World news about “Yulia Tymoshenko” published by euronews.
Supporters call for pardon after ruling on jailing Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Politically-motivated and a violation of her rights. That is the verdict from the European Court of Human Rights on the jailing of former prime minister of… 30/04/2013
European court says Tymoshenko’s rights violated The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the detention of the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, prior to her trial in 2011, was… 30/04/2013
Ukraine: no pardon for Tymoshenko Ukraine’s presidential pardon commission has said it is too soon to consider pardoning opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as there are criminal charges… 28/04/2013
Ukraine-EU ties warmer as Lutsenko freed The release from prison in Ukraine of a former minister of the interior has been seen as a move to improve the country’s relations with the European Union… 08/04/2013
Klitschko: ‘No democracy while there are political prisoners’ Two allies of jailed former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, have been released from prison in the first sign of any relaxation in a campaign against her and… 08/04/2013
Ukrainian court keeps Tymoshenko ally in jail Yuri Lutsenko Ukraine’s former interior minister has had his appeal against a prison sentence rejected. Like his once close ally the jailed ex-prime… 03/04/2013
Ukraine election: the numbers game Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich’s ruling party looked set to secure a parliamentary majority on Monday, despite international monitors criticising the… 29/10/2012
EP mission in Ukraine to be suspended during election The European Parliament will suspend its mission overseeing the appeal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoschenko until after elections in Ukraine… 02/10/2012
Europe Weekly: Greece troubles continue despite summer break In this week’s Europe Weekly, we look at how the holiday mood was not felt by everyone during the break. An example is Greece – where new cuts have to be… 31/08/2012
EU concerned by Tymoshenko appeal failure The European Union has criticised Ukraine’s High Court for rejecting ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal against her abuse of power conviction. Tymoshenko… 29/08/2012
Tymoshenko: Election will be dirtiest in Ukrainian history Eugenia Timoshenko is the daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko, the opposition leader and former Ukrainian Prime Minister who has been sentenced to seven years in… 25/05/2012
MEPs ramp up pressure on Ukraine over Tymoshenko MEPs have issued a fourth resolution condemning the Ukrainian leadership over the jailing of the opposition leader. This time they have ramped up the wording… 24/05/2012
Brussels warns Ukraine to improve rule of law The EU Commission has told Ukraine it must drastically improve its rule of law before harbouring any hopes of closer ties with the 27 member bloc. The… 15/05/2012
No dictatorship in Ukraine says prime minister Mykola Azarov became Ukraine’s prime minister in March 2010. Since then his premiership has come under sharp focus in Europe and beyond with concerns over the… 12/05/2012
Tymoshenko’s rise and misfortune Yulia Tymoshenko was a key figure of the Orange Revolution, as the massive protests in Ukraine in 2004 were dubbed. The results of the presidential elections… 25/04/2012
Demand for Schulz to visit Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Freedom for Ukraine’s opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko must be a priority for the newly elected President of the European Parliament, Italian MEP Licia… 18/01/2012
Tymoshenko lawyer struggles to get to court The lawyer of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko climbs over a fence separating security forces and Tymoshenko supporters, to attend his… 14/12/2011
Police and Tymoshenko supporters scuffle outside Kiev appeal court – nocomment Tension erupted into scuffles between dozens of supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Ukrainian riot police outside the Kiev… 14/12/2011
Protest outside jail on Tymoshenko’s birthday – nocomment Supporters of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko demonstrated outside her prison on Sunday – her 51st birthday. Tymoshenko was… 27/11/2011
Tymoshenko makes plea from prison windowUkrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is seen through a prison window in Kiev November 4, 2011. Tymoshenko, in a dramatic plea from her prison cell… 05/11/2011
Ukraine’s president defends Tymoshenko trial Ukraine’s ambitions to join the EU were expected to take a big step forward this week during a visit by President Viktor Yanukovic to Brussels. But… 20/10/2011
EU steps up pressure on Kiev over Tymoshenko The EU is stepping up the pressure on Kiev to free Yulia Tymoshenko ahead of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s planned visit to Brussels this week… 17/10/2011
Europe Weekly – crunch summit approaches In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly we look at the accusations that Syrians living abroad have been intimidated by President Bashar al-Assad’s diplomats… 14/10/2011
Topless Tymoshenko supporters rally outside court – nocomment Hundreds of supporters of Tymoshenko gathered outside the courthouse in the centre of Kiev on Tuesday. 12/10/2011
