unian--2020-10-28--Lviv Mayor Sadovyi self-isolating after wife tests positive for COVID-19

He plans to end his self-isolation after negative results of a repeat test .
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi has decided to self-isolate after his wife , Kateryna , and her mother tested positive for COVID-19 .
He announced this on Facebook .
According to Sadovyi , his result is negative now .
`` I feel good , there are no symptoms .
The wife and mother-in-law are also fine .
From experience , doctors say that not all family members get sick at the same time .
Perhaps [ my ] immune system is strong , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he plans to end his self-isolation period in the event of negative results of a repeat test for the coronavirus .
`` If the retest is negative , I 'll be back to work , '' he wrote .
Lviv region ranks third among the regions of Ukraine in terms of the number of coronavirus cases .
As of Tuesday , October 27 , a total of 28,086 COVID-19 cases were confirmed , 797 were fatal .
According to the new epidemic zoning , which came into effect in Ukraine on October 26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During the recent local elections , the incumbent mayor , Andriy Sadovyi , is leading in the first round of elections for the mayor of Lviv , with 38 % of the votes , according to findings of the exit poll conducted by the Famа sociological agency .
According to the poll , the votes were divided as follows : • Ruslan Koshulynsky , one of Svoboda Party leaders , has 9.8 % .
• Two deputy heads of President 's Office test positive for COVID-19

He plans to end his self-isolation after negative results of a repeat test.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi has decided to self-isolate after his wife, Kateryna, and her mother tested positive for COVID-19.
He announced this on Facebook.
Read alsoHealth ministry reports record number of daily PCR tests for COVID-19
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According to Sadovyi, his result is negative now.
"I feel good, there are no symptoms. The wife and mother-in-law are also fine. From experience, doctors say that not all family members get sick at the same time. Perhaps [my] immune system is strong," he said.
At the same time, Sadovyi says he plans to end his self-isolation period in the event of negative results of a repeat test for the coronavirus.
"If the retest is negative, I'll be back to work," he wrote.
Lviv region ranks third among the regions of Ukraine in terms of the number of coronavirus cases. As of Tuesday, October 27, a total of 28,086 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, 797 were fatal. According to the new epidemic zoning, which came into effect in Ukraine on October 26, Lviv belongs to the orange zone.
During the recent local elections, the incumbent mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, is leading in the first round of elections for the mayor of Lviv, with 38% of the votes, according to findings of the exit poll conducted by the Famа sociological agency.
According to the poll, the votes were divided as follows:
Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, has 38%,
Oleh Syniutka, ex-head of Lviv Regional State Administration, has 28%,
Ruslan Koshulynsky, one of Svoboda Party leaders, has 9.8%.
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unian--2020-10-28--High Anti-Corruption Court rules to reopen probe into Rotterdam+ coal supply model – media

A month ago , the court saw no grounds to reopen the case .
Ukraine 's High Anti-Corruption Court ( HACC ) has decided to reopen a probe into the Rotterdam+ coal supply model .
This was reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 's Ukrainian service .
`` At a meeting on October 27 , the court satisfied a complaint filed by Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant and canceled a decision by the SAPO [ Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor 's Office ] , which closed the case , '' it said .
According to the court 's decision , the investigation should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rotterdam Plus '' is a method of determining the cost of coal as fuel for thermal power plants when calculating the forecast wholesale price of electricity in Ukraine .
• On August 8 , 2019 , detectives of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) informed six persons involved in the implementation of the so-called `` Rotterdam+ '' formula that they were suspected of committing actions that resulted in damage to electricity consumers in the amount of UAH 18.87 billion , or US $ 665 million .
• According to NABU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Energy and Utilities Regulations Commission ( NEURC ) Dmytro Vovk and ex-deputy of the NEURC energy market department 's head Volodymyr Butovsky .
• All the six suspects are charged under Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ( abuse of office ) , while representatives of private companies are facing complicity charges .
• Vovk is on the international wanted list .
• In November 2019 , the HACC delivered its verdict on Vovk and Butovsky in absentia .
The latter is also hiding from the investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the SAPO closed the Rotterdam+ case in the part concerning the suspects due to the failure to establish sufficient evidence of their guilt .
• On September 24 , 2020 , the HACC refused to reopen the case .
Investigating judge Kateryna Shyroka , according to the text of the ruling , did not see any grounds for further investigative search or grounds to believe that the pretrial investigation agency had been unable to collect sufficient evidence .
`` The conclusion that there is not enough evidence to prove the guilt of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibilities for obtaining it have been exhausted appears to be justified .
This indicates the validity of the August 27 decision to close the criminal proceedings dated March 24 , 2017 .
Accordingly , the complaint should be rejected , '' the judge said then .

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unian--2020-10-28--Hryvnia keeps sliding: fresh rates for Oct 28

The official rate against the euro for Wednesday is fixed at UAH 33.56 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has set the official forex rate for October 28 at UAH 28.37 to the U.S. dollar , thus weakening the country 's national currency by three kopiykas .
The official forex rate against the euro for Wednesday is fixed at UAH 33.56 per euro – the hryvnia lost seven kopiykas in value since Tuesday , according to the NBU website .
The central bank has fixed the following official forex rates of the hryvnia against key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alsoPublic debt shrinks by 2.7 % to almost US $ 83 bln in SeptUS $ 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,836.55 ( UAH 2,833.52 as of October 27 ) ; EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,355.78 ( UAH 3,349.08 as of October 27 ) .
By 16:00 Kyiv time on October 27 , hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 28.37/28.39 to the dollar , while those against the euro were at UAH 33.55/33.57 .
The National Bank set the official forex rate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. dollar , which made the country 's national currency weaken by five kopiykas .

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unian--2020-10-28--COVID-19 in Ukraine: Highest  daily death toll reported on Oct 28

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 363,075 .
Ukraine reported a sharp increase in the number of new active COVID-19 cases that had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 27 , 2020 , that is 7,474 against 6,677 registered a day earlier .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 363,075 as of October 28 , 2020 , according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 148,642 patients , including 3,306 in the past day , have recovered .
The death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded in the past day .
Read alsoHealth official tells of anti-epidemic measures at polling stationsThe government reported 207,678 active cases as of October 28 .
In total , there have been 435,812 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
The overall incidenceper region is as follows : • 35,450 cases in the city of Kyiv ; Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
COVID-19 tests were run by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of October 28 , 2020 , the Center had received 8,145 reports of suspected cases .
Read alsoMejlis calls on OSCE , UN observers to visit Crimea to monitor human rights amid COVID-19In total , 3,129,235 polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) tests have been run since the outbreak .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate of COVID-19 , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are in the green zone , the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine by late 2020 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 23 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 26 .

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 363,075.
Ukraine reported a sharp increase in the number of new active COVID-19 cases that had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 27, 2020, that is 7,474 against 6,677 registered a day earlier.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 363,075 as of October 28, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 148,642 patients, including 3,306 in the past day, have recovered.
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The death toll has hit 6,755 with 165 fatalities recorded in the past day.
Read alsoHealth official tells of anti-epidemic measures at polling stationsThe government reported 207,678 active cases as of October 28. In total, there have been 435,812 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
The overall incidenceper region is as follows:
35,450 cases in the city of Kyiv;
34,441 in Kharkiv region;
28,484 in Lviv region;
23,207 in Odesa region;
20,509 in Chernivtsi region;
19,818 in Ternopil region;
19,247 in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
18,299 in Rivne region;
15,465 in Kyiv region;
14,228 in Khmelnytsky region;
13,915 in Dnipropetrovsk region;
13,571 in Zakarpattia region;
13,154 in Zhytomyr region;
12,871 in Volyn region;
10,974 in Sumy region;
9,697 in Vinnytsia region;
9,024 in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
8,852 in Zaporizhia region;
8,639 in Poltava region;
8,539 in Cherkasy region;
8,292 in Chernihiv region;
7,317 in Mykolaiv region;
3,454 in Kherson region;
3,416 in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts); and
2,212 (+30) in Kirovohrad region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of October 28, 2020, the Center had received 8,145 reports of suspected cases.
Read alsoMejlis calls on OSCE, UN observers to visit Crimea to monitor human rights amid COVID-19In total, 3,129,235 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have been run since the outbreak.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-28--Lukashenko accuses Poland, Lithuania of funding Belarus protests

The most proactive strikers allegedly receive funding from abroad , he claims .
Alexander Lukashenko has accused the neighboring Poland and Lithuania of financing Belarus protests .
The statement came during his meeting with officials , RIA Novosti reports .
According to him , the most pro-active strikers allegedly receive funding from abroad .
Read alsoLukashenko orders sanctions targeting students , professors taking part in mass rallies '' If some workers do n't want to work – that 's okay .
But there 's only a few of them who do n't want to .
Let the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Lukashenko said .
He also claimed that the strikers at the plant were allegedly paid by someone .
On August 9 , presidential elections were held in Belarus .
According to the official data of the country 's CEC , 80.1 % of voters supported incumbent Alexander Lukashenko , while 10.1 % backed his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya .
After the election outcome was announced , protests swept across the country .
Security officials have been detaining and using force against protesters , opening politically motivated cases against opposition figures .
Lukashenko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Minsk on September 23 .
On October 25 , riot police were especially violent against participants in the Minsk rally .
Hundreds of activists have been detained .
A nationwide strike launched across the country on Monday , October 26 , after Lukashenko ignored the opposition 's ultimatum to step down .

