KIEV, Jan. 17 - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov are likely to attend a parliamentary session Thursday seeking ways of improving cooperation between the government and lawmakers.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Ukraine will build a $3 bln liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in a Black Sea port to diversify imports of natural gas and to boost gas exports to Europe, an official said Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Ukraine, following its bitter natural gas dispute with Russia, will seek to build new gas pipelines that would increase shipments of gas to Europe from Central Asia, President Viktor Yushchenko said.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Beer output in Ukraine in 2006 may increase by 10% year-on-year ??“ to 260 mln decaliters, according to experts of the association of major Ukrainian breweries, Ukrpyvo.

KIEV, Jan. 17 - Ukrainian industrial output may increase 9.5% this year, compared with 3.1% last year, as domestic demand will increase, the Economy Ministry reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 14 ??“ Despite the European Union Parliament??™s call to open the door to Ukraine for EU membership, such a move would be premature, according to representatives of the European Commission.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ The Supreme Court Friday rejected three major complaints filed by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in a lawsuit aimed at canceling the historic Dec. 26 presidential election.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ Ukraine??™s new government must act quickly to change the 2005 budget to shift spending and increase wages of state workers to avoid serious financial problems, President-elect Viktor Yushchenko??™s top economist said.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ Two weeks of discussions over who will lead Ukraine??™s new government have apparently made little progress as one of possible candidates grew impatient Saturday trying to secure the job of prime minister.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The U.S. Department of State has created a working group on economic recovery of Ukraine on a countrywide scale, has identified 20 priority projects that it is implementing, and intends to expand its activities to new areas, said Acting U.S. Special Representative for Economic Recovery of Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma.