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| Special pensions for MPs, prosecutors, judges etc. cancelled from June 1, 2015 |
06.17.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency
Topics from Media and Social Networks
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Special pensions for MPs, prosecutors, judges etc. cancelled from June 1, 2015.
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Poroshenko ready to dismiss the head of the Security Services of Ukraine.
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Canadian volunteers from the diaspora are outraged by corruption in the Ministry of Defence.
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The price of alcoholic beverages will grow by 25-40% by September, 1.
Special pensions for MPs, prosecutors, judges etc. cancelled from June 1, 2015.
Poroshenko ready to dismiss the head of the Security Services of Ukraine.
Canadian volunteers from the diaspora are outraged by corruption in the Ministry of Defence.
The price of alcoholic beverages will grow by 25-40% by September, 1.
Key Events of Ukraine
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The Verkhovna Rada did not support the reduction of the retirement age. Minister of Social Policy Rozenko said that from June 1 the assignment and payment of special pensions, including pensions for MPs, judges, prosecutors, would be stopped in Ukraine.
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The government decided to raise the minimum wholesale and retail prices of alcoholic beverages by 25-40% in two steps: from June 27, and September 1, 2015. Producers of ardent spirits praised the decision, experts warn of reduced revenue from the growth of production and consumption of counterfeit alcohol and brewing.
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The leader of the faction Petro Poroshenko Bloc in the Verkhovna Rada Lutsenko confirmed that the President is ready to make a representation to the Verkhovna Rada on dismissal of the head of the SSU Nalyvaychenko, as it believes that the service should be headed by a professional scout rather than a politician. The leader of the Radical Party Lyashko said that instead Nalyvaychenko his deputy Gritsak might be appointed.
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Ukraine exported 33.5 million tons of grain in the current marketing year, and has firmly entrenched in third place amongst world producers, after the US and the EU. According to the Minister of Agrarian Policy, the sowing campaign this year is completed in full.
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The official rate of the hryvnia against major currencies rose after two days of sharp decline: 21.65 UAH/USD (-0.50 UAH), 24.42 UAH/EUR (-0,42 UAH), 4.02 UAH /RUR 10 (-0.08 UAH).
The Verkhovna Rada did not support the reduction of the retirement age. Minister of Social Policy Rozenko said that from June 1 the assignment and payment of special pensions, including pensions for MPs, judges, prosecutors, would be stopped in Ukraine.
The government decided to raise the minimum wholesale and retail prices of alcoholic beverages by 25-40% in two steps: from June 27, and September 1, 2015. Producers of ardent spirits praised the decision, experts warn of reduced revenue from the growth of production and consumption of counterfeit alcohol and brewing.
The leader of the faction Petro Poroshenko Bloc in the Verkhovna Rada Lutsenko confirmed that the President is ready to make a representation to the Verkhovna Rada on dismissal of the head of the SSU Nalyvaychenko, as it believes that the service should be headed by a professional scout rather than a politician. The leader of the Radical Party Lyashko said that instead Nalyvaychenko his deputy Gritsak might be appointed.
Ukraine exported 33.5 million tons of grain in the current marketing year, and has firmly entrenched in third place amongst world producers, after the US and the EU. According to the Minister of Agrarian Policy, the sowing campaign this year is completed in full.
The official rate of the hryvnia against major currencies rose after two days of sharp decline: 21.65 UAH/USD (-0.50 UAH), 24.42 UAH/EUR (-0,42 UAH), 4.02 UAH /RUR 10 (-0.08 UAH).
Ukraine at War
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The situation in the conflict zone in the Donbass remains tense, the militants use heavy artillery, MLRS and tanks against the Ukrainian army. At night Marinka, Krasnogorovka, and Ukrainian troops positioned on Artemivsk direction, in Sokolniki and Zolotoye in the Luhansk region underwent the powerful attack again. According to official statistics, six combatants were injured during the last day.
The situation in the conflict zone in the Donbass remains tense, the militants use heavy artillery, MLRS and tanks against the Ukrainian army. At night Marinka, Krasnogorovka, and Ukrainian troops positioned on Artemivsk direction, in Sokolniki and Zolotoye in the Luhansk region underwent the powerful attack again. According to official statistics, six combatants were injured during the last day.
Ukraine and the World
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Canadian Diaspora appealed to the authorities of Ukraine to provide all the necessary supplies for the Ukrainian military forces, to clear arrears in their payment, to defeat corruption in the Ministry of Defense and finally to account for the progress. Otherwise, they were willing to minimize cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities and officials, and would advise the Government of Canada to cut military aid.
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FIFA Ethics Commission began checking Russia’s right to host the World Cup in 2018.
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German Foreign Minister Steinmeier said that the Russian statement that they have passed into service 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles would sharply increase tensions in Europe.
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Russian state property in Belgium arrested as consistent with Yukos’ statements of case for Government of the Russian Federation.
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According to the Russian oppositioner Khodorkovsky, it is to Russian President Putin interest to freeze the conflict in the Donbass, since it undermines the economy of Ukraine. He believes that sanctions have hit on Putin's plans, but their potential is exhausted, and they can not stop the aggression.
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According to Defense Minister Fallon UK, Russia and NATO began a new arms race similar to the Cold War in the late twentieth century. Alliance is ready to repel aggression and holds military exercises in Eastern Europe.
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The British government has urged Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk Agreement and to immediately release the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada Savchenko, illegally detained in a Moscow prison.
Canadian Diaspora appealed to the authorities of Ukraine to provide all the necessary supplies for the Ukrainian military forces, to clear arrears in their payment, to defeat corruption in the Ministry of Defense and finally to account for the progress. Otherwise, they were willing to minimize cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities and officials, and would advise the Government of Canada to cut military aid.
FIFA Ethics Commission began checking Russia’s right to host the World Cup in 2018.
German Foreign Minister Steinmeier said that the Russian statement that they have passed into service 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles would sharply increase tensions in Europe.
Russian state property in Belgium arrested as consistent with Yukos’ statements of case for Government of the Russian Federation.
According to the Russian oppositioner Khodorkovsky, it is to Russian President Putin interest to freeze the conflict in the Donbass, since it undermines the economy of Ukraine. He believes that sanctions have hit on Putin's plans, but their potential is exhausted, and they can not stop the aggression.
According to Defense Minister Fallon UK, Russia and NATO began a new arms race similar to the Cold War in the late twentieth century. Alliance is ready to repel aggression and holds military exercises in Eastern Europe.
The British government has urged Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk Agreement and to immediately release the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada Savchenko, illegally detained in a Moscow prison.
The Trends
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Experts and observers believe the arrest of fighters of the special division of militia "Tornado" by the prosecutor's office is connected with their activity to stop smuggling cargo by train to the occupied territory controlled by the militants of LPR.
Experts and observers believe the arrest of fighters of the special division of militia "Tornado" by the prosecutor's office is connected with their activity to stop smuggling cargo by train to the occupied territory controlled by the militants of LPR.
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