsening territorial dispute with Japan over the group of supposedly oil-rich islands claimed by China as the Diaoyus, and by Japan as the Senkakus. That same concern also explains a flare-up in China’s dispute with some East Asian nations over their claims to the resource-rich Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in 2004.
Doug Casey, a keen analyst, thinks before the British created “Iraq” out of thin air in 1920, everyone got along cordially, not least because they did not have to deal with each other. The Kurds are ethnically a different people, the Sunnis and the Shiites could be compared to Irish Catholics and Protestants. The problems started when they were placed into one political entity, Iraq. Power was concentrated in the capital, Sunni Baghdad. Oil production, however, came mostly from the Kurdish north and the Shiite south. The situation only simmered while production and prices were relatively low, there did not seem to be that much to fight over. If the United States grants Iraq independence today, the Kurds will secede, from Mr. Casey’s point of view, which the others will not stand for because of the oil. Nor will the Turks, Iranians, or Syrians because it would be the beginning of Kurdistan that is a whole other question. The Sunnis and Shiites will have a civil war.
As Russian writer Valentin Pikul put it, sometimes oil seems to carry people away straight to a paradise. “But we, going to the paradise, should look all round to see the horrible road running right to hell,” he wrote. So, the list of political conflicts arising from the oil industry goes on and the tragedy continues.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Economic indicators: output
The latest numbers from the State Committee for Statistics of Ukraine show that the mining industries decreased output by 0.3% last year, compared with 2015.
The enterprises that produce food, tobacco and drinks increased output by 3.9%.
Woodworking enterprises, pulp and paper, printing industries and publishing houses increased output by 0.8%.
Metallurgical plants and metalworking industry enterprises increased output by 5.9%.
The manufacture of pharmaceuticals rose by 3.9%.
Last year production of coke and petroleum products rose by 8.1%, compared with 2015.
At the same time, critics agree that owing to the Poroshenko regime heavy industry has been choked by obstructions on cooperation with its natural Russian partners. For instance, Antonov, the iconic airplane manufacturer, found itself almost bankrupt earlier this year. This was especially sad, given that Ukraine had been an aviation superpower in its own right, punching way above its size.
Funnily enough, niches like a ski manufacturing industry have done well in the western edge (around fanatically pro-Brussels Lvov). That said, no country has ever been built on making skiing gear. And to even attempt such a thing would be the start of a slippery slope.
The enterprises that produce food, tobacco and drinks increased output by 3.9%.
Woodworking enterprises, pulp and paper, printing industries and publishing houses increased output by 0.8%.
Metallurgical plants and metalworking industry enterprises increased output by 5.9%.
The manufacture of pharmaceuticals rose by 3.9%.
Last year production of coke and petroleum products rose by 8.1%, compared with 2015.
At the same time, critics agree that owing to the Poroshenko regime heavy industry has been choked by obstructions on cooperation with its natural Russian partners. For instance, Antonov, the iconic airplane manufacturer, found itself almost bankrupt earlier this year. This was especially sad, given that Ukraine had been an aviation superpower in its own right, punching way above its size.
Funnily enough, niches like a ski manufacturing industry have done well in the western edge (around fanatically pro-Brussels Lvov). That said, no country has ever been built on making skiing gear. And to even attempt such a thing would be the start of a slippery slope.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Economic indicators: trade
The export turnover of Ukrainian goods amounted to $32,734.4 million and the volume of import to $35,058.7 million in January-November 2016, a 5.9% decrease and 1.8% increase respectively from the same period of 2015. The unfavorable foreign trade balance worked out to $2,324.3 million, compared with a favorable foreign trade balance of $315.5 million in January-November 2015.
Export to the European Union rose by only 3.1%, compared with January-November 2015. According to many observers, former president Viktor Yanukovich was correct not to sign a tightfisted trade deal with the faulty EU. Consider the collapse of Ukraine’s once lucrative agriculture industry. The sector makes up 40% of Ukraine’s exports. However, tariff-free quotas for most agricultural products, under the EU association agreement, are tiny.
