13 April 2012, 12:00 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Cabinet of Ministers Transferes Powers of State Comittee on Nationalities and Religions

The Cabinet of Ministers transferred to the State Migration Service the functions and powers dealing with matters of refugees, which had been the responsibility of the liquidated State Committee on Nationalities and Religions.

27 March 2012, 09:21 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Public Council of Ministry of Culture Sets Up Committee on Religions

The Public Council of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine elected its leadership, approved its Regulations and set up specialized committees at its session.

2 February 2012, 13:41 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Ministry of Culture To Change Law on Freedom of Worship

In order to improve the effective laws in the area of inter-ethnic and inter-denominational relations, the Ministry of Culture prepared alterations to the Law of Ukraine “On the Freedom of Worship and Religious Organizations.”

24 January 2012, 09:56 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Cabinet of Ministers Passes Powers of Committee on Nationalities and Religions to Ministry of Culture

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred the powers of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. This was established by the government’s Order 27 "On Questions of Ministry of Culture" of January 18, 2012.

17 October 2011, 17:40 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Establishes Department on Religions and Nationalities

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine approved the structure of its central apparatus which consists of 4 departments and 7 boards.

22 Jule 2011, 12:05 | Church-state relations | 

Ukrainian Churches call on President Yanukovych to hold off on new edition of law on religious freedom

On July 19 leaders of the denominations of Ukraine held a session of All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO). The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the senior pastor the Union of Free Churches of Christians of Evangelical Faith, Vasyl Raichyntsia, in the Ukrainian Bible House, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.

25 February 2011, 13:30 | Religion and policy | 

Yurii Bohutskyi: Politicians provoke confrontations between churches

Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yurii Bohutskyi said that he did not deny the importance of the participation of the church in a number of socially significant problems but stressed that there all indications that the politicization of the church, as well as adding the religious factor to politics, sometimes leads to complications, additional contradictions and confrontations in the society.

20 December 2010, 13:39 | Church-state relations | 

Rep of Presidential Administration Sees No Interdenominational Conflicts in Ukraine

Deputy head of the presidential administration Hanna Herman is of the opinion that there are no interdenominational conflicts in Ukraine and that churches should rather speak about the problems that are being silenced in the society. The official stated this during the round table, which was held today in Kyiv.

16 December 2010, 15:06 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils | 

All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations: 'Ukraine Should Have a Single State Agency for Religious Affairs'

Participants of the meeting of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations declared that Ukraine should have a single state agency for religious affairs. They expressed concern that the liquidation of the State Committee of Ukraine on Nationalities and Religions and transfer of its functions to other authorities will hurt social harmony and the church-state dialogue.

14 December 2010, 11:00 | Church-state relations | 

Address of Kyivan Patriarchate to President: Lobbying Only One Denomination Poses Threat of Mass Confrontations

The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate called Viktor Yanukovych to give the long-awaited response to the numerous addresses of the Kyivan Patriarchate.

10 December 2010, 09:31 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

President Liquidates State Committee on Nationalities and Religions

According to the report, the decree was issued in order to optimize the system of the central bodies of the executive power, eliminate duplication of their powers, ensure reduction of the number of administrative personnel and costs of upkeep thereof, increase efficiency of state government in accordance to Paragraph 15 of Part 1 of Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine.

7 December 2010, 15:35 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Draft Presidential Decree Envisages Liquidation of 40 State Institutions

A draft presidential Decree "On the System of Central Bodies of the Executive Power" envisages liquidation of 40 state structures including the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions, State Service of Tourism and Resorts, State Service of Control Over Transportation of Cultural Values Via Ukraine's Border, and State Social Service For Family, Children and Youth.

30 November 2010, 15:14 | Religion and policy | 

260 Clergymen in Ukraine Are Deputies

Two hundred and sixty representatives of the clergy in Ukraine are deputies of various levels. This information was made public at the National Conference “The Regional Dimension of Interconfessional and State-Church Relations”

5 November 2010, 16:37 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils | 

All-Ukrainian Council of Churches Calls President Not to Change Law on Freedom of Worship Hastily

On behalf of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, the chairman of the Council of Churches, Bishop Markian Trofymiak, has sent an address on protection of the freedom of worship to the president.

23 September 2010, 16:27 | Religious intolerance and vandalism | 

Zaporizhzhia Pagans Accused of Land Seizure

The Ordzhonikidze District Police Department of Zaporizhzhia turned down the request of a local organization, Rus Orthodox Circle, to initiate proceedings regarding the destruction by unknown persons of several sanctuaries and wooden sculptures of “native gods” of the Zaporozhzhia pagan community which were erected on the island of Khortytsia.

9 Jule 2010, 14:20 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

New Head of State Committee on Nationalities and Religions Appointed

On July 5, 2010, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine passed a resolution to dismiss Yurii Reshetnikov from the post of the head of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions.

25 June 2010, 13:46 | Authorities Religious Affairs | 

Yurii Reshetnikov: Viktor Yanukovych Does Not Violate Principles of Equal Rights and Equality of Religious Organizations

A press conference of the head of the State Committee of Ukraine on Nationalities and Religions was held at Ukrinform.