KIEV, Oct. 24 – The European Union is ready to pay attention to the protection of rights of households as part of the provision of technical assistance to Ukraine in reforming the energy market, Secretary of Competitive Policy and Energy Markets at the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Jose Manuel Hernandez said.

KIEV, Oct. 24 – A Parliament-backed initiative to almost double MP salaries will be rejected, Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman says.

Last week the Rada voted for conclusions and recommendations put forth by parliamentarians as the feedback for the government-prepared draft national budget for 2017 and now the Cabinet is analyzing the changes proposed by the lawmakers, Hroysman said on Facebook.

KIEV, Oct. 24 - An IMF-backed reform forcing Ukrainian politicians and officials to declare their assets online is facing what some lawmakers and anti-corruption activists say are persistent attempts to sabotage it, Reuters reported Monday.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 – The United States and the European Union, in a strong joint message on Wednesday, urged President Viktor Yanukovych and his government to make sure upcoming general elections are free and fair.

KIEV, Oct. 23 – The results of the monitoring of news content on the leading Ukrainian TV channels regarding the balance of information on the election process by monitoring organizations show a positive trend, but at key moments the channels are manipulating information.

KIEV, Oct. 23 – The representation of five parties in the new Parliament, particularly the Regions Party, Batkivschyna, UDAR, the Communist Party and Svoboda, is the most likely outcome of the elections scheduled for October 28, according to Europe's betting firm bwin Interactive Entertainment AG (Vienna).

KIEV, Oct. 24 – The door to Europe is open for Ukraine if the country complies with European standards, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said.

"From the very start we were frank and open with our Ukrainian friends in the issue of the preparation of the Association Agreement and said that the EU and its member states may show understanding and flexibility in many issues.

KIEV, Oct. 24 - Ukraine made fresh charges against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday despite a Western outcry over her recent jailing for seven years for abuse of office.

KIEV, Oct. 21 - About three-quarters of Ukrainians would like the current natural gas agreements with Russia, signed in 2009, to be revised, an opinion poll suggests.

KIEV, Oct. 24 - Ukraine guarantees reliable and stable supplies of natural gas to Europe in case it concludes new gas contracts with Russia, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.