US and EU hail Ukrainian reforms
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The United States and the European Union have welcomed reforms approved by the Ukrainian parliament, paving the way for a new presidential election.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief  met Ukrainian president-elect Viktor Yushchenko on Friday and  said it was up to him and his people to work hard to achieve  their objective of moving toward the West.
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The crisis in Ukraine has been eased after the country&#39;s parliament passed a package of constitutional and electoral amendments, and approved a new composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC), which were welcomed by the opposition.
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8 December 2004 -- Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko today praised thousands of cheering supporters for their weeks of protest against electoral fraud.
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Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed Yulia Timoshenko as the country's new prime minister, sealing a dramatic political transformation that swept away the ex-Soviet republic's pro-Russia regime and brought Western-leaning democratic reformers to power.
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KIEV -- Before a vast crowd of supporters celebrating with a burst of orange balloons, doves, and chants, newly inaugurated President Viktor Yushchenko promised yesterday to steer a new course for Ukraine -- away from corruption and political cronyism and into the European Union.
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Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's new pro-western leader, also could receive a further boost from the EU next month when the European Commission is expected to designate his country a "market economy". That move ...
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The United States welcomes the decision by Ukraine's supreme court to annul a bitterly disputed presidential election and call a new runoff, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
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Reaction to the electoral and constitutional changes adopted Wednesday by the Ukrainian parliament:
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma congratulated striker Andriy Shevchenko on Tuesday on being named European Footballer of the Year, praising him as "brilliant representative" of sport in the ex-Soviet ...
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Ukraine's Election Commission late Monday declared Western-leaning reformer Viktor Yushchenko the winner of the presidential election over Kremlin-favored Viktor Yanukovych, whose camp immediately vowed to appeal the results to the Supreme Court.
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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters, many of them haggard and shivering after 17 days of round-the-clock street protests, chanted and danced in triumph after parliament approved reforms Wednesday to ensure a fair ballot in Ukraine's repeat presidential election.
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The head of one of Europe's top rights bodies has joined the European Union and the United States in welcoming key electoral reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament.
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Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko marked Ukraine's unity on the eve of his presidential inauguration, as US President George W. Bush congratulated him with victory and Europe gave a cautionary nod of approval to his pro-Western plans.
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Ukraine's government and opposition are said to agree on changes to the election law and the constitution.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pass a broad package of constitutional and electoral reforms, clearing the way for a new presidential run-off vote December 26.
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The future of Ukraine is a large topic of great importance to the Ukrainian people, obviously, but also to the region and to the Euro-Atlantic community, which includes the United States.