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EURONEWS — May 22, 2013: China China in Ukraine
As part of the China China exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu are showing their performance installation Seeing Is Not An Option, which explores the tension between collective thinking and individuality; social pressure and independence. The pair explored similar themes in their installation Teenager Teenager.
FORBES — May 21, 2013: China Comes To Ukraine
“China China”, a Chinese group art show, is now on the display at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. The exhibit features eleven contemporary artists, including Ai Weiwei’s installation “Forever Bicycle” and his 32 pieces of tree trunks of “Rooted Upon”, as well as installations and performances from the younger generation, such as Sun Yuan, Peng Yu, Zhao Yao, and Yan Xing’s “The Sex Comedy,” among others...
THE WASHINGTON POST — May 20, 2013: Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest Wins Eurovision Song Contest Ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
The Ukraine’s Zlata Ognevich and her song “Gravity” finished third with 214 points. Ognevich was carried onstage in Saturday night’s finals by the tallest man in the U.S. — Ukrainian-born Igor Vovkovinskiy. Vovkovinskiy — who stands 7 feet, 8 inches (234 centimeters) — wobbled onstage in a fur and feathers, placing the fairy-like Ognevich on a rock where she stood for the rest of the performance...
BLOOMBERG — May 17, 2013: Ukraine Carbon Offset Usage Soars as EU Ban Talk Boosts Demand
Factories, utilities and airlines snapped up a flood of carbon offsets from Ukraine and Russia to comply with European Union emission targets in 2012 amid speculation the credits would face usage restrictions. Ukraine supplied 169 million metric tons of United Nations Emission Reduction Units to EU emitters, a more than fivefold increase from
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH — May 16, 2013: Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights Watch said today. The new regulations, adopted on May 13, 2013, greatly simplify...
BUSINESS NEW EUROPE — May 16, 2013: Ukraine President to Pardon Tymoshenko ASAP, Says Yanukovych Adviser
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will pardon Yulia Tymoshenko as soon as the current investigations against her are satisfied, a non-staff adviser to the president claimed on May 10. Hanna Herman, an influential deputy of the ruling Party of Regions, who has long been close to the president, told Radio Liberty that she firmly believes the former prime minister will receive a presidential pardon once all judicial proceedings against Tymoshenko are concluded. The...
THE SACRAMENTO BEE — May 16, 2013: U.S. Secretary of State Declares Support for Ukraine’s European Integration Progress
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Ukrainian counterpart he supports the efforts Ukraine is making in areas such as nuclear non-proliferation, energy security, and peacekeeping activities including Ukraine’s participation in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. "We’re very grateful to the Ukrainian leadership...
EUOBSERVER — May 15, 2013: EU Adopts Legal Basis for Ukraine Treaty
The European Commission will on Wednesday (15 May) adopt a legal proposal for EU countries to sign a major treaty with Ukraine despite scant progress on reform. In what EU officials are calling a purely "technical" step, the decision will enable member states to sign a political association and free trade pact with Kiev later this year...
THE TELEGRAPH — May 14, 2013: Ukraine Says It Will Not Free Tymoshenko as Deadline Looms for Trade Deal with Europe
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph during a visit to London yesterday, the Ukrainian foreign minister, Leonid Kozhara, said there was no plan to release the ex-prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, before an EU deadline at the end of this month. Ms Tymoshenko, 52, who helped lead the mass street protests that felled the country’s...
BLOOMBERG — May 14, 2013: Ukraine Has Longer to Meet EU Demands, Lithuanian Minister Says
Ukraine has six months to meet European Union terms for an association agreement instead of a May deadline the 27-nation bloc set for improving its judiciary and electoral system, according to the foreign minister of Lithuania, which takes over the rotating EU presidency in July. While the former...
CYCLING NEWS — May 13, 2013: Tour of Chongming Island World Cup: Tetyana Riabchenko Solos to Victory
The name of Ukraine’s Tetyana Riabchenko of Chirio Forno d’Asolo popped up for the first time on the international cycling scene after she won the fifth leg of the 2013 World Cup on the island of Chongming in China. While a bunch sprint finish was highly expected on this flattish terrain, she...
ELEPHANT JOURNAL — May 13, 2013: Humanity’s Thirsty Future: Searching for Solutions
Earth’s fresh water resources are rapidly decreasing. By 2030, the number of people living in water scarce regions will approach four billion, as per OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030. Today, millions of young women and children in the water stressed regions spend their lives fetching polluted and/or contaminated water from distant wells or water basins. We often...
EURONEWS — May 13, 2013: Eurovision: Ukraine’s Golden Fire
27-year-old Zlata Ognevich is a very beloved celebrity in Ukraine. She is no stranger to the Eurovision Song Contest. Her first attempt was in 2010 where she finished fifth in the Ukrainian national final. Last year, Zlata took part in the Ukrainian national selection where her unique entry “The Kukushka” came second. This year, Zlata will have...
TREND.AZ — May 10, 2013: Ukraine Supports Minsk Group Efforts to Settle Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict
Ukraine supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group towards the peaceful resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, OSCE Chairman and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday. The Minister spoke...
9NEWS — May 10, 2013: 9-Year-Old Professor Teaches History in Ukraine
History lectures about the Mongol invasion of 1237 may not seem appealing to attend, at least, not until the class is taught by a 9-year-old prodigy. Nine-year-old Vitaly Nechaev of the Ukraine is an expert on the country’s history, so much so that...
OIL PRICE — May 10, 2013: How Will Russia React to Ukraine’s Plans to Become a Gas Transit State
Ukraine finds itself with a dilemma. If the EU - Ukraine Association Agreement is not signed and ratified soon, another chance is unlikely to arise for a generation or more. At the same time, separate negotiations have yet to determine whether Ukraine’s gas transit system will be administered by a bilateral consortium with Russia or a trilateral one...
