Subject of the day

An overall objective of maneuvers which will be held both in the Odessa and Nikolaev regions and Autonomous republic Crimea, is working off the actions of multinational staffs and forces during planning and carrying out of peace-making operation under NATO standards.  // more

There was information in some mass-media that the project of creation of a deep-water ship course «Danube — Black sea» will not be realized in 2008 and that its realization «is under threat of failure». The material is based on the open letter of director of the Limited Liability Company «Ukrmorshlyakh» (which acted as the contractor on construction of a dam) which has submitted claims against SE «Delta-pilot» to economic court. One of the claims concerns compulsions to prolongation of the contract on construction of a dam till December, 31st, 2008. // more

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has made an official refutation of the information widespread in some mass-media that Yulia Timoshenko’s son-in-law Sean Karr has beaten employees of law enforcement bodies in Odessa. // more

The museum of antique settlement will be created in the center of Odessa on the basis of the exhibits found on the Primorsky Boulevard // more

On June, 6th at regional council session, the governor of the Odessa region Nikolay Serdyuk has declared, that Odessa may be excluded from the list of the host-cities of the Europe Football Championship of 2012.  // more

International grand master Pavel Tregubov became the winner of IV International rapid chess tournament Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup in memory of Efim Geller. // more

Ministry of transport and communication of Ukraine considers that the only legitimate head of STP «Yuzhny» is Yury Kruk. It was said in the official Ministry of transport and communication statement concerning the raider capture attempt of the «Yuzhny» port spread by the press-service of the department.  // more

Michail Freydlin, the head of working group on strategic plan design of Odessa sustainable development has informed during the press-conference that «Ecocity» is supposed to be created in the area of Khadzhibeevsky and Kuyalnitsky estuaries , filtration fields, Luzanovka and Luzanovka lakes, Zhevahovaya mountain with Bolshevik settlement, 1-st and 2-nd Peresyp Limanchiks.  // more

According to the press-service of the President, the ukase N. 359/2008 of V. Yushchenko has suspended the action of the order N. 261-r of the Ukraine Cabinet from February, 11th, 2008 «About the affirmation of conditions of carrying out of competition on sale of a share holding of joint-stock company «Odessa port plant».  // more

The President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko plans to visit Odessa region with working visit. The chairman of the Odessa regional state administration Nikolay Serdyuk informed about this during the machinery meeting on April, 7th. // more

“Context-Prichernomorie” information agency celebrates 5-year anniversary on March, 28.
“Context-Prichernomorie” is an independent organization specializing on gathering, analysis and processing of the information. // more

On February 24, during the meeting with the European Football Championship preparations committee, UEFA Inspection Group Coordinator Matteo Gambuto has announced that Odessa has a chance of heightening its status at EURO 2012.  // more