KIEV, Dec. 6 – The new Tax Code with the president's amendments, which has been passed by Parliament and signed by the president, preserve the existing taxation system and offers more room for avoiding tax and using corrupt tax evasion schemes, according to Natalia Korolevska, the head of Parliament’s committee for industrial and regulatory policy and entrepreneurship.

KIEV, Dec. 6 – Ukraine’s main opposition parties on Monday failed to mount any significant protest against the authorities three days after police dispersed a rally in downtown Kiev.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – The Prosecutor General's Office has said that targeted funds received by Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol have been illegally converted and misused, rather than transferred to a special deposit, as Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has claimed.

KIEV, Dec. 4 - President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday called on the European Union to begin discussions for improving the system of natural gas supplies on the continent and making it more transparent.

KIEV, Dec. 5 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Friday she has a “very big” list of Ukrainian businessmen whose assets will be nationalized in the event of her winning the presidency next month.

KIEV, Dec. 6 – A senior Russian official on Thursday warned the Ukrainian government against attempts to revisit the recent natural gas agreement that had been boosting gas prices for Ukraine.

KIEV, Dec. 6 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday nominated Yulia Tymoshenko to be Ukraine’s next prime minister after receiving assurances from her party that important legislation will be approved before Parliament votes on the candidacy.

KIEV, Dec. 4 - President Viktor Yushchenko has demanded more wards be opened at the national hospital for children with AIDS and has pledges to find more funding for the hospital by the end of 2007.

KIEV, Dec. 6 ??“ Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the biggest opposition group in Parliament, at a meeting with President Viktor Yushchenko Wednesday outlined her plan for an early parliamentary election.

KIEV, Dec. 6 ??“ Parliament, led by the pro-government coalition, on Wednesday approved the 2007 budget bill leaving budget deficit at 2.5% of GDP, a level that President Viktor Yushchenko has earlier described as too high.