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"The rates must grow two-fold and only for the households," World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Martin Raiser said.

The parliamentary committee for national security and defense proposed the Verkhovna Rada to reject the proposal to appoint Khoroshkovskyi to the post.

"In keeping with Article 106 of the Ukrainian Constitution I am submitting to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a recommendation on appointment of Mykhailo Bronislavovych Yezhel as the Minister of Defense of Ukraine," the president sounded.

"The president has submitted a candidacy and the president will soon arrive in the parliament house and from the parliament rostrum recommend a candidacy for prime minister," Herman said.

"In compliance with Article 83 of the Constitution of Ukraine and Article 61 of the Verkhovna Rada regulations I am announcing formation and registration by the administration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a coalition of MP factions, the Coalition of Stability and Reforms, in the 6th convocation parliament. The coalition of MP factions built on basis of an agreement on the coalition of MP factions, signed by members of MP factions of the Party of Regions, the Communist Party of Ukraine, of the Lytvyn Bloc parliamentary factions, and separate lawmakers, in all 235 MPs," he said.

The text of the draft resolution has yet to be posted on the Web site of the Verkhovna Rada.

"Yatseniuk has filed a petition to the Constitutional Court to officially explain provision of part 6, Article 83, of the Constitution of Ukraine on possible creation of a coalition by deputy factions through incorporating deputy factions and peoples' deputies or by their alliances," the statement said.

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- The only school in Simferopol where all subjects are taught in Ukrainian is seeking to offer new classes to meet high demand, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. The Ukrainian-language high school in Simferopol has been overwhelmed by applicants.Crimea is a predominantly Russian-speaking part of eastern Ukraine. The Simferopol Ukrainian Gymnasium was established in the

DONBASS, Ukraine -- Politicians and police authorities in Ukraine are investigating the airline industry after an incident on a main carrier.During the week, police were ordered to prevent a plane from taking off with a drunken crew.The pilots and cabin crew on the Ukrainian airline Donbassaero were found to be drunk at least ten times over the legal limit.The inland flight was due to carry 86

KIEV, Ukraine -- Three factions in Ukraine's Parliament, the Regions Party, the Communist Party and the Lytvyn' s blok, decided to create a new ruling coalition along with some individual lawmakers, said a leader of the Regions Party on Wednesday. Oleksandr Lavrinovych"The Regions Party, the Communist Party and the Lytvyn's blok have made the decision to form a new ruling coalition together with