KIEV, April 18 – Minister for Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Vadym Chernysh said that the newly created ministry will quickly start working. He said the staff of the Agency for the Restoration of Donbas he headed earlier will form the core of the ministry.

KIEV, April 18 – New Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk believes that his top priority goals are resumption of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the urgent systemic reform of the public finance area. The minister also said that the implementation of the coalition agreement is obligatory.

KIEV, April 18 – A mission of the International Monetary Fund will visit Ukraine soon, IMF head Christine Lagarde said at a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation during the Spring Meeting of IMF and World Bank in Washington.

KIEV, April 18 - Three quarters of Ukrainians - 75% - do not approve of Petro Poroshenko's performance as president, according to a poll conducted by the Rating sociological service.

KIEV, April 18 – Ukraine's new Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said that her main task in the post is to help Ukrainian producers to enter the European markets as much as possible.

KIEV, April 17 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has criticized regional gas supply companies for charging unreasonably high rates given the scope of the services they provide to retail customers.

BRUSSELS, April 18 – The European Parliament has approved a recommendation that the EU Council sign an agreement on amendments to the visa facilitation agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

KIEV, April 18 - The European Parliament has been handed a new report looking at Ukraine, which could ultimately pave the way to a landmark political association and free trade agreement with the European Union, Deutsche Welle reported Thursday.

KIEV, April 18 – Opposition groups, angered by apparent ruling party voting procedure violations, said they may again block Parliament, but first will see if Prime Minister Mykola Azarov survives a no-confidence vote on Friday.

KIEV, April 17 – The creation of a council of Ukrainian and Jordanian entrepreneurs could intensify economic cooperation between the two countries, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said.