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Poland establishes a hotline to protect the rights of Ukrainian workers
A hotline for questions concerning legal employment and protection of rights has been established in Poland for Ukrainian workers, PAP news agency reports.
According to Polish Chief Labor Inspector Wiesław Łyszczek, there are cases where Polish employers who use Ukrainian migrant workers are paying them lower salaries or not ensuring adequate working conditions.
According to Łyszczek, over 2.5 million foreigners work in Poland and 800,000 of them work illegally. "The thing is, everyone …
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Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia agreed to establish an inter-Parliamentary assembly
The parliament speakers of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have agreed to establish an Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the three countries, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy stated at a press briefing in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"Given the need for deepening cooperation in the Black sea area, I have kickstarted the establishment of a trilateral Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, especially taking into consideration that our three countries have some …
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Members of European Parliament call on EU to reduce dependence on Russian gas
In a joint statement published on Tuesday, March 6, three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) expressed the opinion that recent actions by Gazprom should push the European Union (EU) to reduce dependence on gas and oil from Russia. Deutsche Welle has reported on this. These individuals are David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee; Dariusz Rosati, Co-Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee; and Michael Gahler, …
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Ukraine extends sanctions against subsidiaries of Russian banks
President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the extension of sanctions against banks that hold Russian state capital.
The decree, which put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council made on March 1, is available on the website of the President.
Previously, Poroshenko said that over the past three years, the share of assets of the above-mentioned banks in the system decreased from 10.6% to 5.6%. At the same time, in 2017, the net assets of these banks decreased by …
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European Parliament takes Ukraine’s side in Kyiv’s dispute with Russian Gazprom over gas transit
The European Parliament believes that Russia's refusal to deliver gas to Ukraine is an element of political pressure that can have negative consequences for the European Union, as said in the statement released by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chair David McAllister, Ukrinform reports.
The statement condemned the actions of Gazprom concerning the cessation of gas supplies to Ukraine and further attempts to terminate the contract. "This is yet another proof of the use of gas …