KYIV, July 14 – Entry for Ukrainians has already been opened in 25 countries amid coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

KYIV, July 15 – Parliament has voted to schedule local elections in Ukraine, including mayor elections, on Sunday, October 25. Some 326 MPs voted for the bill No. 3809 on Wednesday.

KYIV, July 15 – The Cabinet of Ministers has increased from 40 to 55 active patients with COVID-19 per 100,000 people the indicator for the distribution of countries into the "red" and "green" zones.

KYIV, July 16 – Almost 518,000 unemployed people were registered with the State Employment Service of Ukraine as of July 1.

"As of July 1, 2020, almost 518,000 unemployed people were registered with the State Employment Service. This number of people is officially registered, that is, these are the citizens who turned to the employment service for help in order to obtain unemployed status and find work," the communication department of the State Employment Service said.

KYIV, July 16 – President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to Parliament a bill that provides for the reduction or exemption from taxation of a number of projects and programs in the field of culture, tourism and creative industries, the presidential website said on Wednesday.

KYIV, July 15 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has the highest rating among Ukrainian politicians and would most likely win the next election if it was held this week, according to opinion poll released by the Razumkov Center and the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation.

KYIV, July 16 – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanyshyna signed three agreements with the European Commission to finance new EU assistance programs for Ukraine totaling EUR 105 million, Uriadovy Portal reported.

KYIV, July 16 – Parliament voted on Thursday to approve Kyrylo Shevchenko, a banker without a proven track record as a reformer, as the new governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

KYIV, July 13 – There has been considerable vegetation loss in Russia-occupied Crimea, Ukraine's Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has said.

KYIV, July 16 - Most Ukrainians are convinced that the country is not moving in the right direction, according to a poll done by the sociological group Rating.