Who became Ukraine's education minister on 25 June 2020?
A look back at the parliamentary vote that put Serhiy Shkarlet in charge of the education ministry, and at the EU border talks under way the day before.
Who was chosen to run Ukraine's education ministry on 25 June 2020? The answer was Serhiy Shkarlet, who was elected minister of education that day.
As reported at the time, Shkarlet came to the post with baggage: he had earlier been caught plagiarising and was known for a fondness for expensive cars. Those details accompanied news of his election.
Europe's border talks
On 24 June 2020, the day before, ambassadors of EU member states met to draw up criteria for reopening the bloc's external borders to travellers on 1 July. European Commission guidance said non-EU countries whose COVID-19 situation was comparable to or better than the EU average would make the safe list. The measures considered included the number of new infections, the trend in new infections, and testing and tracing. Reciprocity and links to the EU were also to be weighed.
Under those rules, travellers from countries such as Brazil, Russia and the United States could be barred.