Within the period under review export to Russia, Egypt, Turkey, China and India recorded its biggest volume.
A retail trade turnover increased by 4% to 1,159.3 billion grivnas in Ukraine last year, compared with 2015. The share of organized and unofficial markets in the pattern of retail trade turnover accounted for 30.8%.
The turnover of enterprises of wholesale trade rose by 4.9% to 1,486.3 billion grn in 2016, compared with 2015.
Export to the European Union rose by only 3.1%, compared with January-November 2015. According to many observers, former president Viktor Yanukovich was correct not to sign a tightfisted trade deal with the faulty EU. Consider the collapse of Ukraine’s once lucrative agriculture industry. The sector makes up 40% of Ukraine’s exports. However, tariff-free quotas for most agricultural products, under the EU association agreement, are tiny.
Within the period under review export to Russia, Egypt, Turkey, China and India recorded its biggest volume.
A retail trade turnover increased by 4% to 1,159.3 billion grivnas in Ukraine last year, compared with 2015. The share of organized and unofficial markets in the pattern of retail trade turnover accounted for 30.8%.
The turnover of enterprises of wholesale trade rose by 4.9% to 1,486.3 billion grn in 2016, compared with 2015.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Ukraine troubles waters in the Upper Dnestr, say Moldavia’s NGOs
Moldavia’s prime minister Pavel Filip has issued an edict that the interdepartmental working group shall be formed to tackle the problem of construction by Ukraine of six hydroelectric power plants in the upper reaches of the Dnestr River. In particular, the group will study the risks of construction of new hydroelectric power plants there. Previously, several Moldavian non-governmental organizations asked international institutions and the government of Moldavia to prevent Ukraine from building the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Dnestr for fear of negative consequences for the ecosystem and hydrologic situation in the region.
Monday, February 13, 2017
МЕМОРИАЛЬНЫЙ ЦЕНТР ХОЛОКОСТА «БАБИЙ ЯР» ОТКРОЮТ В МАТЕРИ ГОРОДОВ РУССКИХ
В Киеве планируется открыть Мемориальный центр Холокоста «Бабий Яр» к 2021 году. В состав инициативной группы вошли главный раввин Украины Дов Блайх, экс-президент Польши Александр Квасьневский, министр иностранных дел ФРГ Йошка Фишер, израильский политик Натан Щаранский и другие.
По результатам встреч экспертов из США, Нидерландов, Израиля и Украины будет создан учёный совет. Эта структура будет разрабатывать концепцию проекта, планировать исследовательские программы и впоследствии сопровождать архитектурный конкурс на сооружение мемориала.
В ходе первой встречи эксперты поделились своим видением будущего мемориального центра. По мнению западных учёных, центр в Бабьем Яру должен быть посвящён только погибшим евреям, поскольку именно расстрелы евреев немецко-фашистскими оккупантами были самыми массовыми. Украинские учёные убеждены, что мемориальный центр должен чтить память людей всех национальностей и социальных групп, зверски расстрелянных немецкими нацистами в Бабьем Яру.
По результатам встреч экспертов из США, Нидерландов, Израиля и Украины будет создан учёный совет. Эта структура будет разрабатывать концепцию проекта, планировать исследовательские программы и впоследствии сопровождать архитектурный конкурс на сооружение мемориала.
В ходе первой встречи эксперты поделились своим видением будущего мемориального центра. По мнению западных учёных, центр в Бабьем Яру должен быть посвящён только погибшим евреям, поскольку именно расстрелы евреев немецко-фашистскими оккупантами были самыми массовыми. Украинские учёные убеждены, что мемориальный центр должен чтить память людей всех национальностей и социальных групп, зверски расстрелянных немецкими нацистами в Бабьем Яру.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Investment, trade potential of Ukraine to be presented in North America in spring
The 6th series of “Invest & Trade in Ukraine” conferences will take place in four North American economic centers, namely Toronto, New York City, Houston and San Francisco, from March 2 through March 14. Organizers of the events under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine are A7 CONFERENCES and the law firm Dentons.
