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Update: Yanukovych declares start of first stage of economic reform in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has declared the start of the first stage of economic reform in the country, while presenting a program of economic reform on Wednesday, June 2.
Yesterday at 15:46 | Interfax-Ukraine

Our Ukraine accuses Yanukovych of complicity with terrorists for rejecting NATO integration The Our Ukraine party has urged President Viktor Yanukovych and the National Security and Defense Council to return the provision on NATO integration in the bill on Ukrainian home and foreign policy principles.
Yesterday at 20:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian experts rate Yanukovych's 100 days in office at 2.7 points out of 11 Ukrainian experts have criticized the results of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's first 100 days in office of, according to an expert poll.
Yesterday at 16:33 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliament passes law on protection of personal data The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has passed a law on the protection of personal data.
Yesterday at 14:52 | Interfax-Ukraine
BYuT lawmakers walk out of parliament in protest against non-inclusion of opposition's bills on agenda The Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko faction has left a session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Wednesday in protest against parliament's refusal to put the opposition's bills on its agenda.
Yesterday at 14:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
Regions Party deputy Dzhyha appointed Vinnytsia region governor Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has appointed Mykola Dzhyha head of Vinnytsia regional state administration.
Yesterday at 14:03 | Interfax-Ukraine
BYuT: Yanukovych's judicial reform directed at strengthening authoritarian regime The Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko has said that the draft law of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on the judicial system and the status of judges is of a destructive character.
Yesterday at 13:06 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian Journal: Opposition to boycott Yanukovych address Opposition groups vowed on Tuesday, June 2, to boycott President Viktor Yanukovych’s address to the nation on Thursday, June 3, at which he plans to unveil his proposed economic reform package. The boycott is a setback for Yanukovych, signaling that political tensions in Ukraine remain high, weakening the government’s ability to implement unpopular reforms and austerity measures. The president’s annual address to the nation usually takes place in Parliament, but the Yanukovych administration has switched the venue to Ukrayina Palace, the biggest concert hall in downtown Kyiv. Read the story here.
Yesterday at 12:46
Deputy environmental protection minister detained because of acceptance of bribe The government of Ukraine dismissed deputy Environmental Protection Minister of Ukraine, who was detained while taking a bribe yesterday.
Yesterday at 11:59 | UNIAN
Yanukovych to decrease number of judges A draft law of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on the judicial system and status of judges registered in parliament proposes the creation of a Higher Specialized Court of Ukraine to consider civil and criminal cases, a decrease in the number of judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, a limitation on the functions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, and the disbanding of military courts.
Yesterday at 11:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Communists demand official status for Russian language The Communist Party's faction in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, insists on holding a nationwide referendum on the issue of granting the Russian language a status of the second official one.
Yesterday at 10:41 | Interfax-Ukraine