The most proactive strikers allegedly receive funding from abroad, he claims.
Alexander Lukashenko has accused the neighboring Poland and Lithuania of financing Belarus protests.
The statement came during his meeting with officials, RIA Novosti reports.
According to him, the most pro-active strikers allegedly receive funding from abroad.
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Read alsoLukashenko orders sanctions targeting students, professors taking part in mass rallies"If some workers don't want to work – that's okay. But there's only a few of them who don't want to. Let the rest of the workers who want to work be," Lukashenko said.
He also claimed that the strikers at the plant were allegedly paid by someone.
"They are still being paid from Poland, Lithuania," Lukashenko said.
Nationwide strike, wave of protests in Belarus: Background
On August 9, presidential elections were held in Belarus. According to the official data of the country's CEC, 80.1% of voters supported incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, while 10.1% backed his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
After the election outcome was announced, protests swept across the country. Security officials have been detaining and using force against protesters, opening politically motivated cases against opposition figures.
Lukashenko was sworn in at a behind-closed-doors ceremony in Minsk on September 23.
On October 25, riot police were especially violent against participants in the Minsk rally. Hundreds of activists have been detained.
A nationwide strike launched across the country on Monday, October 26, after Lukashenko ignored the opposition's ultimatum to step down.


unian--2020-10-28--Donbas update: Enemy violates truce four times on Oct 27, JFO HQ reports

Ukrainian soldiers did not return fire in response to provocations .
Russian-controlled forces in Donbas over the past day , @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire agreement four times .
Ukraine 's Joint Forces defending their positions in the area @ @ @ @ @ injuries , that 's according to a morning update by the JF Operation HQ .
@ @ @ @ @ , the enemy employed an automatic easel grenade launcher , and outside Pisky – a @ @ @ @ @ Read alsoGovernment official says at least quarter of century needed for reintegration of DonbasTwo more @ @ @ @ @ the area near Shumy , where last night the enemy opened fire , also using @ @ @ @ @ servicemen did not return fire in response to provocations .
Since day-start on Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ along the contact line in Donbas .
• Fear and torture : Story of most @ @ @ @ @

Ukrainian soldiers did not return fire in response to provocations.
Russian-controlled forces in Donbas over the past day, October 27, violated the ceasefire agreement four times.
Ukraine's Joint Forces defending their positions in the area reported no combat losses or injuries, that's according to a morning update by the JF Operation HQ.
Near the settlement of Vodiane, the enemy employed an automatic easel grenade launcher, and outside Pisky – a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher.
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Read alsoGovernment official says at least quarter of century needed for reintegration of DonbasTwo more ceasefire violations were recorded in the area near Shumy, where last night the enemy opened fire, also using a grenade launcher.
Ukrainian servicemen did not return fire in response to provocations.
Since day-start on Wednesday, no truce violations were reported along the contact line in Donbas.
Donbas: Other reports


unian--2020-10-28--Constitutional Court judges rule on "inaccurate asset declaration case" in own interests – NAPC

The anti-graft watchdog earlier claimed that two CC judges filed false information in their annual asset declaration .
The judges of Ukraine 's Constitutional Court have handed down a ruling on the `` inaccurate asset declaration '' in their own interests , the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption ( NAPC ) says .
The relevant statement was posted on the NAPC website on Tuesday , October 27 .
The anti-graft watchdog earlier claimed that two CC judges - Iryna Zavhorodnia and Serhiy Holovatyi – filed inaccurate information in their annual asset declaration – the act that the Court has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violation of Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine .
Judges voted today to declare the article unconstitutional .
This evidences the fact that Iryna Zavhorodnia and Serhiy Holovatyi had a conflict of interest by partaking in decision-making .
The law prohibits judges from participating in a case in such circumstances , '' the statement reads .
The NAPC recalled that inaccurate data on assets worth UAH 3.6 million was revealed in Judge Holoivatyi 's declaration for 2019 .
In that of Iryna Zavhorodnia 's 2018 declaration , inaccurate information was spotted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another UAH 754,000 – in in the 2019 declaration .
`` Case consideration by the said judges calls into question the objectivity of the Constitutional Court 's ruling .
And this at a time when it comes to a case on which the future of Ukraine depends , its perception at the international level , access of Ukrainians to the truth about the life of officials , '' said NAPC chief Oleksandr Novikov .
Also , the NAPC recalled that earlier , during the audit of the annual declarations of Judge Volodymyr Moisik @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of a knowingly forged document – a crime punished under Art .
358 Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine .
Read alsoLaw on criminal liability for illegal enrichment comes into force on Nov 28The agency has also filed for bringing to administrative liability judges Volodymyr Moisik and Ihor Sleddenko over their failure to submit reports on significant changes in property status .
On October 27 , the Constitutional Court ruled on the motion submitted by 47 lawmakers to cancel Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling comes into force from the moment of its adoption .
Member of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC Supervisory Board , former MP and ex-journalist Serhiy Leshchenko reported on his Telegram channel that the Constitutional Court had canceled the anti-corruption reform on the motion of MPs with the Opposition Bloc – for Life and Za Majbutne ( For the Future ) parties .
`` The draft [ ruling ] was handed out in the morning and then voted on .
Things like that did n't happen even under [ disgraced ex-president Viktor ] Yanukovych .
Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kolesnik and Holovatyi , '' Leshchenko said .
At the same time , Verkhovna Rada 's envoy to the Constitutional Court , Olha Sovhiria , stressed that the Court had handed down the ruling , questionable in its content , with flagrant procedural violations .
`` Unfortunately , as regards today 's ruling by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding anti-corruption legislation , Ukraine runs the risk of being drawn into a grandiose international scandal , '' she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday .

The anti-graft watchdog earlier claimed that two CC judges filed false information in their annual asset declaration.
The judges of Ukraine's Constitutional Court have handed down a ruling on the "inaccurate asset declaration" in their own interests, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) says.
The relevant statement was posted on the NACP website on Tuesday, October 27.
The anti-graft watchdog earlier claimed that two CC judges - Iryna Zavhorodnia and Serhiy Holovatyi – filed inaccurate information in their annual asset declaration – the act that the Court has now decriminalized.
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"This is a violation of Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Judges voted today to declare the article unconstitutional. This evidences the fact that Iryna Zavhorodnia and Serhiy Holovatyi had a conflict of interest by partaking in decision-making. The law prohibits judges from participating in a case in such circumstances," the statement reads.
The NACP recalled that inaccurate data on assets worth UAH 3.6 million was revealed in Judge Holoivatyi's declaration for 2019. In that of Iryna Zavhorodnia's 2018 declaration, inaccurate information was spotted on assets worth UAH 615,000, and another UAH 754,000 – in in the 2019 declaration.
"Case consideration by the said judges calls into question the objectivity of the Constitutional Court's ruling. And this at a time when it comes to a case on which the future of Ukraine depends, its perception at the international level, access of Ukrainians to the truth about the life of officials," said NACP chief Oleksandr Novikov.
Also, the NACP recalled that earlier, during the audit of the annual declarations of Judge Volodymyr Moisik, the agency identified signs of the use of a knowingly forged document – a crime punished under Art. 358 Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Read alsoLaw on criminal liability for illegal enrichment comes into force on Nov 28The agency has also filed for bringing to administrative liability judges Volodymyr Moisik and Ihor Sleddenko over their failure to submit reports on significant changes in property status.
Constitutional Court's ruling to abolish liability for illegal enrichment
On October 27, the Constitutional Court ruled on the motion submitted by 47 lawmakers to cancel Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for inaccurate declaration of assets. The ruling comes into force from the moment of its adoption.
Member of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC Supervisory Board, former MP and ex-journalist Serhiy Leshchenko reported on his Telegram channel that the Constitutional Court had canceled the anti-corruption reform on the motion of MPs with the Opposition Bloc – for Life and Za Majbutne (For the Future) parties.
"The draft [ruling] was handed out in the morning and then voted on. Things like that didn't happen even under [disgraced ex-president Viktor] Yanukovych. Only four judges opposed: Lemak, Pervomaisky, Kolesnik and Holovatyi," Leshchenko said.
At the same time, Verkhovna Rada's envoy to the Constitutional Court, Olha Sovhiria, stressed that the Court had handed down the ruling, questionable in its content, with flagrant procedural violations. "Unfortunately, as regards today's ruling by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding anti-corruption legislation, Ukraine runs the risk of being drawn into a grandiose international scandal," she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.


unian--2020-10-28--PM Shmyhal reports on rapprochement with IMF

Ukraine has made significant progress in fulfilling its commitments to the IMF .
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has reported on a rapprochement with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , the country 's key lender .
Shmyhal announced this on Telegram on October 28 .
Read alsoNo obstacles for Ukraine to get IMF tranche by year-end – deputy finance minister '' We see our positions with the IMF approaching rapidly .
We 've just had a productive meeting with our international partners from the Fund , '' he said .
`` Ukraine has made significant progress in fulfilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to [ Director of the European Department at the IMF ] Alfred Kammer and the IMF for the dialogue .
Strong partnership with the IMF is a guarantee of Ukraine 's long-term stability , '' he added .
• On June 9 , the IMF 's Executive Board adopted an 18-month Stand-By Arrangement ( SBA ) for Ukraine with funding equivalent to SDR 3.6 billion ( about US $ 5 billion ) aimed at helping Ukraine overcome the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic .
• On June 12 , Ukraine received the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new 18-month SBA between Ukraine and the Fund in the amount of US $ 2.1 billion .

