*Students of higher educational institutions of Volyn of I-II accreditation levels will receive 70 hryvnias monthly starting from the first of January. The transfer of funds for the increased nominal scholarships of the head of the regional state administration will be handled by the ODA's department for family and youth affairs. Responsibility for the timely payment of these scholarships, by order of the first deputy head of the regional state administration Volodymyr Panchyshyn, has been assigned to the directors of educational institutions of the region.
*The state of mobilization readiness of the region in 2004 and the tasks for mobilization preparation for 2005 were considered at a special collegium of the regional state administration. The meeting was held in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization" and other regulatory legal acts. Participants analyzed the state of planning and organization of mobilization preparation measures, discussed ways and directions for improving its regulatory framework. It was noted that for the first time in the history of the region and the state, mobilization plans for our region have been developed, agreed upon and approved. This work is being completed in districts, cities of regional significance, institutions and organizations that are executors of mobilization tasks.
*An exhibition on the theme of the Holocaust has opened in the premises of the Jewish religious community in Lutsk. Among the exhibits are pages from the diary of Anne Frank, which has been translated into more than 60 languages, photographs, documents, posters and other thematic materials. The exhibition was presented by the Jewish Foundation of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, the Volyn Jewish religious community of progressive Judaism and the "Anne Frank House" (Netherlands). Deputy head of the regional state administration Stepan Rodych took part in its opening.