KIEV, June 15 - Ukraine will probably impose higher duties on imports of gasoline and diesel fuel in order to restart domestic oil refineries, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Friday.

KIEV, June 17 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Sunday praised the European Union for sending two high-profile representatives to Ukraine to monitor legal proceedings against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

STRASBOURG, June 14 - The European Commission is planning to closely monitor the court hearings on the criminal case opened against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko due to the activities of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine Corporation, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said.

KIEV, June 15 – An investigation will be conducted in Ukraine after Euro 2012 regarding cases of corruption during the country's preparations for the European football championship, promised Rebecca Harms (Germany), co-Chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament.

KIEV, June 15 – Europe could impose sanctions against Ukraine if the convicted leaders of the Ukrainian opposition do not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, MEP Werner Schulz said.

KIEV, June 17 – The rise in excise duties on gasoline by 20% to EUR 132 per ton, in line with a law on amendments to some legislative acts (on taxation), which was adopted on Wednesday, will not lead to a rise in prices for gasoline, according to experts of the gasoline market polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, June 17 – Parliament, led by the governing coalition, on Thursday gave first-reading approval to a tax code that reduces corporate taxes, but may eventually create additional problems for small- and medium-sized businesses.

KIEV, June 17 – Ukraine has been working jointly with the European Union and Russia on a solution to purchase $4 billion worth of natural gas within the next three months, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 17 - The government plans to increase the capital of Naftogaz Ukrayiny in order to help the company pay natural gas debts owed for Russian gas supplies, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 17 – Transportation Minister Yosyp Vinskiy resigned Wednesday, citing “serious disagreements” with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over policy issues, further weakening the government as Ukraine plows through its worst economic crisis in a decade.