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  Government of Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to the Constitution, the state symbols of Ukraine are the State Flag of Ukraine, the State Coat of arms of Ukraine and the State Anthem of Ukraine.
Despite most of the members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are chosen and nominated to the Parliament by the Prime Minister, the President still retains the authority to nominate the Ministers of the Foreign Affairs and of Defense for the parliamentary approval.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine (the head of the Cabinet) and the Cabinet are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada (the parliament).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Ukraine   (1480 words)

  
 Government - Ukraine - Europe
Although the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 brought Ukraine independence, the rigidly centralized Soviet structure of government remained.
Ukraine was the last of the former Soviet republics to adopt a new constitution.
The delay was caused by a struggle in the legislature between reformers, who wanted to introduce a new, democratic system of government, and conservatives, who wanted to preserve the structures of the former Soviet state.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/ukraine/government.htm   (138 words)

  
 Constitution of Ukraine
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine:
Acts of the President of Ukraine, issued within the limits of authority as envisaged in subparagraphs 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of this Article, are co-signed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister responsible for th e act and its execution.
The Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is the government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
www.rada.kiev.ua /const/conengl.htm   (15204 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Top Story: Parliament Votes out 'pro-Moscow' government in Ukraine
KIEV (Ukraine): Ukraine’s parliament voted to oust the country’s pro-Moscow government on Wednesday as European and Russian mediators took a second stab at trying to quell a political crisis raging in the strategic country.
Ukraine’s pro-Western opposition leader agreed on Wednesday to resume negotiations with his presidential rival, the pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, and lift a blockade of government buildings.
Ukraine’s opposition is pushing for a quick repeat of a disputed presidential runoff vote to resolve the political crisis before its mass protests fizzle out, but foreign observers warn it will be next to impossible for them to properly monitor such a poll.
pakistantimes.net /2004/12/02/top9.htm   (835 words)

  
 Ukraine Government Information
In particular, the failure of the government to conduct a thorough, credible, and transparent investigation into the 2000 disappearance and murder of independent journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, in which government officials have been credibly implicated, has had a negative effect on Ukraine's international image.
Under defense reform legislation passed in 2004, Ukraine is strengthening civilian control of the military, professionalizing its non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps, modernizing force structure to improve interoperability with NATO, and reducing troop numbers, all with an eye toward NATO standards.
Ukraine’s stated national policy is Euro-Atlantic integration, including with both NATO and the European Union, though explicit mention of aspiration to NATO membership was removed from official military doctrine in July 2004.
www.traveldocs.com /ua/govern.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Ukraine
The Government of Ukraine stated that it will not allow cases to be processed that were received after September 19, when announcements were first made regarding delays for intercountry adoptions.
The U.S. Government has urged the Government of Ukraine to allow pending adoptions to be completed during this transition period, and to implement planned changes as quickly as possible to minimize disruption to intercountry adoptions.
The U.S. Government has urged the Government of Ukraine to allow pending adoptions to be completed during this transitional period, and to institute the planned changes as quickly as possible to allow for a prompt resumption of intercountry adoptions.
www.jcics.org /Ukraine/Ukraine.htm   (2315 words)

  
 JURIST - Ukraine: Ukrainian Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
Ukraine is a parliamentary democracy with separate executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
However, in July 2001 the Government adopted a series of laws designed to bring existing legislation regulating the court system and the administration of justice more in line with constitutional requirements for an independent judiciary.
The Government interfered with the news media by intimidating journalists and using libel laws.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/ukraine.htm   (1349 words)

  
 Government of Ukraine - Climate Change Initiative, Ukraine
Ukraine's representatives are participants of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties and the Subsidiary Bodies' meetings.
The Government of Ukraine signed a Memorandum with the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on cooperation in climate change activities.
The current major task of the Government of Ukraine is to form and put into force the national policy on climate change.
www.climate.org.ua /whatdone/gov.html   (366 words)

  
 ICC ratification - Ukraine - Amnesty International
Ukraine has begun the ratification process, but the process stalled in June 2001 when the Constitutional Court ruled that a constitutional amendment would be required before Ukraine could ratify.
I welcome reports that Ukraine has begun the process of drafting implementing legislation, and urge you to ensure that such legislation is drafted in a transparent manner with broad consultation with civil society.
I hope that Ukraine will be able to take these steps as soon as possible so that it can join the international community in building an effective system of international justice to end impunity for the worst crimes known to humanity.
web.amnesty.org /pages/icc-010904-action-eng   (499 words)

