KIEV, Ukraine -- A number of Ukrainian experts completely agree with the criticism expressed in the report of the European Commission on the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Ukraine for 2011.

  KIEV, Ukraine — A European official says Ukrainian authorities are impinging on the privacy of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

    Wascana Liberal Member of Parliament Ralph Goodale says Canada can and should do more to encourage democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine.

TMZ reports that singer Donna Summer died Thursday morning after fighting cancer, and Summer's family confirmed her death shortly afterward.

Should Ukraine follow the example of Europe or Russia in its relations to homosexuals in Ukraine? For years, all Ukrainian politicians have been highlighting their intentions to bring Ukraine towards Europe and away from its Soviet past.

The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine rejected an appeal of Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine for a meeting of a delegation from Canada's parliament with former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko because the ex-premier is undergoing a course of treatment, and a meeting of Tymoshenko with a delegation from PACE was scheduled for the time for which the ambassador of Canada applied.

  Canada is ready to open its doors to expanded immigration, but only if the immigrants already here do better. The government is under huge pressure to increase immigration levels, according to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. It’s facing demands for more newcomers from business leaders and nearly every provincial premier. But before Mr. Kenney will comply, he says he wants to see more immigrants working and earning at rates close to those of Canadian-born people. That also happens to be the focus of a series of reforms he launched this spring, designed to improve economic outcomes for immigrants.

  Available reports suggest that the recent changes, as proposed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) minister, to the immigration policy of the country, are suitably tailored to inspire more skilled tradespersons to the nation's shores. The goal behind the proposal is to manage the issue of the increasing labor scarcities currently being faced by certain sectors--including construction and natural resources--inside the nation.

When an Muslim individual or family immigrates to Europe, they knowingly or unknowingly bring their cultural beliefs with them. Though some desire to escape the traditions of Islam, many never abandon some of the unnecessary common - but not required - practices of it such as honour killings.

  One assumption that many immigrants have is that they don't need an immigration lawyer to help them with the immigration process. The reason they give is that there is a lot of information about immigration that can be found in books and on the internet. However, the information that is found on the internet and in the books is not as straightforward as it sounds.

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as misguided and unwarranted, indicating that Kiev was unlikely to change its mind.

  KIEV, Ukraine -- Although President Viktor Yanukovych publicly portrays his foreign policy as multi-vector – balancing between Russia and the West – in reality, there has been a substantial shift in Ukraine’s orientation toward Russia.

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has stated that association is a common goal of Ukraine and the EU, and the rejection of this process would "betray the people and principles of the Eastern Partnership."

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Ukraine's prime minister said Tuesday that his predecessor had been correctly convicted of abusing her powers in signing a gas deal with Russia, and invited European observers to watch her appeal.