03/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• "The Minister of Information Policy" of DPR, Bloha have been detained in Mariupol while trying to flee to Crimea. She is being accused of participation in terrorist organization and transmission of information on Ukrainian activists and journalists of Donetsk to terrorists.
• The territory of Kharkiv tank plant was shelled with flamethrower, police classified the event as a terrorist attack.

01/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• President Poroshenko signed several important laws previously adopted by Verkhovna Rada. In particular, he signed the Law on Higher Education, that determines self-governance and integration of universities into the European space, based on the Bologna process, as well as Amendments to the State Budget and the Tax Code, providing additional funding to Kyiv, martial tax on personal income, reduction of state official salaries.
• President Poroshenko announced in TV interview creation of international Donbass recovery aid fund, involving US, UK, Japan and most European countries. Additionally, Ukrainian oligarchs money should be used for the region's recovery.
• President Poroshenko insists on change of electoral law and introduction of a fully proportional system and open party lists.