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| Ukraine to screen civil servants for loyalty | Ukraine to screen civil servants for loyalty |
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| Ukraine will screen one million civil servants for loyalty to the new government, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk says. | |
| The parliament passed a new law on Tuesday, allowing the vetting of government officials and the removal of corrupt officials. | The parliament passed a new law on Tuesday, allowing the vetting of government officials and the removal of corrupt officials. |
| Mr Yatseniuk said all departments who worked under previous President Viktor Yanukovych would be vetted. | Mr Yatseniuk said all departments who worked under previous President Viktor Yanukovych would be vetted. |
| Ukraine has had months of unrest since Mr Yanukovych was ousted in February. | Ukraine has had months of unrest since Mr Yanukovych was ousted in February. |
| Government troops had been fighting pro-Russia separatists in the east for months, until a truce was signed on 5 September. | Government troops had been fighting pro-Russia separatists in the east for months, until a truce was signed on 5 September. |
| Politician attacked | Politician attacked |
| "One million civil servants of different kinds will come under this law, including the whole cabinet of ministers, the interior ministry, the intelligence services, the prosecutor's office," Mr Yatseniuk said in a televised cabinet meeting. | "One million civil servants of different kinds will come under this law, including the whole cabinet of ministers, the interior ministry, the intelligence services, the prosecutor's office," Mr Yatseniuk said in a televised cabinet meeting. |
| Correspondents say the issues of vetting and corruption are emotional subjects for many in Ukraine, who want to cleanse the government of Mr Yanukovych's influence. | Correspondents say the issues of vetting and corruption are emotional subjects for many in Ukraine, who want to cleanse the government of Mr Yanukovych's influence. |
| On Tuesday, MP Vitaly Zhuravsky, who belongs to a party described as pro-Russian, was thrown by angry crowds into a bin outside the parliament. | On Tuesday, MP Vitaly Zhuravsky, who belongs to a party described as pro-Russian, was thrown by angry crowds into a bin outside the parliament. |
| The law on "lustration" - the cleansing of the ranks of power - was approved on the same day as a new law granting self-rule to the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. | The law on "lustration" - the cleansing of the ranks of power - was approved on the same day as a new law granting self-rule to the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. |
| That law was part of the truce agreed between separatists and the Ukrainian government, although rebel leaders say they will continue to demand independence, and some Ukrainian MPs have described the move as "capitulation". | That law was part of the truce agreed between separatists and the Ukrainian government, although rebel leaders say they will continue to demand independence, and some Ukrainian MPs have described the move as "capitulation". |
| Free-trade postponed | Free-trade postponed |
| At least 3,000 people have been killed in the conflict and more than 310,000 internally displaced in Ukraine, the UN says. | At least 3,000 people have been killed in the conflict and more than 310,000 internally displaced in Ukraine, the UN says. |
| Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of backing the separatists with soldiers and heavy weapons. The Kremlin denies doing so. | Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of backing the separatists with soldiers and heavy weapons. The Kremlin denies doing so. |
| Also on Tuesday, the Ukrainian and European parliaments voted to ratify a major EU-Ukraine association agreement that aims to bring the ex-Soviet republic closer to the EU. | Also on Tuesday, the Ukrainian and European parliaments voted to ratify a major EU-Ukraine association agreement that aims to bring the ex-Soviet republic closer to the EU. |
| The agreement lies at the root of Ukraine's crisis. | The agreement lies at the root of Ukraine's crisis. |
| It was Mr Yanukovych's refusal to sign the deal last November that triggered mass protests and his eventual fall from power. | It was Mr Yanukovych's refusal to sign the deal last November that triggered mass protests and his eventual fall from power. |
| Following Mr Yanukovych's toppling, Russia annexed Crimea in the south, and pro-Russia rebels seized areas in eastern Ukraine, demanding independence. | Following Mr Yanukovych's toppling, Russia annexed Crimea in the south, and pro-Russia rebels seized areas in eastern Ukraine, demanding independence. |
| The EU agreement would make Ukraine compliant with EU standards in the areas of human rights, security and arms control, and would remove trade barriers. | The EU agreement would make Ukraine compliant with EU standards in the areas of human rights, security and arms control, and would remove trade barriers. |
| But negotiations with Russia last week led to the free-trade part of the agreement being postponed until 2016. | But negotiations with Russia last week led to the free-trade part of the agreement being postponed until 2016. |