KYIV. May 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – At least UAH 2 billion is required in 2018 to support production and promotion of Ukrainian movies and series, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yuriy Rybachuk has said.
“The implementation of the law on support of cinematography would require large expenses of the budget. According to our estimates, at least UAH 2 billion should be foreseen for these purposes in 2018,” Rybachuk said at a meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday.
He said that the new law foresees support of not only movie production by the state, but also production of series and their promotion.
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko said that the law envisages the attraction of not only funds from the national budget as sources of financing, but also funds of the Ukrainian Cultural Fund, grants and donors’ aid.
KYIV. May 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Checks of infrastructure of charging points in three cities where sales of Renault electric cars (Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa) have showed that Lviv is most of all prepared for it where 90% of points (out of 22 points) are operating well, Renault Ukraine said in a press release last week.
The check of infrastructure before the start of sales and the opportunities for comfortable and safe exploitation of Renault electric cars in the city was conducted in line with the brand requirements/
A team consisting of three representatives of the Renault headquarters conducted the ZOE tour in Ukraine during two weeks. Two Renault ZOE cars which travel for up to 400 km per charge arrived from France tested charging points in three cities and their 50 km radius.
According to the conclusions of the experts, despite the largest charging point chain for electric cars in Kyiv (63 points), only 65% of the points were able to charge Renault ZOE well, and in Odesa only 65% out of 17 points were able to charge the car.
According to the rules of the brand, Renault electric cars can be sold only in the cities where the urban infrastructure charges cars well in at least 80% of cases.
“Renault is preparing a report for each checked point that would be sent to the point operator. After confirming the correction of errors by the operators Renault would make the repeated ZOE tour to check the points that did not charge the car during the first tour and points installed after the first tour,” the company said.
Renault Ukraine said that the electric car fleet by 2016 reached over 2,000 cars, while most charging points do not meet European standards and failed to pass the European certification.
KYIV. May 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Czech Republic on scientific and technological cooperation.
Some 230 people’s deputies voted for the bill on ratification of relevant agreement (No. 0140) on the plenary session on Wednesday.
This agreement was signed in Prague on December 19, 2011.
The agreement is aimed at creating the appropriate legal framework for the development of relations between Ukraine and the Czech Republic in the field of science and technology. It facilitates the integration of Ukrainian research institutions and universities into the European scientific community and will promote further joint participation of the two states in pan-European scientific projects.
KYIV. May 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Tourist flow to the capital of Ukraine in May 2017 has increased by 15-20% compared to May 2016, CEO of Join UP! tour operator Dmytro Seroukhov has told Interfax-Ukraine.
“Compared to May 2016 this year tourist flow to Kyiv grew by 15-20%. A slight increase is explained by the increased accommodation fees in Kyiv hotels this season,” he said.
Beinside travel agency told Interfax-Ukraine that the largest flow of foreign tourists to Kyiv was seen during the semi-final and the final of the Eurovision 2017 song contest.
The company said that Kyiv hotels in advance increased the room prices. In some of them growth was 10-15%.
“On average one tourist in Kyiv spent from EUR 100 a day. The sum includes accommodation, food, sightseeing tours, purchase of souvenirs and other things,” Beinside said.
According to the company, most of foreign tourists who arrived to the song contest preferred accommodating in the hotels located close to the place where the contest took place – Tourist, Bratislava and Adria hotels. Some of the tourists preferred staying downtown – in Radisson Blu, Ukraine and Khreschatyk hotels.
“Along with the contest, tourists who arrived from the European Union, the United States and even China ordered general sightseeing tours, ballooning and complex restaurant tours where they can learn about Ukrainian cuisine,” Beinside said.
The company said that due to bad weather tourists failed to balloon or paraglide.
KYIV. May 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to hold a tender and ensure introduction of 4G communications technology in Ukraine in 2017.
The relevant provisions are available in the presentation of a draft plan of measures for digital development in Ukraine in 2017, which Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman posted on his Facebook page.
The draft plan says it is planned by the end of the fourth quarter to introduce the 4G mobile communications technology in Ukraine, ensuring the holding of a tender for distribution of radio frequency resources for 4G in the bands of 188 MHz and 2,600 MHz.
It is also planned by the end of 2017 with the participation of representatives of providers to develop a plan of measures for the development and use of broadband Internet access, taking into account the overcoming of digital inequality, creation of special funds and mechanisms for overcoming it and stimulation of public-private partnership in this area.
It is proposed by the end of the third quarter to develop a plan of measures to stimulate and support the introduction of the blockchain technology in the public sector and the basic sectors of industry in Ukraine.
KYIV. May 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deputy Serhiy Taruta is sure of the necessity to preserve the ship building potential of Mykolaiv and criticized the recommendation of Mykolaiv’s mayor to tear down the building housing the state enterprise Shipyard named after 61 Communards, the Osnova Party press service has said.
“It’s important to create a good business climate in order for real investors to come. But without the assistance of the authorities this will not happen. City managers probably think that it’s easier to tear down a shipbuilding factory than to build a trade pavilion in its place. It is easier than to look for possibilities for preserving the highly technological infrastructure,” Taruta said during the party’s tour in Mykolaiv.
“This approach has no future. This is why the city needs a managerial approach, a strategic and an industry specific investor. I use all these possibilities in order to solve problems,” he said.
Osnova Party head Andriy Nikolayenko said, “Mykolaiv is a very strong region with a good technical school. It needs a serious investment stimulus. A reshuffle of municipal chiefs would help.”
Taruta emphasized the importance of taking measured and intelligent decisions by city authorities, especially now, because the production infrastructure of the city is being replaced by provision of port services.
