KYIV, Sept 15 – Ukrainians believe corruption cannot be overcome, and authorities need to show more specific cases of overcoming corruption and punishing those responsible, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, the Chief Executive Officer of Transparency International Ukraine has said.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Ukraine has lost seven positions in the its annual Economic Freedom of the World report, falling to 135th position among 159 countries and territories, Canada's Fraser Institute has said in its report on Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 16 – The Strategic Advisory Group for Supporting Ukrainian Reforms (SAGSUR) headed by Leszek Balcerowicz and Ivan Miklos have finished working on the package of key reforms and handed it to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman and Ukraine's parliament.

KIEV, Sept. 19 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded the city of Kiev's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'CC' from 'CCC.'

KIEV, Sept. 16 - There are around 250-260 million potential migrants in the world many of whom would like to come to Europe, posing the key challenge of the 21st century, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said.

KIEV, Sept. 16 – Ukraine has officially returned five works by Dutch painters from the 17th and 18th centuries to the Netherlands. The works were stolen in 2005 from the Westfries Museum in the Dutch city of Hoorn.

KIEV, Sept. 16 – The European Union and Denmark will allocate EUR 16 million to support three initiatives on combating corruption in Ukraine.

"An ambitious package of anti-corruption laws has been adopted in Ukraine and the European Union has decided to support the government in implementing the measures to fight corruption.

KIEV, Sept. 19 – It could take up to six months for the World Trade Organization to hear Ukraine's claim against Russia's transit ban of goods from Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 - Ukraine is still interested in getting lethal weapons for its armed forces from the West, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, Sept. 18 - President Viktor Yanukovych will participate in the 10th Yalta Annual Meeting, organized by the Yalta European Strategy, on September 20, the presidential press service reported on Wednesday.