Incomes of Ukrainians had 116% growth in 2008

In relation to an article I posted a few days ago about patriotism and working for $100 per month, here is some good news about the income of Ukrainians.

It grew year to date 116% in 2008.  That's a large number.  This article does not give any info about actual salary numbers but it does offer some good news.

Incomes of Ukrainians had 116% growth in 2008

The real growth of incomes of the population for January-May 2008 comprises 116%, stated Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy. 

"In May, there was a sizable growth of nominal incomes of the population," said Danylyshyn. 

According to the Minister, 45.9% growth for the previous 5 months, compared to January-May 2007, was achieved both thanks to the efforts of the government to raise the standards of living and to the high economical growth at 6.4%. 

"I would like to note that such intense growth of incomes compensates the population those negative inflation processes in Ukraine", as UNIAN reports. 

"The growth of real incomes of the population, i.e. updated to the influence of the inflation, was 16% for January-May 2008, while - 10.8% for the analogous period in 2007. 

Moreover, Danylyshyn also stated that social aid has increased by 51% for the given period.
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By the way.  I found this source a couple of months ago and kept it saved in my bookmarks.  It provides salary amounts for professions in Ukraine.  This shows to you that if you get in the right field, you could do okay. PayScale - Ukraine

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The Russian Language in Ukraine

We all know that a large number of people in Ukraine speak Russian.  I do not like that.  I support having Ukrainian as the only official language of Ukraine.  There are some people who disagree with this.  Majority of these people are Russian speaking.  They feel that the government should speak in Russian, teachers should teach in Russian, etc.  I can't stand that.  Move to Russia, why don't you.

Either way there is an article about this that I saw recently.  Please note this article supports the Russian language becoming official, but I might give an idea of how silly this is.

Russians about Russian language in Ukraine

On June 16, the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation made commentary regarding the administrative influence on Russian language in Ukraine on the official web-site of MFA. 

Taking part in the international forum of Russianists in Lugansk, a major event in the humanitarian life of Ukraine, were authoritative philologists and linguists from different countries of the world who are far from being indifferent to the present and future of the Russian language in Ukraine. Many speakers at this representative forum stated with bitterness that Russian in Ukraine is being subjected to all manner of persecution. Thus, the country has over the last 16 years issued more than 70 legal and regulatory acts aimed at its limitation in sociopolitical life. 

In particular, it was pointed out that schools are being forcibly converted from Russian to Ukrainian as a medium of instruction, which official statistics bear out: of the 20,600 previously existing secondary schools only 1,345 still conduct instruction in Russian. In Kyiv, for example, only six out of the 3,550 schools remain where Russian speech can still be heard. Much-warranted concern was also expressed over Russian-speaking postsecondary teachers being dismissed everywhere and the ban imposed on the use of aids in the Russian language. Reasonable grievances were voiced that teachers of Russian language and literature receive lower pay than their colleagues – teachers of Ukrainian and foreign languages and so on. 

Unfortunately, the above facts are only a fraction of what is actually happening with the “erosion” of Russian in Ukraine, which is an object of rigid and massive administrative pressure. In this regard, one can point to the measures for ousting Russian from television and radio broadcasts, the Ukrainianization of film distribution, conversion of the higher education system to Ukrainian, introduction of obligatory tests for school leavers in Ukrainian, reduction of the import of Russian books, use of Ukrainian only in passenger transport services, the order that dissertations be defended in the state (Ukrainian) language only, the calls to curb the informational “expansion” of foreign media (read Russian-language media and so on). As a result the authorities “have got what they wanted”: population literacy has sharply fallen, people knowing neither Ukrainian nor Russian resort to the so called surzhik, a mix of Ukrainian and Russian. All these awkward actions to de-Russify the cultural/humanitarian space have already placed Ukraine 67th in the world for population literacy. 