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unian--2020-10-28--Ukraine at TCG discusses new sites for disengagement in Donbas

The participants in the consultations `` agreed to develop a draft action plan . ''
Members of the Ukrainian delegation at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) on Donbas have raised the issue of new areas for demining and new sites for the disengagement of troops along the contact line in Ukraine 's east .
This was reported by the press service of the President 's Office .
Read alsoUkraine ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas on Nov 10 – Zelensky 's office It says that the participants in the consultations `` agreed to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the President 's Office says , could as early as today unlock agreements on demining at 20 new sites .
The same draft action plan `` will make it possible to move on to practical actions on the disengagement of forces and equipment at the next four sites . ''
The previous withdrawal of troops in Donbas took place near the town of Zolote and the village of Petrovske in 2019 .
According to the agreements , the parties were to withdraw the military and equipment 1 km from the contact line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sustainable ceasefire .
In addition , it was one of Russia 's requirements for the pending Normandy meeting .
Since OSCE monitors continued recording attacks by Russia-controlled forces , the public was outraged by the Presidential Office 's consent to the disengagement , while Donbas war veterans even formed mobile groups in Zolote to independently track ceasefire violations .
In the same month , a series of `` No surrender '' rallies took place in Ukraine .
Protesters demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should not `` surrender the territory . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gradually cleared of mines and put in order .
At the same time , the withdrawal of troops did not stop the Russian invaders , as they continued shelling with proscribed weapons to attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .

The participants in the consultations "agreed to develop a draft action plan."
Members of the Ukrainian delegation at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on Donbas have raised the issue of new areas for demining and new sites for the disengagement of troops along the contact line in Ukraine's east.
This was reported by the press service of the President's Office.
Read alsoUkraine ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas on Nov 10 – Zelensky's office
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It says that the participants in the consultations "agreed to develop a draft action plan." It, the President's Office says, could as early as today unlock agreements on demining at 20 new sites.
The same draft action plan "will make it possible to move on to practical actions on the disengagement of forces and equipment at the next four sites."
The previous withdrawal of troops in Donbas took place near the town of Zolote and the village of Petrovske in 2019. According to the agreements, the parties were to withdraw the military and equipment 1 km from the contact line. Among the key conditions is a sustainable ceasefire. In addition, it was one of Russia's requirements for the pending Normandy meeting.
Since OSCE monitors continued recording attacks by Russia-controlled forces, the public was outraged by the Presidential Office's consent to the disengagement, while Donbas war veterans even formed mobile groups in Zolote to independently track ceasefire violations.
In the same month, a series of "No surrender" rallies took place in Ukraine. Protesters demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should not "surrender the territory."
The areas abandoned by Russia-controlled formations were being gradually cleared of mines and put in order. At the same time, the withdrawal of troops did not stop the Russian invaders, as they continued shelling with proscribed weapons to attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.


unian--2020-10-28--Ukraine ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas on Nov 10 – Zelensky's office

The checkpoints ' infrastructure is also prepared for handling trucks .
Ukraine is ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas @ @ @ @ @ as early as on November 10 .
The agreements were reached at a meeting of @ @ @ @ @ TCG ) on October 28 , according to the press service of Ukrainian President Volodymyr @ @ @ @ @ .
Oleksiy Reznikov , who is a deputy for Ukrainian envoy Leonid Kravchuk to the @ @ @ @ @ going to visit the two checkpoints on November 6 to finalize organizational issues .
The @ @ @ @ @ checkpoints ' infrastructure is ready for handling trucks .
What is more , Ukraine is @ @ @ @ @ the area of Zolote , which was shelled by Russia-controlled forces three times a year @ @

The checkpoints' infrastructure is also prepared for handling trucks.
Ukraine is ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas – Zolote and Shchastia – as early as on November 10.
The agreements were reached at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on October 28, according to the press service of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Office with reference.
Read alsoDonbas update: Enemy violates truce four times on Oct 27, JFO HQ reports
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Oleksiy Reznikov, who is a deputy for Ukrainian envoy Leonid Kravchuk to the TCG said that he was going to visit the two checkpoints on November 6 to finalize organizational issues.
The Ukrainian delegation assures that the checkpoints' infrastructure is ready for handling trucks. What is more, Ukraine is finishing paving the road in the area of Zolote, which was shelled by Russia-controlled forces three times a year ago.


unian--2020-10-28--Statistics service: Highest average wages paid in Ukrainian capital, Donetsk region

The lowest average wage in the country was recorded in Volyn region .
Ukraine 's State Statistics Service has reported that the highest average wages in September 2020 were re paid in the city of Kyiv and Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region .
The average amount in Kyiv as of the end of September 2020 was UAH 17,253 and that in Donetsk region was UAH 12,981 , the State Statistics Service said on its website .
The lowest average wage in the country was recorded in Volyn region , it was UAH 9,766 UAH .
The average nominal wage of a full-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12.3 % year-over-year , to UAH 11,998 .
At the same time , the average nominal wage in September 2020 increased by 4.8 % compared to August 2020 .
Real wages in September 2020 increased by 4.3 % compared to the previous month and by 9.7 % compared to September 2019 .
The State Statistics Service notes that the average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in September this year was 2.4 times higher than the minimum wage , which is set at UAH 5,000 .
• The minimum wage in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased by UAH 550 , to UAH 4,723 per month , or UAH 28.31 per hour .
• The unemployment rate in Ukraine in January-March 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased by 0.1 percentage points , to 8.6 % from 8.7 % , which in absolute terms is 1.5 million people .
• According to the Ukrainian government 's macroeconomic forecast for the next three years , the unemployment rate for the population aged 15 to 70 is projected at 9.2 % in 2021 , 8.5 % in 2022 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On May 20 , the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on allocating UAH 2.279 billion to the Social Policy Ministry to provide financial assistance to the Social Insurance Fund from the fund set up to fight the coronavirus and its consequences .
• In June , the Cabinet allocated UAH 2.973 billion from the coronavirus fund to provide financial assistance to the Social Insurance Fund .
• On August 25 , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , adopted a law on raising the minimum wage to UAH 5,000 from September @ @

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unian--2020-10-28--Access to e-declarations register to be blocked under Constitutional Court ruling

The register will remain unavailable until the Verkhovna Rada adopts a new law that will enable the NACP to make this information public again .
Ukraine 's National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) is about to block access the register of government officials ' electronic declarations pursuant to a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court .
This was announced by NACP chief Oleksandr Novikov after he had read the text of the ruling , according to the online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda .
The registries was to become unavailable from 18:00 Kyiv time on October 28 .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October ] 27 and today the decision has been published , saying that it is unconstitutional for citizens to have access to information on income , expenses and property of both themselves and all persons who receive salaries from taxpayers of Ukraine .
The Constitutional Court 's ruling throws Ukraine back not to 2013 , but to 1991 , when , in principle , there was no anti-corruption legislation at all .
It completely disables all corruption prevention mechanisms that have been built over the years of independence , '' Novikov said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Verkhovna Rada adopts a new law that will enable the NACP to make this information public again .

