KIEV, Sept. 26 - Faouzi Bensarsa, the policy advisor to the European Commission??™s director general for transport and energy, has rejected claims that Ukraine has put the brakes on its preparations to join the European Union for the Co-ordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE).

KIEV, Sept. 26 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko hosted presidents of Israel, Croatia and Montenegro on Tuesday for the anniversary of a Nazi massacre of Jews and other ethnic groups during World War II.

KIEV, Sept. 26 ??“ Ukraine??™s government is seeking to borrow up to $1 billion internationally for up to 30 years as a means to finance its growing budget deficit, financial industry sources said Tuesday.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - President Viktor Yushchenko appointed Stanislav Stashevskiy, a moderate lawmaker, as the first deputy prime minister, replacing Anatoliy Kinakh on the post, a newspaper reported Monday citing a person familiar with development.

MOSCOW, Sept. 26 - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko paid a surprise one-day visit to Moscow on Saturday for questioning by prosecutors after which the Russian law enforcement cancelled an international arrest warrant for her.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - The National Bank of Ukraine has allowed AsiaUniversalBank of Kyrgyzstan to open a Ukrainian-based office.

Kyiv, Sept. 26 - Aval Bank has raised a $50 mln loan from Austria's Raiffeisen Zentralbank Oesterreich, the Ukrainian bank said in an announcement carried by Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 25 – Ukraine has the support of the United States in the reform of the energy sector, the integration of the Ukrainian and European power systems, as well as in the process of decarbonization of the Ukrainian energy, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

KYIV, Aug 25 – In order to become a full member of the European Union, Ukraine will have to work hard for 20 years, said Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.

In an interview with European Truth, the politician stated that neither Ukraine, nor Georgia, nor Moldova still meet the requirements for membership in the European Union.

KYIV, Aug 25 – The government's decision to reduce the electricity tariff for households - a controversial issue – will not upset the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because there will be no fiscal risk in the budget, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.