The stubborn unwillingness of the supporters of speeded Ukrainianization to solve the problem of Russian on the basis of existing legislative and appropriate international acts leads to an alienation of a considerable part of the population from authority and creates a tense atmosphere in society, for nearly 50 percent of the population in Ukraine considers that the Russian language should be given special status. But Kyiv, it seems, does not hear the voice of the people. Prosecutor’s offices even appeal against the decisions of regional councils of southeastern regions to grant to Russian the status of regional language in accordance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, ratified by Ukraine. As was stressed at the forum, power structures have adopted the Charter for its “external use” only. 
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Raising Patriotism and Public Activity of Young People in Ukraine

I am young and consider myself patriotic.  Some people think that young people are least patriotic.  I think the other way around.  Depending on the person, young people are most patriotic.

Yes, older people have more knowledge of the county, but they do not have as much energy to support their nation (i feel).  Either way, this program should help.

Government’s reasons to work for $100 per month

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Conception of National purpose social program “Youth of Ukraine” for 2009-2015, as reported the press service of the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sport. 

According to the head of the Ministry Yuriy Pavlenko, the purpose of the program is to raise patriotism and public activity of young people in Ukraine. 

The main goals of the program “Youth of Ukraine” for the next 6 years are the following: development of legal culture (especially concerning the rights and freedoms), creation of favorable environment for self-realization, involvement in public organizations and cultivation of responsibility for own life and future of the country. 

‘Our country shouldn’t close eyes when thousands of young people go abroad every year. Ukraine is one of the largest donors of labor migrants among post soviet countries. 60% of them are young teachers, doctors and engineers. They are mostly high educated people, who want to be needed, who want their knowledge and experience be appreciated well. We can’t make them work in Ukraine. The only thing we can do is to create opportunities for they could self-realize here, on own land,’ said Pavlenko.
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Are you patriotic?  Why or why not?

President Yushchenko's Poisoning

A lot of time has passed since President Yuschenko's poisoning.  Think about it, this happened before he was elected.  I think that he knows who did this to him.  I can also understand reasons why he would not like to make that information public.

I was glad to see this back in the news.  Here are two articles for you.

Medical experts ascertain recovery of Viktor Yushchenko

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko went to Switzerland to have the planned treatment and dynamical control of the medical program on removal of dioxin from his organism. 

The Head of the State will spend two days of his vacation in the Centre of dermatology in the university hospital in Geneva. 

According to the personal doctor of President of Ukraine, assistant of the State Affairs Department head, Rostyslav Valikhnovskyi, medical experts ascertain the recovery of Viktor Yushchenko. This time the President will have a screening examination. 

The personal doctor of the Head of the state also said Viktor Yushchenko is healthy enough to bear over the norm work on the regular basis. 
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Tymoshenko wants to know who poisoned Yushchenko

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko states that she is interested in establishment of truth concerning the case of President Viktor Yushchenko poisoning. 

“I visit all invitations of the Prosecutor’s General Office. I’m interested that the Prosecutor’s General Office to establish the truth,” Tymoshenko stated at a briefing on Wednesday in Kyiv, answering the journalists questions. 

She emphasized that the Prosecutor’s General Office “for many years” has been conducted this case and it calls to wait for results.
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Georgia goes to NATO with Ukraine

I want to thank Georgia for this.  It shows true friendship and how close the two nations are.

Georgia goes to NATO with Ukraine

In December, 2008 Georgia will not accept the proposition to join NATO MAP if the Ukraine’s application is deferred, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Eka Tkeshalashvili after the meeting with her Polish colleague Radoslav Sikorskiy in Warsaw. 


“Approaching to NATO together with Ukraine gives us more possibilities,” said the Minister. At the same time Sikorskiy expressed regret that “a purely technical question, NATO MAP is a technical question, gains a political importance”. 


“We have a very close strategic partnership with Ukraine. It is our joint effort, and we believe that the perspective is that we go by one road to NATO,” said the Minister, as Liga reports. 


As ForUm reported, at the summit in Bucharest in April, NATO high officials stated that they will return to the question of possible joining of Ukraine and Georgia to NATO MAP in December 2008.
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Broadband revenues in Ukraine jump 65% in Q1

Ukrainians adjust very well to new incoming technology.  Now, the internet is not new, but compared to other countries, Ukraine is doing very well, I think.