  
 Agenda 21 - Ukraine
In Ukraine, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for sustainable agriculture.
Nature reserves in Ukraine protect about 80% of the species of natural flora, but the existing network is still insufficient to protect all the genetic values of plant and animal wildlife, and the diversity of ecosystems.
In Ukraine, one of the main sources of air pollution is thermal electric power stations that emit 32% of the total pollution caused by stationary sources.
www.un.org /esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/ukraine/natur.htm   (4188 words)

  
 Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Ukraine
Ukraine's government intervention score is 0.5 point better this year; however, its fiscal burden of government score is 0.3 point worse, and its monetary policy score is 1 point worse.
In 2003, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, government expenditures as a share of GDP increased by 1.7 percentage points to 28.4 percent, compared to a 0.5 percentage point decrease in 2002.
From 1995 to 2004, Ukraine's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 7.86 percent, up from the 5.91 percent from 1994 to 2003 reported in the 2005 Index.
www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Ukraine   (973 words)

  
 U.S. Assistance to Ukraine -- Fiscal Year 2005
U.S. assistance will help the Government of Ukraine (GOU) fight proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other contraband, increase safeguards over nuclear sources, enhance the safety of nuclear power plants, and combat trafficking in human beings.
Self-declared as nuclear-weapons-free in 1996, Ukraine receives U.S. assistance to combat the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), increase safeguards for the nuclear-reliant energy sector, improve security for radiological and nuclear materials, and redirect former weapons expertise toward peaceful and sustainable research activities.
Ukraine is the fourth largest non-NATO contributor of troops to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/fs/50839.htm   (1125 words)

  
 Defense - Government - Ukraine - Europe
Ukraine’s armed forces are the second largest in Europe, after those of Russia, with an estimated strength of 303,800 in 2001.
Because Ukraine is committed to a policy of nonalignment, it does not subscribe to the treaty on collective security of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), nor does it desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
This required Ukraine to liquidate its large nuclear arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), a project that was completed in 1995.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/ukraine/government/defense.htm   (188 words)

  
 Ukraine
Frequently, American citizens are refused entry to Ukraine because they thought they possessed a multiple entry visa, but in fact their visa was valid for only a single entry.
The Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine is located at Prospekt Kutuzova 8, tel.: (380-44) 284-6816, fax 284-7936, e-mail: general@rucons.Kyiv.ua, http://www.embrus.org.ua.
Ukraine has strict limitations for the export of antiques and other goods and artifacts deemed to be of particularly important historical or cultural value.
travel.state.gov /travel/ukraine.html   (3688 words)

  
 Pro-Russian party set to form government in Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Orange Revolution was a move by one group within Ukraine’s wealthy elite to assume the levers of state power at the expense of their rivals, the eastern Ukrainian industrialists, whose main representative is Yanukovich.
Control of the Rada and the government gives the holders the means to protect themselves from the threat of criminal prosecution and the ability to stymie the economic interests of their rivals.
Yushchenko’s victory in 2004 was the outcome of a political campaign funded and spearheaded by Washington as part of its drive to weaken the influence of Russia in the former Soviet Union.
wsws.org /articles/2006/jul2006/ukra-j25.shtml   (741 words)

  
 Fitch: New Government in Ukraine – Policy Goals Unchanged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ukraine's Long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings are currently 'BB-' (BB minus) and the Outlook on both ratings was changed to Positive from Stable in June.
The ratings are supported by Ukraine's low general government and net external debt ratios, which compare favourably with those of its rating peers, and the near-term support to the external position provided by a sizeable, though declining, current account surplus and official foreign exchange reserves of over USD14 billion.
The possibility of a united and strong government emerging after the next Rada election that is capable of delivering in key policy areas now hinges on how the main political players respond to the developments and, at times, acrimonious debates of the last month.
www.brama.com /news/press/2005/09/050929fitch_ukrainegov.html   (850 words)

  
 Local Government
As noted in the Political Parties section, "state" in the Ukrainian context corresponds most closely with the American word "federal." "Government" in Ukrainian refers only to the Cabinet of Ministers and the Prime Minister, not to the "governmental sector," as understood in the American context.
The Constitution recognizes that local government is the right of a territorial community (the inhabitants of a village, town, or city) to make decisions on local issues independently.
Changes have affected mainly oblast and raion governments, but as city governments are dependent on these higher-level governments for their budgets (see Local Budgeting), they are also greatly affected by these changes.
www.usukraine.org /cpp/localgovernment.htm   (1654 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Q&A: Ukraine government crisis
The vote came in the wake of widespread criticism of the government for signing a controversial deal on gas supplies from Russia last week.
They disagree on whether it will be an acting, caretaker government, or a fully legitimate government in the normal sense of the word.
After the election, the new government will be formed from forces that group together to create a parliamentary majority.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4600386.stm   (689 words)