EU feels let down by Ukraine over Tymoshenko The EU has expressed disappointment at the Tymoshenko verdict. A statement from the foreign policy office said justice was being applied selectively in… 11/10/2011
Rough waters ahead in EU-Ukraine relations The sentence in the Tymoshenko case has shocked Ukraine and surprised many people around the world. Just after the sentence was passed, euronews witnessed the… 11/10/2011
Tymoshenko’s ordeal Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko, convicted of abuse of office in resolving a gas dispute, has had her share of accusations of shady dealing on the path from… 11/10/2011
Ukraine and Belarus top Eastern Partnership summit EU leaders head to Poland today faced with the tricky task of re-energising relations with the bloc’s eastern neighbours. Democracy and human rights abuses… 29/09/2011
Topless protest at Tymoshenko trial – nocomment Activists from Ukraine’s Femen group staged a topless protest in a show of anger against the entire political class amid the trial against former Prime… 17/08/2011
Tymoshenko supporters and police clash – nocomment After a judge refused a third request to release Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, scuffles broke out as officers clashed with Tymoshenko… 09/08/2011
Ukraine’s ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko arrested – nocomment Police arrested former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during her abuse-of-office trial for violations of court procedures. Her supporters in court… 06/08/2011
Tymoshenko: ‘I will never abandon Ukraine’ In order to go to Brussels for the European People’s Party conference, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition ‘Fatherland’ party, Yulia Tymoshenko, had to ask… 31/03/2011
Fiery scenes as Tymoshenko contract killing trial beginsYulia Tymoshenko has been fined for failing to appear for a hearing where she is accused of ordering a contract killing of a local businessman and parliament… 14/02/2013
Tymoshenko accused of murderUkraine’s state prosecutor has hit jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko with another accusation, and this time it is murder. Yevhen Shcherban was a… 19/01/2013
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko accused of murderThe Ukrainian chief prosecutor has accused former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko of ordering the killing of a business rival 16 years ago. Tymoshenko is… 19/01/2013
Celebration of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution marred by arrestsSeveral demonstrators in Kiev marking Ukraine’s Orange Revolution have been arrested. Opposition parties organised the event in honour of the three-months… 23/11/2012
Ukraine’s opposition demands vote re-countUkraine’s opposition parties are protesting in central Kiev over allegations of vote-rigging in the country’s recent parliamentary election. They accuse… 05/11/2012
Yanukovich’s party set for new parliamentary majorityResults so far from Ukraine’s parliamentary election point to President Yanukovich’s Party of the Regions – with the help of long-time allies – securing more… 30/10/2012
Tymoshenko on hunger strike to dispute Ukraine election “vote-rigging”Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike for the second time in months. The 51-year-old is protesting what she alleges was… 29/10/2012
Ukraine’s ruling party claims election victoryUkraine’s ruling party has claimed victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. President Viktor Yanukovich’s Party Of Regions appears to have come out… 29/10/2012
Ukraine’s opposition claim the people’s true supportThe opposition claim that the numbers show that they were the real winners. The party of the jailed former prime minister Julia Tymochenko, Fatherland, had… 29/10/2012
Ukrainian ruling party wins election: exit pollsExit polls published immediately after polling stations closed in Ukraine’s parliamentary election predict the ruling party of President Viktor Yanukovich… 28/10/2012
Ukrainians harbour few illusions on voting dayCorruption and resignation. These appear to be the keywords today as Ukrainians go to the polls to elect a new parliament. Observers say the result will… 28/10/2012
Ukraine president set for victory in parliamentary pollUkraine’s 35 million voters go to the polls today to elect a new parliament. Despite the government’s unpopularity President Viktor Yanukovich’s ruling Party… 28/10/2012
Ukraine EU wishes blockedUkraine is seeking to build self-confidence in its relationship with Europe. It hopes its October 28 elections will improve its prospects, if they are judged… 19/10/2012
Ukraine authorities release new Tymoshenko videoUkrainian authorities have reacted to a video appeal by Yulia Tymoshenko by publishing their own film of the jailed ex-prime minister. From the hospital… 30/09/2012
Tymoshenko urges supporters to oust Ukraine’s ‘criminal’ governmentJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko called on her supporters to oust President Viktor Yanukovich’s government in next month’s… 29/09/2012
Ukraine: Tymoshenko trial postponedThe tax evasion trial of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not be heard until October 15, after a judge in Kharkiv decided… 11/09/2012
Tymoshenko supporters mourn ‘passing’ of Ukrainian justiceSupporters of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko held a mock funeral for the rule of law in Ukraine on Wednesday after the country’s high court upheld her… 29/08/2012