Broadband revenues in Ukraine jump 65% in Q1

Broadband market revenues in Ukraine jumped 65 percent to USD 73 million in the first quarter, versus USD 44 million in the same period last year. The total number of broadband internet subscribers in Ukraine has exceeded 1.05 million residential and corporate customers in the first quarter, up from 620,000 in the same quarter last year, according to a report by iKS-Consulting. The number of residential subscribers jumped 75 percent year-on-year, to 860,000. Broadband internet penetration of Ukrainian households rose year-on-year from 2.8 percent to 5.0 percent. The same report shows that fixed-line telephone monopoly Ukrtelecom leads in terms of subscribers, with a total customers base of 250,000 users, up by 21 percent year-on-year. Volia Cabel comes next with 200,000 clients, followed by Optima-Farlep which currently serves 85,000 residential and corporate subscribers.

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Top 55 Cities In Ukraine

Surprisingly, Kyiv is number 2 and Lviv is number 9.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Chernivtsi
2. Kyiv
3. Yalta
4. Chernihiv
5. Ivano-Frankivsk
6. Mukachevo
7. Truskavets
8. Illichivsk
9. Lviv
10. Lutsk

Check out the full list here.

I'm from Lviv, what about you?

Ukraine takes the 9th place in the rating of the world meal exporters

Here is some good news for you.

Ukraine takes the 9 place in the rating of the world meal exporters

Ukraine exported more than 1.1 mln tonnes of meal during the period of September-May 2007/08 MY, according to the data of IA APK-Inform. Sunflower meal covers the main share in the total meal and cake production in Ukraine. Ukraine takes the 9 place, according to the rating of the world meal exporters, and the 14 place in the rating of the world meal producers. Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Morocco, Turkey and Israel are the major buyers of the Ukrainian production. 

Analysts of IA APK-Inform will cover prospects and potential of fat-and-oil export from Ukraine during the Seventh International Conference "Fat-and-Oil Industry - 2008". You can become acquainted with the conference program and fill in application for participation here. http://www.apk-inform.com/conferences/oil2008/form.php

The article source is http://www.agrimarket.info/showart.php?id=60661

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Speak In Ukrainian

The government language in Ukraine is Ukrainian.  I support that 100% and think that should be the only official language.  Most government officials though speak Russian.  This article is what I have been waiting for for a long time.

Additional payment to speak Ukrainian in Ukraine?

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko demands the state employees speak the state language. He said, ending his speech at the V All-Ukraine forum “Power and business – partners”. 

The President said the other groups of population have at least some sort of choice in this question. “But I demand that the state employees speak the state language”. 

Yushchenko said that the Ukrainian legislation has proper laws about the state language and a state employee. 

“Speak the state language. Eventually, you get additional payment to speak the state language,” stated the President.

I hope President Yushchenko's message will go far.  The article source is: http://en.for-ua.com/news/2008/07/03/173504.html

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Update 2: Low-cost airline to begin operations in Ukraine

Another article about this. So its not just rumors.

Kiev - A Hungarian low-cost airline received final approval to began operations in Ukraine, ending unchallenged control of the former Soviet republic's air-passenger market by high-price domestic carriers.
Budapest-headquartered Wizz Air obtained certification to operate an Airbus 320 aircraft on Ukrainian internal routes, and expected the maiden flight to take place in July, company officials said.
The new service will link the Ukrainian capital Kiev with the cities Odessa, Simferopol and Lviv.
The price of the cheapest one-way ticket on the airline, the equivalent of 18 dollars, is as much as eight times cheaper than a flight along the same route aboard a domestic airline.
Natalia Kazmer, a Wizz Air spokeswoman, predicted a 'price revolution' in Ukraine's air passenger industry.
Wizz Air intends to open an international link connecting Kiev with European destinations by October, she said.
Ukraine's government led by market reformers had promised an opening up of the country's airways to foreign competition by the end of June.
Ukraine's Ministry of Transport has approved entrance into the Ukrainian market of low-cost Germanwings and is in talks with an unnamed Arab budget airline.

The article source is: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1414311.php/Low-cost_airline_to_begin_operations_in_Ukraine
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