The register will remain unavailable until the Verkhovna Rada adopts a new law that will enable the NACP to make this information public again.
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) is about to block access the register of government officials' electronic declarations pursuant to a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court.
This was announced by NACP chief Oleksandr Novikov after he had read the text of the ruling, according to the online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda.
Read alsoConstitutional court cancels criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of income
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The registries were to become unavailable from 18:00 Kyiv time on October 28.
"The Constitutional Court issued the ruling on [October] 27 and today the decision has been published, saying that it is unconstitutional for citizens to have access to information on income, expenses and property of both themselves and all persons who receive salaries from [the money of] taxpayers of Ukraine. The Constitutional Court's ruling throws Ukraine back not to 2013, but to 1991, when, in principle, there was no anti-corruption legislation at all. It completely disables all corruption prevention mechanisms that have been built over the years of independence," Novikov said.
The register will remain unavailable until the Verkhovna Rada adopts a new law that will enable the NACP to make this information public again.
Constitutional Court's controversial decision on illegal enrichment: Earlier developments


unian--2020-10-28--Rada revokes accreditation of Slidstvo.info investigative journalists

Editor-in-chief of the Slidstvo.info project Anna Babinets says the Verkhovna Rada 's Committee on Freedom of Speech has revoked the accreditation of all journalists with the investigative project .
`` We 've received a letter from the press service [ of the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament ] saying that all journalists with our agency were deprived of accreditation since we failed to comprehensively cover the work of the Verkhovna Rada , '' she wrote on Facebook on October 28 .
Read alsoMedvedchuk travels to occupied Crimea , accompanied by three Ukrainian policemen – mediaHowever , Babinets reminded that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Parliament , and listed the highest-profile pieces .
`` We , as journalists of Slidstvo.info , see in such a decision of the Verkhovna Rada an attack on freedom of speech and pressure on independent media by the authorities .
We 'll be challenging it and informing all influential international organizations of the move , '' she added .
• Head of the Verkhovna Rada 's press service Iryna Karmeliuk , in her comments , accused the journalists of their failure to provide her with materials related to `` the coverage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think that within a year they [ Slidstvo.info ] would have been able to collect their publications and send them to the press service .
I suggest that those media outlets that are on the list for accreditation lift send in their materials , if any , '' she said .
• In turn , Committee member Oleksandr Sanchenko said that on the eve of the Committee meeting they were presented with a list of journalists `` who produce no reports about the Rada , '' with a request to deprive them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those media outlets that do such work .
• At the same time , he clarified that the Rada staff presented no list of specific media outlets that should be banned from entering the parliament building .
Sanchenko promised to arrange a meeting with representatives of the Rada 's press service and journalists .
• `` Because , it seems to me , someone has misled us , which makes me angry , '' he said .
• In October 2019 , Nestor Shufrych from the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – Za Zhyttya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead of the Committee on Freedom of Speech .
His appointment trigged a row in the Rada back then .

Journalists periodically cover corruption schemes of parliament members.
Editor-in-chief of the Slidstvo.info project Anna Babinets says the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Freedom of Speech has revoked the accreditation of all journalists with the investigative project.
"We've received a letter from the press service [of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament] saying that all journalists with our agency were deprived of accreditation since we failed to comprehensively cover the work of the Verkhovna Rada," she wrote on Facebook on October 28.
Read alsoMedvedchuk travels to occupied Crimea, accompanied by three Ukrainian policemen – mediaHowever, Babinets reminded that journalists periodically cover corruption schemes of Members of Parliament, and listed the highest-profile pieces.
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"We, as journalists of Slidstvo.info, see in such a decision of the Verkhovna Rada an attack on freedom of speech and pressure on independent media by the authorities. We'll be challenging it and informing all influential international organizations of the move," she added.
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unian--2020-10-28--Cabinet lifts cap on salaries of SOE top managers

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The government adopted the relevant resolution on October 26.
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unian--2020-10-28--Ukraine stops injecting gas into USFs, starts pumping it out for heating season

Ukraine stops injecting gas into USFs, starts pumping it out for heating season
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Natural gas is being taken from three storage facilities.
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unian--2020-10-29--Rada may consider 2021 National Budget next week – MP

The meeting of the Budget Committee is expected to be scheduled for November 2 .
Deputy Chairman of the Holos faction , First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada 's Committee on Finance , Tax and Customs Policy Yaroslav Zhelezniak says the consideration of the 2021 national in the first reading is tentatively scheduled for November 5 .
`` As for the long-delayed budget for 2021 .
According to my source , the meeting of the Budget Committee will be scheduled for Monday ( November 2 ) , '' the lawmaker wrote on Telegram on October 29 .
The official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national budget would also be considered at the meeting soon .
`` The 2021 budget will be voted on in the first reading on a Thursday plenary session ( November 5 ) .
The only intrigue is the availability of votes .
Everything is as it was .
On the verge of a foul , '' he said .
Read alsoNBU : GDP forecast for 2020 remains unchangedZhelezniak added that another confirmation of the plans to vote the national budget in the first reading on November 5 is the task to `` consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4101-d ) related to the 2021 budget at the Committee tomorrow ( October 30 ) . ''
• The hryvnia 's average annual rate at UAH 29.1 per U.S. dollar ; On September 14 , the Cabinet of Ministers approved the 2021 national budget draft .
On September 18 , 2020 , the Cabinet presented the draft budget at the Verkhovna Rada .
Zhelezniak earlier said that lawmakers submitted more than 2,400 amendments to the draft law on the 2021 national budget .
The meeting of the Verkhovna Rada 's Budget Committee to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 .

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The meeting of the Budget Committee is expected to be scheduled for November 2.
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unian--2020-10-29--Constitutional Court elaborates on reason behind abolition of e-declarations for officials

Only judicial authorities shall have the right to vet judges on their assets , rapporteur says .
Judge-rapporteur of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine ( CCU ) , Ihor Slidenko , says the Court has canceled electronic declaration of assets by officials to safeguard judges from pressure on the part of the executive branch .
The CCU , however , could not separately note the judges ' right not to be vetted from that of other categories of officials , RBC Ukraine wrote on October 29 , citing Slidenko as saying .
Read alsoConstitutional Court blocking appointment of local election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to verify legitimacy of judges ' assets , the rapporteur said .
`` Indeed , it 'll be this way for a while , until legislators resolve the issue .
In fact , now these norms do n't apply to anyone because lawmakers formulated them in such a way that they ca n't be reviewed separately , '' said Judge Slidenko .
However , he added , e-declaration of assets remains in place and applies to all persons .
• On October 27 , the Constitutional Court ruled on the motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability for inaccurate declaration of assets .
• On October 28 , pursuant to the ruling , the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption ( NACP ) shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Declarations .
• The National Anti-corruption Bureau , another anti-graft institution , said that through its scandalous ruling , the CCU destroys the anti-corruption reform .

Only judicial authorities shall have the right to vet judges on their assets, rapporteur says.
Judge-rapporteur of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU), Ihor Slidenko, says the Court has canceled electronic declaration of assets by officials to safeguard judges from pressure on the part of the executive branch.
The CCU, however, could not separately note the judges' right not to be vetted from that of other categories of officials, RBC Ukraine wrote on October 29, citing Slidenko as saying.
Read alsoConstitutional Court blocking appointment of local election winners – NACPOnly judicial authorities shall have the right to verify legitimacy of judges' assets, the rapporteur said.
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"Indeed, it'll be this way for a while, until legislators resolve the issue. In fact, now these norms don't apply to anyone because lawmakers formulated them in such a way that they can't be reviewed separately," said Judge Slidenko.
However, he added, e-declaration of assets remains in place and applies to all persons.
Cancellation of e-declarations in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-29--Unique Ukrainian church burns down in Prague

A fundraising bid has been announced to restore the church .
An old St. Michael 's Church , built in Zakarpatria and relocated to Prague in 1920s , was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday , local media report .
The wooden tower of the church burned down almost completely despite the efforts of firefighters , according to Prague Morning .
Preliminary reports claim fire broke out in the lower part of the wooden structure .
However , the fire spread throughout the entire building .
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire .
Ukraine 's Ambassador to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter that the Prague Magistrate 's spokesman announced a fundraising effort to restore the church to be launched on Friday , October 30 .
The St. Michael 's Church was physically relocated to Prague in 1929 from the village of Medvedovce near Mukachevo , situated on today 's Ukrainian side of the Slovak-Hungarian-Ukrainian border area in the Carpathian Mountains , but was moved once before from its original birthplace in the village of Velké Loučky in the same region , in 1793 .
Since 2008 the wooden church has been used by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which holds here liturgies every Sunday and Monday .

A fundraising bid has been announced to restore the church.
An old St. Michael's Church, built in Zakarpatria and relocated to Prague in 1920s, was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday, local media report.
The wooden tower of the church burned down almost completely despite the efforts of firefighters, according to Prague Morning.
Preliminary reports claim fire broke out in the lower part of the wooden structure. However, the fire spread throughout the entire building.
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Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.
Ukraine's Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Yevhen Perebyinis, wrote on Twitter that the Prague Magistrate's spokesman announced a fundraising effort to restore the church to be launched on Friday, October 30.
St. Michael's Church in Prague: Memo
The St. Michael's Church was physically relocated to Prague in 1929 from the village of Medvedovce near Mukachevo, situated on today's Ukrainian side of the Slovak-Hungarian-Ukrainian border area in the Carpathian Mountains, but was moved once before from its original birthplace in the village of Velké Loučky in the same region, in 1793.
V zahradě Kinských hoří dřevěný kostel sv. Michala. Na místo míří několik jednotek hasičů. pic.twitter.com/2HCD7pzL9R — Hasiči Praha 🚒 (@HasiciPraha) October 28, 2020
Since 2008 the wooden church has been used by the Orthodox Church in Bohemia and Slovakia which holds here liturgies every Sunday and Monday.


unian--2020-10-29--Cabinet greenlights spending part of corona relief money on TV series' production

Earlier , the government said the money should be used for the filming of TV series by year-end .
Ukraine 's Ministry of Culture and Information Policy says the Ukrainian government has allowed spending money from the COVID-19 relief fund for certain stages of the production of patriotic movie series .
`` This will allow spending UAH 100 million [ US $ 3.5 million ] allocated for the creation of this socially significant audiovisual content more efficiently and ensuring support for the film industry amid the coronacrisis , '' the ministry 's press service said on its website on October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending from COVID-19 Relief FundEarlier , the Cabinet of Ministers in its resolution said the money should be used for the filming of television series by the end of the year .
`` Therefore , there is a need to provide for the spending not only to cover the costs of production of the entire TV series , but also to support the implementation of certain periods ( stages ) , '' the press service said .
On April 13 , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , passed amendments to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to which a special fund worth UAH 64.7 billion ( US $ 2.3 billion ) was created .
Earlier , Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov said no coronavirus relief fund was envisaged in the 2021 national budget draft .
On October 27 , Ukraine 's Finance Ministry said UAH 34.1 billion ( US $ 1.2 billion ) was spent from the COVID-19 relief fund worth UAH 66 billion ( US $ 2.3 billion ) as of October 23 , which accounted for 52 % of the total .