Ukraine court rejects Tymoshenko appealFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has lost her appeal against a conviction for abuse of office at the High Court in Kiev. The 51-year-old… 29/08/2012
Tymoshenko supporters stage Independence Day protest in KievOpposition activists have marked Independence Day in Ukraine by protesting over the continued imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko. The former prime minister’s… 24/08/2012
Court delays verdict in Tymoshenko appealSupporters of Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko expressed their anger after a high court refused to set a date for its verdict following her… 22/08/2012
Ukraine: Tymoschenko tax evasion case postponedAs the tax evasion case against jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was postponed, a crowd of supporters and opponents gathered outside… 23/07/2012
Ukraine: doctors & supporters cry foul over Tymoschenko treatmentCiting health reasons, a judge has postponed the trial during which former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoschenko will face charges of tax evasion… 10/07/2012
Tymoshenko trial postponedThe high-profile tax evasion trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has been postponed until mid-July, a move which should spare Kiev… 25/06/2012
Ukraine’s opposition unveils more detail on reformUkraine’s main opposition parties have unveiled more details on their joint reform programme. Front of Change leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and former Tymoshenko… 28/05/2012
Ukraine comes under renewed pressure to make reformsUkraine’s prime minister has been told that the European Union is not prepared to sign off a cooperation agreement with the country, in protest at its human… 16/05/2012
Ukraine opposition rallies for TymoshenkoUkrainian opposition parties on Saturday held a rally in central Kiev in support of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Opponents of President… 12/05/2012
Ukrainian opposition rallies in KievMore than 2,000 people gathered in Kiev on Saturday to protest against Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Opposition parties held the unified rally to… 12/05/2012
Ukraine warned of ‘crisis of trust’ with EU over TymoshenkoUkraine’s leaders have been warned by Lithuania’s president that the crisis over Yulia Tymoshenko could block the country’s hopes of a future in mainstream… 11/05/2012
Tymoshenko transferred from prison to hospitalFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has arrived in hospital in Kharkiv after her transfer from a nearby prison. She was quietly admitted… 09/05/2012
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to end hunger strikeJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko will call off her hunger strike on Wednesday as a row deepens between Kyiv and the EU over her… 08/05/2012
Tymoshenko stays in jail and consults lawyersJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to be moved to a local hospital in Kharkiv for treatment by German doctors. She says she… 08/05/2012
Euro 2012: Ukraine denounces moves to “politicise” eventAfter several European politicians said they intend to stay away, Ukraine has condemned what it describes as attempts to “politicize” the Euro 2012 football… 03/05/2012
Austrian officials to boycott Euro 2012 in UkraineAustrian government officials will not attend the European soccer championship in Ukraine in June as a “political signal”, Chancellor Werner Faymann said on… 03/05/2012
Ukraine plays down threats to boycott Euro 2012Ukraine has described as “cold war tactics” threats by European countries to boycott the Euro 2012 championships. Several leaders have called off visits to… 30/04/2012
Merkel could boycott Euro 2012 over TymoshenkoOutrage of the treatment of jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is threatening to spill over to this summer’s Euro 2012 championships which… 30/04/2012
Tymoshenko health fears stall tax trialA court in Ukraine has adjourned the tax-evasion trial of former Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko until May 21 due to the ex-prime ministers ill-health. The… 28/04/2012
Germany appeals to Ukraine release TymoshenkoGerman chancellor Angela Merkel has joined a group of her country’s doctors by saying Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko would be better treated in Germany. The… 27/04/2012
Tymoshenko protests halt Ukraine legislatureThe Ukrainian parliament remains frozen after three days of protests by the opposition against the government’s treatment of former prime minister Yulia… 26/04/2012
Ukraine rights official calls for Tymoshenko assault probeUkraine’s human rights ombudsman has demanded an investigation into allegations that former prime minister Yuila Tymoshenko was beaten in jail. A leading… 25/04/2012
Prison guards beat me, says Ukraine’s TymoshenkoJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike in protest at an alleged beating by prison guards. Tymoshenko says she has… 24/04/2012
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko goes on hunger strikeFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike. Lawyers for the jailed opposition leader said she started her protest on… 24/04/2012
Ukraine’s leading opposition parties uniteUkraine’s two leading opposition parties have agreed a deal to field a single candidate list for each constituency in October’s parliamentary elections. The… 24/04/2012
