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6/18/2018News

Choose: go to court and sit in the dark, or pay a double tariff. Viktor Medved

Choose: go to court and sit in the dark, or pay a double tariff. Viktor Medved
"More than a million meters of new housing are put into operation every year. And we have a new law on condominiums, which creates opportunities...

"More than a million meters of new housing are put into operation every year. And we have a new law on condominiums, which creates opportunities for competition and allows us to choose service providers. On paper, everything seems to be beautiful and you can choose the company with the lowest tariffs. But in fact, it's a switch,...

6/6/2018News

Expert: Raising fares in compartments and SV on 50% is economically unjustified

Expert: Raising fares in compartments and SV on 50% is economically unjustified
Raising the cost of travel in compartments and SV is an economically unjustified decision of Ukrzaliznytsia. Viktor Medvid, director of the Willi...

Raising the fare for compartment and second-class trains is an economically unjustified decision by Ukrzaliznytsia. Viktor Medvid, director of the William invest expert consulting company, told this in a comment to GolosUA. "The initiative to raise the fare for compartment and second-class cars by 50% and more is an economically...

6/1/2018News

Expert: Cameras to record traffic violations in Kyiv will not have any effect

Expert: Cameras to record traffic violations in Kyiv will not have any effect
For photo and video recording of traffic violations, the capital is installing equipment that does not allow the driver's face to be recognized....

For photo and video recording of traffic violations, the capital is installing equipment that does not allow the driver's face to be recognized. Therefore, every driver will be able to challenge the fine in court. Viktor Medvid, coordinator of the Mutual Aid movement, told this in a commentary to GolosUA. According to him, there...

5/11/2018News

Expert: Groysman will try to shift responsibility for road repairs to local authorities before the elections

Expert: Groysman will try to shift responsibility for road repairs to local authorities before the elections
Before the elections, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is trying to shift responsibility for road repairs to local authorities. This was stated...

Before the election, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is trying to shift responsibility for road repairs to local authorities. Viktor Medvid, director of the William Invest Expert consulting company, told this in a commentary to GolosUA. "Decentralization already exists. Groysman spoke about changes in terms of the distribution...

5/4/2018News

Repair of all roads in Ukraine will take 2.7 trillion hryvnias and about 20 years - expert

It will take about 2.7 trillion hryvnias and about 20 years to repair all roads in Ukraine. This was stated by Viktor Medvid, director of William...

It will take about 2.7 trillion hryvnias and about 20 years to repair all the roads in Ukraine. Viktor Medvid, director of the William Invest Expert consulting company, told this in a commentary to GolosUA. "Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said that within 3-5 years the state will be able to repair all roads in the country. I...

5/3/2018News

Channel 5: Kyiv is preparing to increase public transport fares - HIGHLIGHTS

Channel 5: Kyiv is preparing to increase public transport fares - HIGHLIGHTS
Fares for public transportation in Kyiv may soon rise to 8 hryvnias. Channel 5's Natalka Yurchuk finds out more about the reasons and timing of t...

Fares for public transportation in Kyiv may soon rise to 8 hryvnias. Channel 5 correspondent Natalka Yurchuk finds out more about the reasons and timing of the fare increase. Anton Kozyr, a resident of Kyiv, travels to work every day by public transportation. On weekdays, he spends at least 40 hryvnias on transportation. He says...

3/19/2018News

A blow to the wallet: is the rise in bus fares to 9 hryvnias justified?

A blow to the wallet: is the rise in bus fares to 9 hryvnias justified?
The press conference will be attended by: - Vyacheslav Konovalov, representative of the Europatrol NGO; - Oleksiy Kalinichenko, member of the Tra...

The press conference will be attended by: - Vyacheslav Konovalov, representative of the Europatrol NGO; - Oleksiy Kalinichenko, member of the Transpres Information and Analytical Center; - Viktor Medvid, expert on transportation issues.

3/5/2018News

Fares in the capital's transport will rise by 50% from today's tariff - expert

Fares in the capital's transport will rise by 50% from today's tariff - expert
Fares for public transportation in Kyiv will definitely increase. This opinion was expressed by Viktor Medvid, director of the consulting company...

Fares for public transportation in Kyiv will definitely increase. This opinion was expressed by Viktor Medvid, director of the consulting company Invest-Expert, during a press conference at the GolosUA news agency. Fares will definitely rise, they have always been raised, it is a stable process, but these increases are not alway...

3/4/2018News

Expert: The law on toll roads construction adopted by the Rada is another corruption scheme

Expert: The law on toll roads construction adopted by the Rada is another corruption scheme
The law on the construction of toll roads adopted by the Verkhovna Rada is another corruption scheme that will benefit Ukrainian officials. Trans...

The law on the construction of toll roads passed by the Verkhovna Rada is yet another corruption scheme that will benefit Ukrainian officials. This was stated by transport expert Viktor Medved in a comment to GolosUA. "The law on the construction of toll roads adopted by the Verkhovna Rada is yet another money laundering scheme...

2/25/2018News

"Ukrzaliznytsia has a low level of management

"Ukrzaliznytsia has a low level of management
The increase in tariffs for railroad passenger transportation is a consequence of irrational business practices at Ukrzaliznytsia. This was state...

The increase in tariffs for rail passenger transportation is the result of irrational business practices at Ukrzaliznytsia. Viktor Medvid, coordinator of the Mutual Aid movement, said this in a commentary to a GolosUA correspondent. "It should be borne in mind that Ukrzaliznytsia has a low level of management. Therefore, the inc...