ADELAIDE NOW — May 3, 2013: Volodymyr Klitschko Puts His Belts on the Line Against Francesco Pianeta
WORLD heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko takes on undefeated challenger Francesco Pianeta on Saturday in a busy summer for the Ukrainian champ with a bumper pay-day against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin looming on the horizon. The 37-year-old Klitschko will defend his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Mannheim, south-west Germany...
THE NEW YORK TIMES — May 3, 2013: Luxury District Takes Root in Ukrainian Capital
As snow started to melt, the Vozdvyzhenka district here felt like it finally was coming to life. After 10 years of construction, the work crews and the piles of building materials were all but gone. The park and children’s playground had been completed. The sun was catching the bright colors...
THE WASHINGTON POST — April 30, 2013: European Court Rules Ukraine’s Jailing of Ex-PM Tymoshenko Was Rights Abuse
Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe’s human rights court ruled Tuesday. A Ukrainian ambassador stormed out of the courthouse in response to the ruling in a case that has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with Europe and the United States. An architect of Ukraine’s 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution who was instantly recognizable by her crown of braids...
ABC NEWS — April 30, 2013: Europe Court: Tymoshenko Jailing Was Rights Abuse
Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe’s human rights court ruled Tuesday. A Ukrainian ambassador stormed out of the courthouse in response to the ruling in a case that has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with Europe and...
NEW EUROPE — April 29, 2013: EU, Ukraine Play Each Other on Pipeline
On 3 May, Ukraine and the EU are expected to hold a roundtable in Brussels regarding further development of the Ukrainian gas market. The roundtable, which will be chaired by EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger and Ukraine’s Energy Minister Stavytsyi, is expected to discuss the modernisation of the Ukrainian gas transportation...
DEUTSCHE WELLE — April 26, 2013: Lutsenko: Ukraine Needs the EU Association Deal
Yuri Lutsenko, the former Ukrainian interior minister under the then Yulia Tymoshenko government, spent two years in prison for abuse of powers. After his pardon, he spoke with Deutsche Welle about his country’s future. DW: Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych has pardoned you by decree. How did that happen?..
IN SERBIA — April 24, 2013: Serbia And Ukraine Signed Commission Protocol
Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Policy Jovan Krkobabic and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko on Tuesday signed a protocol of the fifth session of the Serbian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission for trade, economic and scientific and technical cooperation, which was held in Belgrade. Krkobabic, who chairs the Serbian segment of the commission...
BLOOMBERG — April 24, 2013: Ukraine Oilseed Output Seen at Record by Oil World on Soybeans
Ukraine’s next oilseed harvest may be its largest on record after fields recovered from drought last year and farmers expanded soybean acreage, Oil World said. Larger soybean and rapeseed crops may push total oilseed production to 13.4 million to 14.4 million metric tons in the 2013-14 season, up from 12.71 million tons a year earlier, the Hamburg-based researcher...
NEW EUROPE — April 22, 2013: Stavytsky: Ukraine Could Become Gas Exporter by 2025
Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Minister Eduard Stavytsky said his country could bring in more international majors to explore its hydrocarbon fields on production-sharing terms and become a net gas exporter by 2025. Ukraine and the European Union will hold round table on gas consortium soon, he...
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — April 19, 2013: Extension of European Parliament’s Ukraine Mission: A Triumph Of Dialogue Over Isolation
The European Parliament has acknowledged the success of the Cox-Kwasniewski monitoring mission to Ukraine, extending its remit until September. There had been speculation that the mission, headed by former European Parliament (EP) President Pat Cox and former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, could end April 18(th) in Strasbourg, but in the past few weeks there was positive news from Kiev with the decision by Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych to pardon jailed former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko...
PACE — April 18, 2013: Ukraine: PACE Co-rapporteurs Welcome Positive Developments
Mailis Reps (Estonia, ALDE) and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin (Sweden, EPP/CD), the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), have welcomed the continuing efforts displayed by the Ukrainian authorities to reform the judiciary but stressed that implementation of newly-adopted laws and strategies is now essential to ensure an independent and impartial judiciary that fully...
CARNEGIE EUROPE — April 17, 2013: Why Does Ukraine Matter to the EU?
Some adults turn their noses up at the question of “why,” believing it to be childish. And when it comes to the EU’s foreign policy, especially in its Eastern neighborhood, the question is considered simply inappropriate. That the EU will engage with its Eastern neighbors is just a given today. Take Ukraine. The EU has made a significant political investment in Kyiv over the years but has not given much thought to why Ukraine matters...
GULF TIMES — April 15, 2013: Kyiv Is Keen to Widen Ties with Doha: Envoy
Marking a new chapter in bilateral relations, Qatar will open its embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev within three months, Ukrainian ambassador to Qatar Yevhen Mykytenko told Gulf Times. Ukraine opened its embassy in Doha earlier this year. “April 13 was a special day in the history of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Ukraine. Twenty years ago on April 13, 1993, the first Ukrainian delegation headed by then Ukrainian prime minister Leonid Kuchma visited Doha..."
CNN — April 15, 2013: Will Ukraine Seize Its EU Chance?
Europe’s too little, too late responses to the Eurozone crisis and the Arab awakening have amply demonstrated the difficulty of forging and enforcing a common position among 27 EU member states. Yet in at least one important area, Brussels has adopted a clear position supported by national governments: Ukraine, the largest country that is wholly within Europe yet outside the EU, should receive a path to closer EU integration.

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