The VI International Investment and Trade Forum & Road Show in the "Invest & Trade in Ukraine" series will bring together large, medium-sized and small companies from Ukraine, Canada and the United States within the framework of the extension of business cooperation and creation of a sound business development platform for the future. Each phase of the tour will include open discussions and meetings between the heads of senior management of Ukrainian, American and Canadian investors and companies. This year the forum is focused on three sectors – agribusiness, infrastructure and power engineering.
The delegates will have a unique opportunity to get the latest information about the macroeconomic indicators of Ukraine, exchange ideas with prospective institutional and private investors by sharing the experience of the use of modern business structures, expand contacts with international partners, as well as to communicate with colleagues during the formal and informal parts of the event.
"Despite the complicated political and economic situation, the conference will present Ukraine as the innovative and reliable hub of international investment and trade, contribute to strengthening of relations among the three countries and become an important step in investment and trade cooperation," said Maria Barabash, A7 GROUP president and member of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Union (SUP).
Among the confirmed speakers are Yekaterina Sivakova, A7 CAPITAL executive officer; Yevgeni Ladnich, Rentechno chief executive officer; Robert Klimov, Bellridge Capital LLC founder and managing partner; and others.
For further information and the agenda please go to www.a7conf.com/atlantic/en
The VI International Investment and Trade Forum & Road Show in the "Invest & Trade in Ukraine" series will bring together large, medium-sized and small companies from Ukraine, Canada and the United States within the framework of the extension of business cooperation and creation of a sound business development platform for the future. Each phase of the tour will include open discussions and meetings between the heads of senior management of Ukrainian, American and Canadian investors and companies. This year the forum is focused on three sectors – agribusiness, infrastructure and power engineering.
The delegates will have a unique opportunity to get the latest information about the macroeconomic indicators of Ukraine, exchange ideas with prospective institutional and private investors by sharing the experience of the use of modern business structures, expand contacts with international partners, as well as to communicate with colleagues during the formal and informal parts of the event.
"Despite the complicated political and economic situation, the conference will present Ukraine as the innovative and reliable hub of international investment and trade, contribute to strengthening of relations among the three countries and become an important step in investment and trade cooperation," said Maria Barabash, A7 GROUP president and member of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Union (SUP).
Among the confirmed speakers are Yekaterina Sivakova, A7 CAPITAL executive officer; Yevgeni Ladnich, Rentechno chief executive officer; Robert Klimov, Bellridge Capital LLC founder and managing partner; and others.
For further information and the agenda please go to www.a7conf.com/atlantic/en
Friday, February 10, 2017
Majority of population against Montenegro’s NATO membership
The Ukrainian Times
The Montenegrin opposition coalition Democratic Front will initiate a referendum on the entry of the country into the NATO if a parliamentary majority insists that a decision about Montenegro’s NATO membership be made by a legislature. According to opposition leader Andrija Mandic, the Western alliance has made the great mistake of sending Montenegro an invitation because NATO member states know that two thirds of Montenegrins are against membership of the country in NATO. “It is especially dangerous for Montenegro that the decision would be made by parliament in defiance of the will of citizens,” he said.
Incidentally, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated recently that Serbia would not enter NATO. It is worth recalling that the aggressive Western alliance (essentially the United States) waged the bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999, although the Balkan country posed no threat whatsoever to NATO members. Unsurprisingly, the Serbian society is full of hatred for the Western alliance.
In fact, the Western alliance is the cover for Washington’s war crimes. Many observers think it can provide no other service.
So, the government of Montenegro should take note that the only sovereign country in the West is the U.S. All the rest are Washington’s vassals. Anyone integrated into the West, be it NATO or the European Union, is subject to U.S. pressure.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
КАК ДЕПУТАТЫ ВЕРХОВНОГО СОВЕТА УКРАИНЫ РАСХОДУЮТ НАРОДНЫЕ ДЕНЬГИ
По данным аппарата Верховного Совета Украины, в прошлом году целая сотня депутатов накаталась за рубежом за народные деньги на сумму 8,4 миллиона гривен. Так называемые туристы с депутатскими мандатами ездили на халяву в Европу, но польза от таких поездок для страны равнялась нулю.