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unian--2020-10-29--Woman bullied on Donbas bus after asking passenger in Ukrainian to wear mask

In a twist , one of those who verbally attacked the woman turned out to be a candidate running for the local council .
A comment made by a commuter riding a bus in Sloviansk ( Donetsk region ) , calling for a passenger to follow quarantine-related safety norms and wear a mask properly on public transport has led to an ugly altercation where passengers verbally assaulted the woman over her speaking to them in the Ukrainian language .
The woman managed to film on her phone a surge of Ukraine-phobic comments that flew her way , the Donetchanyn Telegram @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen enough of your kind – look where they brought the country to !
Civil activist , look at her !
Coming to us , to our East… You spoil our life here ! ''
one of the female passengers yelled at the woman in Russian .
Having responded to the attack that she was actually born in Sloviansk and has been living there , the activist heard : `` In Sloviansk ?
!
So speak the Sloviansk way [ … ] All people are normal and adequate here . ''
Eventually , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bus by an aggressive man who sided with the attackers .
The story saw a twist after one of the attackers was identified on social networks as a candidate to the city council with the Nash Krai party , Valentyna Pavlova , who is a local woman who has worked in kindergartens , then as a call center manager , and an accountant before retiring , RFE/RL reported .
The local police have already opened a criminal case into the violation of citizens ' equality in relation to their race , nationality , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ features .
Sloviansk was liberated by Ukrainian troops from Russian invaders in July 2014 after several months of occupation , according to Wikipedia .
One of the candidates for the mayor 's post in this year 's elections was the odious Nelia Shtepa , who led the city in 2014 and called for the locals to side with the Russians .
She did n't make it to the local election runoff , while the second round will see two competing candidates who also represent pro-Russian forces .

In a twist, one of those who verbally attacked the woman turned out to be a candidate running for the local council.
A comment made by a commuter riding a bus in Sloviansk (Donetsk region), calling for a passenger to follow quarantine-related safety norms and wear a mask properly on public transport has led to an ugly altercation where passengers verbally assaulted the woman over her speaking to them in the Ukrainian language.
The woman managed to film on her phone a surge of Ukraine-phobic comments that flew her way, the Donetchanyn Telegram channel reported.
"We've already seen enough of your kind – look where they brought the country to! Civil activist, look at her! Coming to us, to our East… You spoil our life here!" one of the female passengers yelled at the woman in Russian.
Having responded to the attack that she was actually born in Sloviansk and has been living there, the activist heard: "In Sloviansk?! So speak the Sloviansk way […] All people are normal and adequate here."
Eventually, the woman was forced out of the bus by an aggressive man who sided with the attackers.
The story saw a twist after one of the attackers was identified on social networks as a candidate to the city council with the Nash Krai party, Valentyna Pavlova, who is a local woman who has worked in kindergartens, then as a call center manager, and an accountant before retiring, RFE/RL reported.
The local police have already opened a criminal case into the violation of citizens' equality in relation to their race, nationality, religious beliefs, disability, and other features.
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Sloviansk was liberated by Ukrainian troops from Russian invaders in July 2014 after several months of occupation, according to Wikipedia.
One of the candidates for the mayor's post in this year's elections was the odious Nelia Shtepa, who led the city in 2014 and called for the locals to side with the Russians.
She didn't make it to the local election runoff, while the second round will see two competing candidates who also represent pro-Russian forces.


unian--2020-10-29--Zelensky convenes NSDC meeting over Constitutional Court's notorious ruling

Immediate and rigorous evaluation of the decisions of individual actors whose actions are becoming `` increasingly socially dangerous '' is needed .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has convened an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defense Council ( NSDC ) behind closed doors over the notorious ruling by the Constitutional Court that affects the country 's anti-corruption reform .
`` The devastating 'blows ' being inflicted on the country 's achievements in the field of combating and effectively responding to corruption in Ukraine must not be ignored .
We need an immediate and rigorous assessment of the decisions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasingly socially threatening , '' the press service quoted Zelensky as saying .
Recently , there have been signs that `` certain bodies are trying to revise key parts of Ukraine 's public contract that ensure zero tolerance for corruption and any form of opacity in public administration , '' the report said .
The president is expected to invite NSDC members to discuss the situation as regards national security and pass appropriate decisions .
Read alsoEU hints at possible aid cut over Constitutional Court rulingMoreover , bills will be drafted to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head of state will submit the relevant draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , as urgent ones .
On September 16 , the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional certain provisions of the law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau .
These included the norms on empowering a President to establish NABU , appoint and dismiss its director , appoint three members to the competition commission selecting the Bureau chief , appoint one member of the external control commission to conduct an independent audit of NABU performance , its operational and institutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Civil Control Council and the procedure for its formation .
Also , on July 28 , the CSU declared unconstitutional the Presidential Decree of April 16 , 2015 , on the appointment of Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director .
The relevant motion filed to the CCU by 51 lawmakers claimed the then head of state Petro Poroshenko went beyond his constitutional powers and violated the ban on usurpation of state power .
Also , the deputies argued , the decree contradicts Constitutional provisions on the exhaustive list of presidential powers .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on asset declaration rulingOn October 27 , the Constitutional Court ruled on the case on the motion submitted by 47 legislators to repeal Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration by government officials .
On October 28 , pursuant to the CCU ruling , the National Agency on Corruption Prevention shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Asset Declarations .

Immediate and rigorous evaluation of the decisions of individual actors whose actions are becoming "increasingly socially dangerous" is needed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has convened an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) behind closed doors over the notorious ruling by the Constitutional Court that affects the country's anti-corruption reform.
"President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has convened an urgent closed meeting of the National Security and Defense Council to determine measures for the state's urgent proper response to new threats and challenges to national security and defense," press service of the President's Office said on its website on October 29.
"The devastating 'blows' being inflicted on the country's achievements in the field of combating and effectively responding to corruption in Ukraine must not be ignored. We need an immediate and rigorous assessment of the decisions of individual actors, whose actions are becoming increasingly socially threatening," the press service quoted Zelensky as saying.
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Recently, there have been signs that "certain bodies are trying to revise key parts of Ukraine's public contract that ensure zero tolerance for corruption and any form of opacity in public administration," the report said.
"This is unacceptable," the statement added.
The president is expected to invite NSDC members to discuss the situation as regards national security and pass appropriate decisions.
Read alsoEU hints at possible aid cut over Constitutional Court rulingMoreover, bills will be drafted to prevent similar crises. Following that, the head of state will submit the relevant draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, as urgent ones.
Constitutional Court vs anti-corruption reform
On September 16, the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional certain provisions of the law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau.
These included the norms on empowering a President to establish NABU, appoint and dismiss its director, appoint three members to the competition commission selecting the Bureau chief, appoint one member of the external control commission to conduct an independent audit of NABU performance, its operational and institutional independence, and approve the regulation on the Civil Control Council and the procedure for its formation.
Also, on July 28, the CSU declared unconstitutional the Presidential Decree of April 16, 2015, on the appointment of Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director. The relevant motion filed to the CCU by 51 lawmakers claimed the then head of state Petro Poroshenko went beyond his constitutional powers and violated the ban on usurpation of state power. Also, the deputies argued, the decree contradicts Constitutional provisions on the exhaustive list of presidential powers.
Read alsoZelensky's envoy to Constitutional Court comments on asset declaration rulingOn October 27, the Constitutional Court ruled on the case on the motion submitted by 47 legislators to repeal Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration by government officials.
On October 28, pursuant to the CCU ruling, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Asset Declarations.


unian--2020-10-29--OSCE: Maintaining sustainable ceasefire in Donbas depends on parties' political will

The discussion in the working group on political issues did not advance again .
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) , Ambassador Heidi Grau says maintaining a sustainable ceasefire in Donbas depends on the parties ' political will .
Grau said in a statement posted on the OSCE 's website ; the statement was made after a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) on October 28 , 2020 .
Read alsoUkraine at TCG discusses new sites for disengagement in Donbas '' According to the assessments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall dynamics of the compliance with the ceasefire continues , with a positive impact on the lives of civilians in the conflict zone .
For three months , the number of violations has remained well below the level recorded prior to the enactment of measures to strengthen the ceasefire on July 27 , 2020 .
This reflects the importance of the political will to continue sustain the ceasefire , '' she said .
According to her , the security situation and compliance with the ceasefire , including the functioning of the coordination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were central topics of discussion in the security working group .
`` The meeting participants confirmed a common understanding with regard to the location of additional disengagement areas as well as the updated demining plan .
However , it was not possible to agree to launch the implementation , '' Grau said .
According to her , the discussion in the working group on political issues did not advance again .
`` In an effort to enhance the work on conflict resolution , the TCG tasked the working group to urgently develop a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the working group participants , in full compliance with the Minsk Agreements , '' she said .
• Since midnight on July 27 , a complete and comprehensive ceasefire has been in effect along the contact line in the area of the Joint Forces operation in Donbas .
• On September 6 , the Russian invaders grossly violated the ceasefire in Donbas by shelling Ukrainian positions .
A Ukrainian soldier was killed , another was wounded .
• Russia-led forces occasionally carry out provocations and violate the ceasefire agreements .