  
 Ukraine will have new president by Christmas - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The government of Ukraine has stepped down according to the decision from 229 deputies of the Ukrainian parliament, the Supreme Rada.
The politicians agreed to form the government of Ukraine on the base of certain amendments to the law about the presidential election and the draft law about the political reform, which stipulates new powers for the parliament and the president of Ukraine.
The negotiators also called upon the government of Ukraine to do everything possible to preserve the territorial integrity of the nation.
english.pravda.ru /world/20/92/370/14669_ukraine.html   (896 words)

  
 RIA Novosti - Opinion & analysis - Ukraine: pragmatic interim government
There are no surprises in the new Ukranian government, although a number of ministers, who were believed to be favorites by the press, have lost their positions.
On the whole, the new government is an odd assortment of politicians.
The purpose of Ekhanurov's government is to get through the winter without a new government crisis or rigorous rivalry of ambitious politicians.
en.rian.ru /analysis/20050930/41553689.html   (814 words)

  
 Government Ukraine Europe Regional
This disagreement between the President and the government weakens Ukraine?s position in the eyes of Americans.
Ukraine parliament approved sale of EUR 1.5 bln-worth of companies...Rynok.biz, Ukraine - 3 hours ago...
Besides this, at the suggestion of the Our Ukraine MP Volodymyr Zapaltinskyi and the Party of Regions MP Dmytro Sandler the Rada included a number of largest...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Europe/Ukraine/Government   (439 words)

  
 U.S. Assistance to Ukraine - Fiscal Year 2003
Economic and security assistance focused on fostering Ukraine’s integration into the structures of the Euro-Atlantic community, which are predicated on an adherence to the basic norms of a middle class weighted market economy, a civilian controlled military, and an active and vibrant civil society.
Local government reform programs will focus on developing the capacity of associations to provide training to administrators and lobby for national legislation for local self-governance as well as on providing training to municipal professionals on strategic planning, management of services, and citizen participation in decision-making.
The U.S. Government has provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance and the Tax Administration to help reform tax policy and administration; this assistance will phase out, since the Government of Ukraine adopted a new, simplified tax code.
www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/fs/29493.htm   (1132 words)

  
 USAID: Ukraine
Promising signs of political reform and empowerment among elected local governments were becoming evident at the end of the calendar year, but weak political accountability, unequal law enforcement and tightly controlled media have continued to restrain Ukraine's democratic development.
USAID helped the GOU to launch a new three-tier pension system in January 2004 for some 14 million pensioners, which amounted to 30% of the population, or nearly 40% of all voters.
Prevention and control of Ukraine's TB epidemic is also a priority for USAID's social sector, as are policy and clinical interventions to reduce high abortion rates and maternal mortality.
www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2006/ee/ua.html   (1324 words)

  
 Build Ukraine
Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and
Whereas it is the duty of government and public authorities at all levels to
(4) urges the Government of Ukraine to guarantee freedom of association and
www.artukraine.com /buildukraine/election.htm   (1257 words)

  
 Ukraine Info | Embassy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Freedom triumphed in Ukraine last weekend as citizens voted in elections, which international poll monitors judged to be democratic and fair—not a given for a country that was once part of the Soviet Union.
The activity of the first in new Ukraine’s history Catholic University of Lviv (UCU) was in the highlights at the Ukrainian Education and Cultural Center in Jenkintown near Philadelphia on April 1, 2006.
The Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America and the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York in cooperation with the Ukrainian National Association of the United States were pleased to meet American families
www.ukraineinfo.us /embassy/embassy.html   (3012 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Ukraine leader sacks government
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has sacked his government in a move that may mark the end of the coalition that won the Orange Revolution.
A coalition government including ministers from his Our Ukraine party, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party, was formed the next month.
Ukraine faces parliamentary elections in March 2006, and some observers have speculated that the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc could run against Our Ukraine, instead of continuing their electoral pact.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4225566.stm   (609 words)

  
 BakuTODAY.net - National unity government ends Ukraine political stalemate
Ukraine's parliament confirmed a pro-Moscow politician as prime minister and endorsed a new coalition government including pro-Western elements, ending a four-month-long political stalemate but keeping alive prospects for NATO and the European Union membership.
Newspapers predicted that Our Ukraine would get a generous share of other ministries, while Yanukovych said earlier that his cabinet would be "effective, professional and responsible".
His earlier-stated aim of starting rapid membership negotiations with the European Union and joining the bloc in 2008 has slipped as the government made slow progress on reforms last year and enthusiasm for enlargement has cooled in some EU countries.
www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=24718   (838 words)

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