KIEV, June 26 – Deputy Prime Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko and Jan Muehlfeit, chairman of Microsoft Corporation in Europe at a meeting on June 21 discussed the problem of the use of unlicensed software on the PCs of the executive power agencies, Hryschenko's press service reported.

Hryschenko said that over 10 years, the share of pirate software used at government agencies had fallen by 2.5 times. However, the Ukrainian government understands that all the software has to be legalized, and UAH 100 million has been allocated in the national budget this year for the purpose.

Muehlfeit confirmed the interest of Microsoft in the Ukrainian market and its readiness to look for compromises in the minimization of Ukraine's expenses as a part of the process of the legalization of software.