Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№25, (2000)

26.09.2000 - 00:00

Every unemployed Ukrainian is a potential illegal alien

According to the State Statistics Committee, the full unemployment level has now reached 12%. If you add to this the 25% of those partially unemployed, you will get a staggering figure. Moreover,...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Ukraine Will Fulfill its Obligation To Close Chornobyl

President Leonid Kuchma expressed his anxiety about the G-7 countries “not having fulfilled yet” their commitments connected with the shutdown of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. According to...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

YANA KLOCHKOVA STRIKES GOLD TWICE

Last Tuesday the Ukrainian Olympic national team substantially increased its baggage of medals. It has grabbed two gold and three silver ones. Our swimmer Yana Klochkova, a true heroine of Sydney...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Media Bridge: Not for Sale

Vladimir Gusinski, President of Media Bridge, says he is not going to sell his holding to the Russia’s Gazprom. Bridge media try to cover the news in Russia in an unbiased manner. Mr. Gusinski...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Japanese Garden In Donbas

Of all the 15 countries visited by Takashi Itozawa, a 36-year- old Japanese artist and photographer, Ukraine — Luhansk oblast, to be precise — was the only one to accord him such hospitality and with...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

This week in history

September 26: 1991. The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice registered the Party of the Democratic Rebirth of Ukraine. 1995. Ukraine joined the Council of Europe. September 27: 1906. The first...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Old tax base and increased privatization appetite are the main weak points of the Cabinet’ s 2001 budget bill

On September 20, the Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee considered the draft 2001 State Budget and determined the schedule for its passage by parliament. This actually begins the budget process for next...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Vice Premier tries to solve a “cadre problem” with Parliament’s aid

The Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee, headed by Yuliya Tymoshenko before her vice premiership, currently under Oleksandr Turchynov, also of the Batkivshchyna faction, submitted a draft resolution on...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Majority Solves “Essentially Technical Problem” To Oleksandr Karpov’s Liking

On September 21, the parliamentary majority elected a new coordinator (according to the agreement, a new majority coordinator is elected at each parliamentary session). As predicted, the nod was...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

“Yana Klochkova likes ice cream and crosswords,” her parents say

When Ukrainian journalists were discussing the prospects for our national team on the eve to the Sydney Olympics, many were quite skeptical young girl swimmer Yana Klochkova’s chances. They would say...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Alleged Plot Uncovered

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) Director Leonid Derkach pledges to hold a press conference this week on an alleged plot by residents of Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy oblasts. Those being held...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

National Circus of Ukraine opens 125th jubilee season

The Day ’s reporters saw a preview of the new program somewhat grandiloquently called “The Road of Courage and Inspiration” on the eve of its opening. The preview, more precisely, dress rehearsal, is...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

President KUCHMA tells press: Don’t confuse me with Yeltsin!

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma made a number of important statements during the September 19 seminar for regional mass media in Kyiv. First of all, Kuchma considers it impossible for the Russian...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

Mobile Phones Still Symbolize Luxury, Not Civilized Necessity

To paraphrase a popular literary hero [Ostap Bender in Ilf’s and Petrov’s Twelve Chairs —Ed.], a mobile phone is not a luxury but a means of communications, although I am afraid some might fail to...
26.09.2000 - 00:00

“What exactly should the state finance with the money you pay in taxes?”

Mariya TARASIUK, military servicewoman: “What comes first for a human being is health. So I would like my taxes to be used to fund medicine and above all to raise doctors’ salaries. Not without...

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