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"The right to vote": "What is the state of Ukraine's railway infrastructure?"
Victor Medvid, political scientist, infrastructure expert, director of William Invest Expert consulting company, is our guest.
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The railroad is becoming less accessible to the people every year. Viktor Medvid
The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft order approving changes to tariffs for the transportation of passengers, baggage, and freight by rail in domestic traffic. By the end of 2021, tariffs will increase by 22 %. And Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy said that railroad ticket prices will increase by 2 % per month from March-April 2021, and emphasized that the change in the cost of...
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Rise in price of railway tickets: how will tariffs increase? (press conference)
The press conference will be attended by: - Viktor Medvid, director of William Invest Expert consulting company; - Vsevolod Stepaniuk, expert on economic and political issues; - Vyacheslav Konovalov, expert of the Euro Patrol public campaign.
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Medved: Dismissal of Ukrzaliznytsia's head is a "war of lobbyists"
The government has dismissed Volodymyr Zhmak, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia. Hosted by Viola Burda Dismissal of Ukrzaliznytsia CEO is a "war of lobbyists" - Medved The duties of the CEO will be temporarily performed by Ivan Yuryk, a member of the UZ board, who has already been in this position from April 16 to September 24, 2020. What is happening at Ukrzaliznytsia? Victor Medvid, director of the consulting company William Invest Expert, told....
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The corruption burden in Ukrzaliznytsia is 10-30 % - Victor Medved economist
The cost of railway tickets may be reduced due to anti-corruption activities. Viktor Medvid, head of the William Invest Expert consulting company, said this at a press conference at the GolosUA news agency. "A very important factor that makes sense to pay attention to is the economic efficiency of anti-corruption programs. The same supervisory board was created to improve the efficiency of the enterprise. We have to...
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Economic experts: "neither cold nor hot" from Economy Minister Petrashko
KYIV. 18 February. UNN. Ukraine has no economic development strategy or anti-crisis plan for the problems in the economy. Therefore, according to MP Serhiy Taruta, Economy Minister Ihor Petrashko was supposed to appear at the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada this week to report. But the Ministry of Economy itself said that there was no official invitation, and therefore no report or plans for the future...
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Increasing fines is beneficial for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Viktor Medvid
Members of the Verkhovna Rada have passed Bill No. 2695 on strengthening liability for certain road safety offenses by 325 votes. According to the adopted document, fines for drunk driving will increase significantly. The law also provides for a fine of UAH 40,800 for refusal to undergo a test for alcohol or drug intoxication. This legislative innovation was announced at a press conference...
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Expert Victor Medved: The presumption of guilt applies to fines for traffic violations
A law enforcement officer does not need to prove the guilt of a possible offender. Viktor Medvid, director of William Invest Expert consulting company, said this at a press conference at the GolosUA news agency. "Evidence of an offense of intoxication is disproportionate to the amount of money being fined, or criminal liability, and so on. It turns out that there is a presumption of guilt. In fact, a law enforcement officer...
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Concession will worsen security at Ukrainian railway stations - expert Viktor Medvid
If Ukrainian railway stations are concessioned, compliance with sanitary and fire safety standards will deteriorate. Viktor Medvid, director of William Invest Expert Consulting Company, told GolosUA at a press conference. "Will the concession bring investments? The answer is no, it will not. Will it bring innovations? No, there will be no innovations. Will the monopoly be removed? No, the monopoly will not be removed. Just the state...
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Domestic ELISA antigen tests have high export potential for Ukraine
KYIV. 18 January. UNN. The development of Ukrainian scientists - DIA®-SARS-CoV-2-Ag-R antigen ultra-sensitive tests - has a high export potential. Despite the difficulties that may arise when entering the markets of India, Europe and America, where they strongly support their domestic producers, the prospects remain unlimited. Economic expert Viktor Medvid told UNN about this. "Of course, our tests have a good export...
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Convenient buses instead of minibuses: a new bill has been registered in the Rada. Viktor Medvid
The Verkhovna Rada has registered draft law No. 4583, which aims to replace old minibuses in public transportation. According to Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy, the adoption of this bill will make it possible to demand quality from carriers and leave old and broken-down buses in the past. Instead of not always transparent tenders for routes, it is proposed to start purchasing transportation services through ProZorro. More about this in...