LVIV, Nov. 19 – The European Union is ready to allocate UAH 97 million for the training of the officials of the united territorial communities recently created under the law of Ukraine on the voluntary merger of territorial communities, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said when commenting on the decentralization reform in Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 19 – The Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have agreed to establish partnership relations, according to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is currently on an official visit to Italy.

MOSCOW, Nov. 20 - Ukraine should initiate talks on restructuring its debt to Russia itself, the Russian Finance Ministry said.

KIEV, Nov. 22 - Russia and Ukraine made little progress in talks over natural gas prices, but have reached "certain understanding" in other economic and trade issues, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov suggested Thursday.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has invested around EUR 500 million in Ukraine and Poland for organization of the Euro 2012 European Championship, Director of the Euro 2012 Local Organizing Committee in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky said.

KIEV, Nov. 22 - Imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will be allowed to leave her prison temporarily for medical treatment for serious health problems including severe back pain, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – A proposed project to modernize the aging gas pipeline network in Ukraine should go ahead, President Viktor Yanukovych said, but vowed not to cede control of the pipelines to Russia.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 22 - The European Union set conditions Monday for Ukraine to win visa-free travel rights for its citizens while urging Kiev to make progress on human rights, AFP reported.

KIEV, Nov. 22 – Thousands of protesters on Monday joined a rally in downtown Kiev demanding President Viktor Yanukovych veto controversial tax legislation, and vowed to keep the pressure growing until the action is taken.

KIEV, Nov. 20 – President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a law restricting currency crediting of individuals, the head of state's press service reported.

The law was initially adopted on June 23, but it was not signed and put up for new voting to eliminate inaccuracies in amendments to the law on the taxation of company profits.