“Neither me, nor my team have any desire to serve as a cover-up for the covert corruption, or become puppets for those who, very much like the ‘old’ government, are trying to exercise control over the flow of public funds,” Abromavicius said in his official statement on Wednesday.
03 de febrero de 2016, 14:47Kyiv, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) President Petro Poroshenko termed today irresponsible the proposal of submitting to a vote the post of provincial governor, and threatened to prevent it.
Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius quit on Wednesday saying his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests, dealing another blow to Western hopes that the country can reform itself.
Ukraine’s economy minister abruptly tendered his resignation yesterday saying overwhelming corruption had stifled his efforts to push through measures essential to getting growth back on track in the cash-strapped country.
Kyiv: Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius quit on Wednesday saying his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests, dealing another blow to Western hopes that the country can reform itself.
* Minister accuses presidential ally of meddling
The epidemic threshold for influenza and acute respiratory infections has been exceeded in 19 regions of Ukraine and the city of Kyiv, according to the Health Ministry’s press service.
The European Union has provided the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine with 20 armored vehicles.
