31 Mar 2011

Yanukovych Urges Parliament to Consider Anti-Corrutpion and Deregulation Bills

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, to consider bills dealing with anti-corruption measures and the deregulation and liberalization of the national economy.

President Yanukovych stated that the passing of the anti-corruption bill was necessary because Without combating corruption, we cannot make any progress in the development of the country. He has thus far asked that Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development and Trade Minister Andriy Kliuyev to write government resolutions on regulatory policy liberation.

President Yanukovych said that officials in various levels of government were already putting up levels of resistance,

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