Ukraine: Jailed Tymoshenko moved to hospitalUkraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been moved to hospital where she is expected to receive treatment for back pain. Convicted on… 21/04/2012
Walking the diplomatic line in UkraineA group of German doctors has been in Ukraine to examine the country’s jailed former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. They will give their medical opinion… 14/04/2012
Tymoshenko ally jailed for abuse of powerAn ally of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been found guilty of abusing his powers. One-time defence minister, Valery… 12/04/2012
Ukraine’s hurdles to closer EU tiesSeveral hurdles remain before Ukraine can take the next step to joining the European Union, according to the EU’s ambassador in Kiev. The imprisonment of… 04/04/2012
Tymoshenko to leave jail for medical treatmentUkraine’s jailed former premier, Yulia Tymoshenko is to be allowed to leave prison to be treated for a back complaint. Efforts had been made to send her to… 03/04/2012
EU-Ukraine edge close to free trade dealEuropean companies could be looking forward to a boost in business with Ukraine after Kiev and Brussels moved a step closer to a free trade deal. They have… 30/03/2012
Ukraine doctors say jailed Tymoshenko needs hospital careUkrainian doctors have said that jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko needs hospital care. Authorites have always insisted medical facilities in… 24/03/2012
Ukraine exposes Tymoshenko’s life behind barsUkraine authorities have moved to quash claims Yulia Tymoshenko is being mistreated by inviting euronews to take a look inside the jail where the former… 16/03/2012
Tymoshenko daughter in jail pleaOn the eve of International Women’s Day, the daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the wives of her two imprisoned… 07/03/2012
Outcry as Ukraine jails another opposition figureThe jailing of a former Ukrainian interior minister has prompted an outcry both in Kiev and around the world. Yuriy Lutsenko, an ally of jailed opposition… 27/02/2012
Four-year sentence for Ukraine opposition leader Ukrainian opposition leader Yuri Lutsenko has been found guilty of crimes relating to corruption and abuse of office. On trial since last August… 27/02/2012
Ukraine: Allegations Tymoshenko denied prison visitsThe lawyer for jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko claims he and Tymoshenko’s daughter, Yevgenia Tymoshenko, have again not been allowed… 15/02/2012
Health check fuels Tymoshenko controversyA panel of international doctors has examined Yulia Tymoshenko amid concerns about the jailed Ukrainian oppostion leader’s failing health. She had… 14/02/2012
Ukraine MPs disrupt key Yanukovich speechA keynote speech to parliament by Ukraine’s president has been disrupted by supporters of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving seven… 07/02/2012
French official denied visit to former Ukraine PMFrance has expressed fresh concerns over the plight of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. It comes after France’s human rights… 19/01/2012
Tymoshenko’s husband granted asylumThe husband of Ukraine’s former Prime Minister has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic. Oleksander Tymoshenko, who’s wife Yulia was jailed for 7 years… 06/01/2012
Tymoshenko’s husband granted Czech asylumThe Czech Republic has granted asylum to Oleksander Tymoshenko, the husband of Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader. Yulia Tymoshenko’s party said her whole… 06/01/2012
Prison transfer for Ukraine ex-PM TymoshenkoFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is now in a detention centre in the east of the country, after being moved from a jail in the capital Kiev… 30/12/2011
EU-Ukraine summit founders over TymoshenkoThey have finished negotiations but not enough progress has been made for a deal. A Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev has focused on a possible political and trade… 20/12/2011
Tymoshenko’s jail appeal falls flatYulia Tymoshenko has failed in her latest attempt to overturn her seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office. The former Ukrainian prime minister was not… 14/12/2011
Tymoshenko legal battle intensifies as appeal opensAlthough illness prevented Yulia Tymoshenko from attending the opening of her appeal against a corruption conviction, her supporters were determined to make… 13/12/2011
Scuffles in Ukraine as Tymoshenko appeal startsSupporters of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko have clashed with security forces at the start of her appeal hearing. Scuffles broke… 13/12/2011
Tymoshenko ‘re-arrested’ in Ukraine prison cellA Ukrainian court has held a hearing inside Yulia Tymoshenko’s prison cell, where the opposition leader was in bed with back problems. Prosecutors formally… 09/12/2011
Court opens Tymoshenko appeal against jailingA Ukrainian court started hearing the appeal of jailed former prime minister Yuila Tymoshenko on Wednesday. The 51-year-old did not appear for the hearing… 01/12/2011
Ukraine’s Orange Revolution: a sombre seventh anniversaryIt was a far cry from the mass protests of the Orange Revolution. Seven years on, the remnants of Ukraine’s pro-democracy movement gathered in Independence… 22/11/2011
Ukraine’s faded orangeRevolutionary energy in Ukraine today is a far cry from seven years ago. Then, hundreds of thousands of people protested over a presidential election they… 22/11/2011
