http://en.redtram.com/ zik.com.ua Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:37:49 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 267125 | Lviv oblast: offshore investments giving way to DFI http://en.redtram.com/go/236317850/top100/ 236317850 Investments in the Lviv oblast from the offshore zones, notably, Cyprus, have given way to direct foreign investments from USA, Poland, Denmark and Germany, says head of Lviv administration economy department Denis Shmyhal. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:52:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236317850/top100/ 267120 | Interior minister warns members of electoral commissions of criminal liability http://en.redtram.com/go/236317841/top100/ 236317841 Ukraine interior ministry has issued a warning to members of electoral commissions for fraudulent actions aimed at rigging the vote at the forthcoming presidential election. The warning was publicized at the press conference today in Ternopil by Interior Minister Yury Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:51:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236317841/top100/ 267121 | Petro Pysarchuk (Lviv) among top 10 philanthropists of Ukraine http://en.redtram.com/go/236317835/top100/ 236317835 Kontrakty, a business weekly in Ukraine, has come up with a list of top ten businessmen who donated for charity in 2009. The list includes Lviv-based Petro Pysarchuk, a businessman and VR lawmaker. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:51:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236317835/top100/ 267125 | Rada gives Ukraine entrepreneurs lavish Xmas present - Korolevska http://en.redtram.com/go/236317829/top100/ 236317829 Verkhovna Rada has given a welcome present to Ukraine entrepreneurs and a bad one to corrupt officials, says head of VR committee for industrial and regulatory policy and entrepreneurship Natalia Korolevska, commenting on the new law which simplifies procedures for Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:50:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236317829/top100/ 267120 | Will Donbas become a major election battlefield? http://en.redtram.com/go/236263675/top100/ 236263675 In the opinion of many experts, the main presidential candidates will vie for voters in two regions of Ukraine: in the West the fight will involve former Orange allies [Yushchenko and Tymoshenko], in central Ukraine between run-offs candidates. Meanwhile, the Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:43:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236263675/top100/ 267120 | Eastern Ukraine politics in for shake-up after election http://en.redtram.com/go/236263668/top100/ 236263668 No matter how the presidential election will end, Eastern Ukraine (oblasts Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and Dnipropetrovsk) will see the emergence of new generation of political leaders, says Oleksij Holobutsky, deputy director of the Agency for Modeling Situations, writing for UNIAN Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:42:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236263668/top100/ 267120 | Medvedchuk: Ukraine needs strong-hand president http://en.redtram.com/go/236190420/top100/ 236190420 Writing in The Korespondent, Pres Kuchma's chief-of-staff Viktor Medvedchuk says the constitutional reform in 2004 which made Ukraine a parliamentary-presidential republic was a mistake. Today Ukraine needs a strong president. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:13:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236190420/top100/ 267120 | Tymoshenko after Yushchenko's electorate, not him - Serhij Taran http://en.redtram.com/go/236190415/top100/ 236190415 A reunion of former Orange allies, Yushchenko and Tymoshenko, is very unlikely. Tymoshenko has an eye on Yushchenko's voters who can support her in the runoffs. This is the true motive behind her unification calls, Serhij Taran, director of the Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:13:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236190415/top100/ 267120 | Party bosses don't need first-past-the-pole election system as they are eager to control lawmakers, says Oles Donij http://en.redtram.com/go/236139981/top100/ 236139981 Other than admitting that the existing proportional representation election system has failed, political parties in VR seem to disagree bitterly on how to resolve the problem, Oles Donij from NUNS told ZIk Dec. 10. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236139981/top100/ 267125 | Ukraine lands plum contract to supply tanks to Iraq http://en.redtram.com/go/236139972/top100/ 236139972 Ukraine has signed a $2.4-billion contract to sell tanks and armored personnel carriers (APC) to Iraq, the government press service release says. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:05:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236139972/top100/ 267120 | If Yanukovych wins, Tymoshenko will nail him down - like she did to Yushchenko, says Taras Chornovil http://en.redtram.com/go/236109989/top100/ 236109989 The current legislation allows holding an honest presidential election, given the good will of the players. However, the presidential election law has been unbalanced by the Constitutional Court rendering some of its provisions illegal, Taras Chornovil told ZIK Dec. 9. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:54:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236109989/top100/ 267119 | Cut by Yushchenko's digs, Lutsenko bangs door http://en.redtram.com/go/236109977/top100/ 236109977 At a Dec. 8 meeting of the country's law-enforcement agencies, Pres Yushchenko bashed out heads of PGO, SBU, interior ministry, justice ministry, tax administration, and customs service for being involved or covering for corruption. Following the criticism, Interior Minister Lutsenko Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236109977/top100/ 267120 | Washington, Moscow might accept Pres Yanukovych - Premier Yushchenko duo, expert says http://en.redtram.com/go/236109969/top100/ 236109969 The honeymoon of Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych is based on the assumption that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". This was the bottom line of a press conference given by several political experts, our Kyiv correspondent reports Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236109969/top100/ 267120 | If she wins, you'll all lose, and Ukraine will lose its independence - Yushchenko http://en.redtram.com/go/236109960/top100/ 236109960 If she wins, you'll all lose, all of you. And, most important, Ukraine will be a major loser," Pres Yushchenko said, addressing a group of Tymoshenko supporters in the Volyn oblast Dec. 8, our correspondent reports. [Yushchenko typically refrains from Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236109960/top100/ 267125 | Ukraine up to Romanian scenario, with two finalists declaring themselves winners, experts say http://en.redtram.com/go/235980469/top100/ 235980469 The presidential election will be held on time, but there are many risks involved, some VR lawmakers said, addressing the Dec. 7 press conference in Kyiv titled "Election law: imitating democracy or cleansing power?," our Kyiv correspondent reports. There is Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:56:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235980469/top100/ 267125 | Pres Tymoshenko snubs Yanukovych as her premier http://en.redtram.com/go/235980459/top100/ 235980459 Yulia Tymoshenko says she will be unwilling, when president, to provoke a stand-off with the future premier, Tymoshenko's website says. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:56:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235980459/top100/ 267125 | Tymoshenko predicts Yanukovych defeat in presidential election http://en.redtram.com/go/235590526/top100/ 235590526 Dec. 4, Premier and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko addressed journalists in the Big Politics live talk show broadcast by the Inter TV channel. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:12:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235590526/top100/ 267125 | Yushchenko and Yanukovych are playing ball - Turchynov http://en.redtram.com/go/235373480/top100/ 235373480 Pres Yushchenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych are coordinating their actions in their attempts to topple the Tymoshenko cabinet, Vice Premier Oleksandr Turchynov told The Profil Dec. 4. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:24:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235373480/top100/ 267125 | USA, Russia confirm guarantees of security to UKraine http://en.redtram.com/go/235373463/top100/ 235373463 In a joint statement on Dec. 4, the presidents of the United States and Russia, Barak Obama and Dmitrij Medvedev, confirmed the guarantees of security to Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus given on the heels of these countries' consent in 1994 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:24:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235373463/top100/ 267125 | Yanukovych to garner over 12% of votes in Lviv oblast - Boris Kolesnikov http://en.redtram.com/go/235141080/top100/ 235141080 The Party of Regions opts for the first-past-the-pole electoral system for local elections. If Ukraine fails to switch to this system, the local elections due May 30 will become an acid test for PR local organizations, a heavyweight PR member, Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:49:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235141080/top100/