The discussion in the working group on political issues did not advance again.
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau says maintaining a sustainable ceasefire in Donbas depends on the parties' political will.
Grau said in a statement posted on the OSCE's website; the statement was made after a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on October 28, 2020.
Read alsoUkraine at TCG discusses new sites for disengagement in Donbas
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"According to the assessments of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, the overall dynamics of the compliance with the ceasefire continues, with a positive impact on the lives of civilians in the conflict zone. For three months, the number of violations has remained well below the level recorded prior to the enactment of measures to strengthen the ceasefire on July 27, 2020. This reflects the importance of the political will to continue sustain the ceasefire," she said.
According to her, the security situation and compliance with the ceasefire, including the functioning of the coordination mechanism for responding to ceasefire violations, were central topics of discussion in the security working group.
"The meeting participants confirmed a common understanding with regard to the location of additional disengagement areas as well as the updated demining plan. However, it was not possible to agree to launch the implementation," Grau said.
According to her, the discussion in the working group on political issues did not advance again. "In an effort to enhance the work on conflict resolution, the TCG tasked the working group to urgently develop a draft action plan based on written proposals by the working group participants, in full compliance with the Minsk Agreements," she said.
Truce in Donbas


unian--2020-10-29--Woman beheaded in knife attack at French church

A total of three persons were slain and several injured as the attacker shouted `` Allahu Akbar . ''
A knife-wielding attacker beheaded a woman and killed two other people in what French authorities believe was a terrorist attack at a church in the city of Nice on Thursday .
City Mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted that the attack had occurred in or near the city 's Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker , Reuters reports .
Estrosi said the attacker had shouted the phrase `` Allahu Akbar , '' or God is greatest .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the church warden .
The attacker has been shot and apprehended .
He is alive and on his way to hospital , the mayor told reporters .
Tendance Actuelle has published a video of police detaining the attacker .
Police said three people died in the attack and several were injured .
The attack comes less than two weeks after history teacher Samuel Paty , 47 , was beheaded outside his high school after showing his class caricatures including one of the Prophet Muhammad during a discussion on free speech , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing of Paty at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on 16 October , Macron said France was engaged in an `` existential '' battle against Islamist fundamentalism .
His comments and support for the publication of controversial caricatures of the Prophet by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo have sparked angry protests across the Muslim world , with pictures of the president burned and calls for a boycott of French goods .

A total of three persons were slain and several injured as the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar."
A knife-wielding attacker beheaded a woman and killed two other people in what French authorities believe was a terrorist attack at a church in the city of Nice on Thursday.
City Mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted that the attack had occurred in or near the city's Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker, Reuters reports.
Je suis sur place avec la @PoliceNat06 et la @pmdenice qui a interpellé l’auteur de l’attaque. Je confirme que tout laisse supposer à un attentat terroriste au sein de la basilique Notre-Dame de #Nice06. pic.twitter.com/VmpDqRwzB1 — Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) October 29, 2020
Estrosi said the attacker had shouted the phrase "Allahu Akbar," or God is greatest.
One of those killed in the church is believed to be the church warden.
The attacker has been shot and apprehended. He is alive and on his way to hospital, the mayor told reporters.
Tendance Actuelle has published a video of police detaining the attacker.
"Enough is enough," Estrosi said. "It's time now for France to exonerate itself from the laws of peace in order to definitively wipe out Islamo-fascism from our territory."
Police said three people died in the attack and several were injured.
A police source said a woman was decapitated.
The attack comes less than two weeks after history teacher Samuel Paty, 47, was beheaded outside his high school after showing his class caricatures including one of the Prophet Muhammad during a discussion on free speech, according to The Guardian.
After the killing of Paty at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on 16 October, Macron said France was engaged in an "existential" battle against Islamist fundamentalism.
His comments and support for the publication of controversial caricatures of the Prophet by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo have sparked angry protests across the Muslim world, with pictures of the president burned and calls for a boycott of French goods.


unian--2020-10-29--NSDC Secretary says national security under threat

`` Certain government bodies '' are making anti-state and anti-constitutional moves , Danilov says .
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council , Oleksiy Danilov , says the actions of `` certain government bodies '' are posing a threat to Ukraine 's national security .
`` The decisions of certain state authorities are anti-state and anti-constitutional , '' Danilov wrote on Facebook Thursday , October 29 .
He believes that these agencies individual actions are posing a threat to the national security of Ukraine .
In his post , he stopped short of calling out the names of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hints at possible aid cut over Constitutional Court rulingConstitutional Court vs anti-corruption reform On September 16 , the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional certain provisions of the law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau .
These included the norms on empowering a President to establish NABU , appoint and dismiss its director , appoint three members to the competition commission selecting the Bureau chief , appoint one member of the external control commission to conduct an independent audit of NABU performance , its operational and institutional independence , and approve the regulation on the Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formation .
Also , on July 28 , the CSU declared unconstitutional the Presidential Decree of April 16 , 2015 , on the appointment of Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director .
The relevant motion filed to the CCU by 51 lawmakers claimed the then head of state Petro Poroshenko went beyond his constitutional powers and violated the ban on usurpation of state power .
Also , the deputies argued , the decree contradicts Constitutional provisions on the exhaustive list of presidential powers .
On October 27 , the Constitutional Court ruled on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislators to repeal Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration by government officials .
On October 28 , pursuant to the CCU ruling , the National Agency on Corruption Prevention shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Asset Declarations .

"Certain government bodies" are making anti-state and anti-constitutional moves, Danilov says.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, says the actions of "certain government bodies" are posing a threat to Ukraine's national security.
"The decisions of certain state authorities are anti-state and anti-constitutional," Danilov wrote on Facebook Thursday, October 29.
He believes that these agencies individual actions are posing a threat to the national security of Ukraine.
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In his post, he stopped short of calling out the names of the government bodies he criticized.
Read alsoEU hints at possible aid cut over Constitutional Court rulingConstitutional Court vs anti-corruption reform
On September 16, the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional certain provisions of the law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau.
These included the norms on empowering a President to establish NABU, appoint and dismiss its director, appoint three members to the competition commission selecting the Bureau chief, appoint one member of the external control commission to conduct an independent audit of NABU performance, its operational and institutional independence, and approve the regulation on the Civil Control Council and the procedure for its formation.
Also, on July 28, the CSU declared unconstitutional the Presidential Decree of April 16, 2015, on the appointment of Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director. The relevant motion filed to the CCU by 51 lawmakers claimed the then head of state Petro Poroshenko went beyond his constitutional powers and violated the ban on usurpation of state power. Also, the deputies argued, the decree contradicts Constitutional provisions on the exhaustive list of presidential powers.
On October 27, the Constitutional Court ruled on the case on the motion submitted by 47 legislators to repeal Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration by government officials.
On October 28, pursuant to the CCU ruling, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Asset Declarations.


unian--2020-10-29--EU hints at possible aid cut over Constitutional Court ruling

The European Union sees anti-corruption institutions as the key tool in implementing reform in Ukraine and building up closer ties with the Bloc .
Following a controversial ruling by the Constitutional Court to abolish criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets by officials , the European Union 's Delegation to Ukraine reminded that the provision of financial assistance is `` directly linked '' to the independent anti-corruption architecture .
`` European Union 's massive assistance , including financial , in several areas is therefore directly linked to the anti-corruption architecture working independently , efficiently and free of political or other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read alsoU.S.
, EU , Japan envoys meet with Constitutional Court chair following asset declaration judgmentThe EU is now looking forward to the publication of the Constitutional Court 's ruling on elements of the anti-corruption legislation `` that must of course be in compliance with the Constitution , '' diplomats note .
On October 27 , the Constitutional Court ruled on the motion submitted by 47 lawmakers to cancel Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability for inaccurate declaration of assets .
The ruling comes into force from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrzaliznytsia JSC Supervisory Board , former MP and ex-journalist Serhiy Leshchenko reported on his Telegram channel that the Constitutional Court had canceled the anti-corruption reform on the motion of MPs with the Opposition Bloc – for Life and Za Majbutne ( For the Future ) parties .
`` The draft [ ruling ] was handed out in the morning and then voted on .
Things like that did n't happen even under [ disgraced ex-president Viktor ] Yanukovych .
Only four judges opposed : Lemak , Pervomaisky , Kolesnik and Holovatyi , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Verkhovna Rada 's envoy to the Constitutional Court , Olha Sovhiria , stressed that the Court had handed down the ruling , questionable in its content , with flagrant procedural violations .
`` Unfortunately , as regards today 's ruling by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding anti-corruption legislation , Ukraine runs the risk of being drawn into a grandiose international scandal , '' she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday .
Pursuant to the ruling , Ukraine 's National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) blocked public access to the register @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president 's envoy to the CCU has told UNIAN that the Constitutional Court had acted in violation of regulations and amid conflict of interest when passing the decision as some judges were targeted in asset declaration-related probes .
Also , the Schemy journalistic investigation project found out that Chairman of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tupytsky failed to declare a land plot in the village of Koreyiz in Russia-occupied Crimea , which he had acquired under Russian law in 2018 .
At the same time , restrictions on interaction with illegal bodies created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ established for Ukrainian officials .