По сообщению канала 1+1, содержание здания Верховного Совета ежегодно «съедает» из государственного бюджета миллиард гривен. В то время как в госбюджете якобы не хватает средств на лечение тяжелобольных украинцев, столовая Верховного Совета закупает яйца по 100 грн., а депутаты, которые имеют собственные транспортные средства, пользуются служебными автомобилями парламента.
Центр противодействия коррупции рассказал об обнаглевшем депутате, который, имея недвижимость, дорогие автомобили, шубы, часы, коллекцию старинных картин,
самоваров и т.д., оформил государственную социальную помощь в 20 тысяч грн. на своего сына. А другой депутат, председатель одного
из парламентских комитетов, взял в аренду престижную яхту и за неделю наплавал на ней с гостями и командой по тёплым морям на 135 тыс. евро.
По сообщению канала 1+1, содержание здания Верховного Совета ежегодно «съедает» из государственного бюджета миллиард гривен. В то время как в госбюджете якобы не хватает средств на лечение тяжелобольных украинцев, столовая Верховного Совета закупает яйца по 100 грн., а депутаты, которые имеют собственные транспортные средства, пользуются служебными автомобилями парламента.
Центр противодействия коррупции рассказал об обнаглевшем депутате, который, имея недвижимость, дорогие автомобили, шубы, часы, коллекцию старинных картин,
самоваров и т.д., оформил государственную социальную помощь в 20 тысяч грн. на своего сына. А другой депутат, председатель одного
из парламентских комитетов, взял в аренду престижную яхту и за неделю наплавал на ней с гостями и командой по тёплым морям на 135 тыс. евро.
Monday, February 6, 2017
В РЕЗОЛЮЦИИ ПАСЕ ГОВОРИТСЯ О ВЫСОКОМ УРОВНЕ КОРРУПЦИИ, УЩЕМЛЕНИИ ПРАВ ЯЗЫКОВЫХ МЕНЬШИНСТВ НА УКРАИНЕ
Парламентская ассамблея Совета Европы (ПАСЕ) отметила, что уровень коррупции на Украине всё ещё остаётся очень высоким. «Ассамблея озабочена тем, что борьба с коррупцией продвигается медленно, а её конкретные результаты ограничены», - говорится в документе ПАСЕ.
Кроме того, резолюция призывает нынешний украинский режим принять избирательное и языковое законодательство в соответствии с демократическими стандартами. В ходе рассмотрения резолюции ПАСЕ в её текст внесли несколько поправок касательно, в частности, обеспечения прав оппозиции и предостережения украинскому режиму в отношении ущемления прав языковых меньшинств. Данные поправки были предложены депутатами из Венгрии, Румынии и Польши.
Кроме того, резолюция призывает нынешний украинский режим принять избирательное и языковое законодательство в соответствии с демократическими стандартами. В ходе рассмотрения резолюции ПАСЕ в её текст внесли несколько поправок касательно, в частности, обеспечения прав оппозиции и предостережения украинскому режиму в отношении ущемления прав языковых меньшинств. Данные поправки были предложены депутатами из Венгрии, Румынии и Польши.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
ХАРЬКОВСКИЕ ВЛАСТИ СНИЗЯТ НОРМЫ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ ВОДЫ ДЛЯ ГОРОЖАН
Если перевести эти цифры в денежный эквивалент, то это означает экономию до 15 гривен для каждого жителя квартиры. Если к этому прибавить услугу по водоотведению, то по новым нормам потребления с 1 января текущего года, каждый харьковчанин сможет экономить от 18 до 20 грн. в месяц.
Кроме того, в этом году в Харькове установят дополнительно 7,5 тысячи квартирных приборов учёта холодной воды для льготных категорий населения. Для реализации этого задания, коммунальное предприятие «Харьковводоканал» выделит на бесплатную установку приборов 11,8 миллиона грн. По состоянию на 19 декабря 2016 года в Харькове гражданам льготных категорий было установлено свыше 6,7 тыс. приборов учёта холодной воды.
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