The European Union sees anti-corruption institutions as the key tool in implementing reform in Ukraine and building up closer ties with the Bloc.
Following a controversial ruling by the Constitutional Court to abolish criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets by officials, the European Union's Delegation to Ukraine reminded that the provision of financial assistance is "directly linked" to the independent anti-corruption architecture.
"The EU considers the institutions to fight corruption, created after the Revolution of Dignity at the request of the Ukrainian people, to be a tool of crucial importance for Ukraine's transformation and for closer political and economic association with the EU," the Delegation wrote in response to UNIAN's inquiry.
"European Union's massive assistance, including financial, in several areas is therefore directly linked to the anti-corruption architecture working independently, efficiently and free of political or other pressure," the statement says.
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Read alsoU.S., EU, Japan envoys meet with Constitutional Court chair following asset declaration judgmentThe EU is now looking forward to the publication of the Constitutional Court's ruling on elements of the anti-corruption legislation "that must of course be in compliance with the Constitution," diplomats note.
"If requested by Ukrainian authorities, the EU would then be ready to assist on ways to restoring the necessary legal certainty, as was also the case in previous decisions by the Constitutional Court related to the anti-corruption institutionsm," the EU Delegation has said.
CCU ruling on inaccurate asset declaration
On October 27, the Constitutional Court ruled on the motion submitted by 47 lawmakers to cancel Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for inaccurate declaration of assets. The ruling comes into force from the moment of its adoption.
Member of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC Supervisory Board, former MP and ex-journalist Serhiy Leshchenko reported on his Telegram channel that the Constitutional Court had canceled the anti-corruption reform on the motion of MPs with the Opposition Bloc – for Life and Za Majbutne (For the Future) parties.
"The draft [ruling] was handed out in the morning and then voted on. Things like that didn't happen even under [disgraced ex-president Viktor] Yanukovych. Only four judges opposed: Lemak, Pervomaisky, Kolesnik and Holovatyi," Leshchenko said.
At the same time, Verkhovna Rada's envoy to the Constitutional Court, Olha Sovhiria, stressed that the Court had handed down the ruling, questionable in its content, with flagrant procedural violations. "Unfortunately, as regards today's ruling by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding anti-corruption legislation, Ukraine runs the risk of being drawn into a grandiose international scandal," she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.
Pursuant to the ruling, Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) blocked public access to the register of government officials' electronic declarations.
The president's envoy to the CCU has told UNIAN that the Constitutional Court had acted in violation of regulations and amid conflict of interest when passing the decision as some judges were targeted in asset declaration-related probes.
Also, the Schemy journalistic investigation project found out that Chairman of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tupytsky failed to declare a land plot in the village of Koreyiz in Russia-occupied Crimea, which he had acquired under Russian law in 2018.
At the same time, restrictions on interaction with illegal bodies created in the temporarily occupied territory are legally established for Ukrainian officials.


unian--2020-10-29--COVID-19: Over 7,300 new active cases reported on Oct 29

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 370,417 .
Ukraine said 7,342 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 29 , 2020 .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 370,417 as of October 29 , 2020 , according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 151,632 patients , including 2,990 in the past day , have recovered .
The death toll has hit 6,868 with 113 fatalities recorded in the past day .
Read alsoLviv Mayor Sadovyi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government reported 211,917 active cases as of October 29 .
In total , there have been 443,684 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in the city of Kyiv ( 577 cases ) , Kharkiv region ( 575 ) , Khmelnytsky region ( 478 ) , Odesa region ( 416 ) , and Lviv region ( 404 ) .
In total , 78,684 tests were conducted in the country in the past day .
In particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain reaction ) tests run , as well as 31,522 ELISA ( enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ) tests .
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of October 29 , 2020 , the Center had received 7,872 reports of suspected cases .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are in the green zone , the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine by late 2020 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 23 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning took @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 370,417.
Ukraine said 7,342 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 29, 2020.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 370,417 as of October 29, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 151,632 patients, including 2,990 in the past day, have recovered.
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The death toll has hit 6,868 with 113 fatalities recorded in the past day.
Read alsoLviv Mayor Sadovyi self-isolating after wife tests positive for COVID-19The government reported 211,917 active cases as of October 29. In total, there have been 443,684 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in the city of Kyiv (577 cases), Kharkiv region (575), Khmelnytsky region (478), Odesa region (416), and Lviv region (404).
In total, 78,684 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 47,162 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests run, as well as 31,522 ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests.
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of October 29, 2020, the Center had received 7,872 reports of suspected cases.
Read also COVID-19 in Ukraine: Highest daily death toll reported on Oct 28 Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-29--CCU head doesn't declare Crimea land bought amid Russia occupation – Schemes

A contract for the purchase of 126 square meters from a Russian citizen was signed in July 2018 .
Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine ( CCU ) Oleksandr Tupytsky did not include in his assets declaration a land plot in the village of Koreiz in Russia-occupied Crimea , which he bought under Russian law in 2018 .
This was reported by journalists of the Skhemy ( Schemes ) program .
Tupytsky owned an estate and land in Koreiz near Yalta even before the occupation of Crimea .
But in 2018 , he expanded his ownership , having registered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ownership .
This is evidenced by an official document received by Schemes from the Unified State Register of Real Estate of the Russian Federation .
In July 2018 , Tupytsky ( at that time he was deputy chairman of the CCU ) signed an agreement for the purchase of land whose area is 126 square meters from Russian citizen Vladimir Rysyatov .
But Tupytsky 's income declarations neither for 2018 nor for 2019 mention the purchase .
In addition , the contract for the sale and purchase of land in the Crimea was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation of the Russian Federation , it was certified by the Federal Service for State Registration , Cadastre and Cartography of Russia .
However , according to lawyers , there are legal restrictions for Ukrainian officials on interaction with unlawful bodies created in the temporarily occupied territory .
Schemes tracked down the seller of the plot .
Vladimir Rysyatov said that Tupytsky is his neighbor in Koreiz , as their villas are located nearby .
`` The borders of the plots were drawn up incorrectly , '' Rysyatov said .
And he explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclude a formal sale and purchase transaction under Russian law , although in fact `` there was no sale . ''
At the same time , lawyers explain that if a judge received land in his or her ownership from another person for free , according to Ukraine 's anti-corruption legislation , this can be interpreted as an illegal gift .
Director of the Status real estate agency in Russia-occupied Yalta Eduard Kiss estimates the market value of one hundred square meters of land in Koreiz ranges from US $ 5,000 to US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Constitutional Court ruled that certain provisions of the law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) are at variance with the country 's Constitution .
• In particular , the provisions on empowering the President of Ukraine to form NABU , to appoint and dismiss its director , to appoint three persons to the commission for holding a competition for the position of the bureau 's director , to appoint one member of the external control commission to conduct independent assessment ( audit ) of NABU 's effectiveness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approve the provisions on the Civil Oversight Council and the procedure for its formation .
• On July 28 , the Constitutional Court declared a presidential decree dated April 16 , 2015 , on the appointment of Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director as unconstitutional .
The decision was taken on a motion filed by 51 lawmakers .
According to them , the then President Petro Poroshenko went beyond his constitutional powers and violated the ban on usurpation of state power .
Also , the lawmakers argued that the decree contradicted the provisions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of the powers of the President of Ukraine .
• On October 27 , the Constitutional Court made a decision on a motion filed by 47 Members of Parliament , having repealed Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provided for criminal liability for inaccurate declaration by government officials of income .
• None On October 28 , Ukraine 's National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) was forced to block access the register of government officials ' electronic declarations pursuant to a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court .

A contract for the purchase of 126 square meters from a Russian citizen was signed in July 2018.
Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) Oleksandr Tupytsky did not include in his assets declaration a land plot in the village of Koreiz in Russia-occupied Crimea, which he bought under Russian law in 2018.
This was reported by journalists of the Skhemy (Schemes) program.
Read alsoRada revokes accreditation of Slidstvo.info investigative journalists
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Tupytsky owned an estate and land in Koreiz near Yalta even before the occupation of Crimea. But in 2018, he expanded his ownership, having registered another plot near the house in his ownership. This is evidenced by an official document received by Schemes from the Unified State Register of Real Estate of the Russian Federation.
In July 2018, Tupytsky (at that time he was deputy chairman of the CCU) signed an agreement for the purchase of land whose area is 126 square meters from Russian citizen Vladimir Rysyatov. But Tupytsky's income declarations neither for 2018 nor for 2019 mention the purchase.
In addition, the contract for the sale and purchase of land in the Crimea was drawn up by Tupytsky according to the legislation of the Russian Federation, it was certified by the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of Russia.
However, according to lawyers, there are legal restrictions for Ukrainian officials on interaction with unlawful bodies created in the temporarily occupied territory.
Schemes tracked down the seller of the plot. Vladimir Rysyatov said that Tupytsky is his neighbor in Koreiz, as their villas are located nearby. "The borders of the plots were drawn up incorrectly," Rysyatov said. And he explained that he and Tupytsky had agreed to conclude a formal sale and purchase transaction under Russian law, although in fact "there was no sale."
At the same time, lawyers explain that if a judge received land in his or her ownership from another person for free, according to Ukraine's anti-corruption legislation, this can be interpreted as an illegal gift.
Director of the Status real estate agency in Russia-occupied Yalta Eduard Kiss estimates the market value of one hundred square meters of land in Koreiz ranges from US$5,000 to US$15,000.


unian--2020-10-29--"All for all": OSCE calls for mutual release of detainees in Donbas

Issues related to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered during a recent TCG meeting .
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) , Ambassador Heidi Grau calls for efforts for the mutual release of detainees in Donbas on the `` all for all '' principle .
Grau said in a statement posted on the OSCE 's website ; the statement was made after a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) on October 28 , 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered . ''
`` I urge that every effort be exerted to proceed with mutual release and exchange of conflict-related detainees based on the 'all for all ' principle , as provided for in the Minsk agreements , '' she said .
In the humanitarian working group , the preparations for the simultaneous opening of the new entry-exit crossing points ( ECCPs ) in Zolote and Shchastia of Luhansk region were discussed .
The participants assured that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on November 10 , 2020 .
Read alsoUkrainian troops mortared , shot at in Donbas warzone – one soldier wounded on Oct 29The economic working group focused on water supplies across the contact line in Donetsk and Luhansk regions .
The discussion also included environmental issues as well as questions of pension payment for the citizens living in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine ” .
• On September 14 , the head of the presidential office , Andriy Yermak , said that it was planned to discuss the issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities in Donbas .
• On October 14 , a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) took place via videoconference .
The participants discussed the truce in Donbas , the exchange of prisoners , the opening of new checkpoints , and also noted the slowdown in the TCG work on political issues .

Issues related to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered during a recent TCG meeting.
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau calls for efforts for the mutual release of detainees in Donbas on the "all for all" principle.
Grau said in a statement posted on the OSCE's website; the statement was made after a regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on October 28, 2020.
According to her, "issues related to the settlement of the legal status of certain persons released in the previous exchanges were considered."
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"I urge that every effort be exerted to proceed with mutual release and exchange of conflict-related detainees based on the 'all for all' principle, as provided for in the Minsk agreements," she said.
In the humanitarian working group, the preparations for the simultaneous opening of the new entry-exit crossing points (ECCPs) in Zolote and Shchastia of Luhansk region were discussed. The participants assured that both ECCPs would be ready to open on November 10, 2020.
Read alsoUkrainian troops mortared, shot at in Donbas warzone – one soldier wounded on Oct 29The economic working group focused on water supplies across the contact line in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The discussion also included environmental issues as well as questions of pension payment for the citizens living in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine”.
Release of Ukrainian citizens from captivity


unian--2020-10-29--Hryvnia continues weakening to U.S. dollar on Oct 29

The official rate against the euro for Thursday is fixed at UAH 33.31 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has set the official forex rate for October 29 at UAH 28.40 to the U.S. dollar , thus weakening the country 's national currency by three kopiykas .
The official forex rate against the euro for Thursday is fixed at UAH 33.31 per euro – the hryvnia gained 25 kopiykas in value since Wednesday , according to the NBU website .
The central bank has fixed the following official forex rates of the hryvnia against key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,839.89 ( UAH 2,836.55 as of October 28 ) ; EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,331.33 ( UAH 3,355.78 as of October 28 ) .
By 16:00 Kyiv time on October 28 , hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 28.40/28.42 to the dollar , while those against the euro were at UAH 33.33/33.35 .
The National Bank set the official forex rate for October 28 at UAH 28.37 to the U.S. dollar , which made the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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unian--2020-10-29--Constitutional Court blocking appointment of local election winners – NACP

The appointment of elected officials is only possible after they have passed the special vetting routine , says the watchdog whom the CCU deprived of access to the relevant databases .
The Constitutional Court is blocking the appointment of officials who won in the latest local elections held across Ukraine on October 25 , says the National Agency on Corruption Prevention .
`` The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has deprived the NACP of access to state registers required for conducting a special vetting of asset declarations of candidates for leading positions in government bodies .
Without this vetting , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be officially appointed , '' the NACP said in a statement .
Read alsoU.S.
, EU , Japan envoys meet with Constitutional Court chair following asset declaration judgmentThus , the CCU has in fact blocked the implementation of local elections results .
On October 27 , the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on the motion of 47 lawmakers , rescinding Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration .
On October 28 , pursuant to the ruling , the NACP shut down public access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The National Anti-corruption Bureau , another anti-graft institution , said that through its scandalous ruling , the CCU destroys the anti-corruption reform .

The appointment of elected officials is only possible after they have passed the special vetting routine, says the watchdog whom the CCU deprived of access to the relevant databases.
The Constitutional Court is blocking the appointment of officials who won in the latest local elections held across Ukraine on October 25, says the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.
"The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has deprived the NACP of access to state registers required for conducting a special vetting of asset declarations of candidates for leading positions in government bodies. Without this vetting, not a single head of a state body can be officially appointed," the NACP said in a statement.
Read alsoU.S., EU, Japan envoys meet with Constitutional Court chair following asset declaration judgmentThus, the CCU has in fact blocked the implementation of local elections results.
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"By its decision, the Constitutional Court not only destroys the anti-corruption system in Ukraine, but also paralyzes the work of local government bodies and the entire government machine," the NACP concluded.
Cancellation of e-declarations in Ukraine: Background
On October 27, the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on the motion of 47 lawmakers, rescinding Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for inaccurate asset declaration.
On October 28, pursuant to the ruling, the NACP shut down public access to the Unified State Register of Declarations.
The National Anti-corruption Bureau, another anti-graft institution, said that through its scandalous ruling, the CCU destroys the anti-corruption reform.


unian--2020-10-29--Ukrainian troops mortared, shot at in Donbas warzone – one soldier wounded on Oct 29

Near Novhorodske , a bullet went through a soldier 's arm during an enemy attack .
Over the past day , on October 28 , Russia-controlled armed groups in Donbas violated the ceasefire agreement four times .
A Ukrainian soldier was wounded in one of the attacks , as reported in the morning update by the Joint Forces Operation HQ .
Close to the Vodiane settlement , the enemy opened fire using small arms .
Two more violations of truce were recorded in the suburbs of Avdiyivka , where last night the enemy employed 82 mm mortars and grenade launchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TCG discusses new sites for disengagement in DonbasIn the zone of responsibility of the Pivnich [ North ] operational-tactical grouping , the invaders used 82-mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , and opened aimed small arms fire near Novhorodske .
In the attack , a bullet pierced a soldier 's arm .
The serviceman was evacuated to a local hospitalized in non-life-threatening condition .
OSCE monitors were immediately briefed on the enemy 's brazen action .
Since day-start on Thursday , October 29 , the ceasefire has so far been observed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect pension payments to occupied Donbas retirees • Minister Reznikov names conditions when Russian aggression may end in Donbas • Ukraine ready to reopen two checkpoints in Donbas on Nov 10 – Zelensky 's office

Near Novhorodske, a bullet went through a soldier's arm during an enemy attack.
Over the past day, on October 28, Russia-controlled armed groups in Donbas violated the ceasefire agreement four times.
A Ukrainian soldier was wounded in one of the attacks, as reported in the morning update by the Joint Forces Operation HQ.
Close to the Vodiane settlement, the enemy opened fire using small arms. Two more violations of truce were recorded in the suburbs of Avdiyivka, where last night the enemy employed 82 mm mortars and grenade launchers of various types.
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Read alsoUkraine at TCG discusses new sites for disengagement in DonbasIn the zone of responsibility of the Pivnich [North] operational-tactical grouping, the invaders used 82-mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, and opened aimed small arms fire near Novhorodske. In the attack, a bullet pierced a soldier's arm. The serviceman was evacuated to a local hospitalized in non-life-threatening condition.
OSCE monitors were immediately briefed on the enemy's brazen action.
Since day-start on Thursday, October 29, the ceasefire has so far been observed.
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