Public hearings on the optimization of heat supply tariffs were held at the regional puppet theater.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed the order "On Assigning State Scholarships to Champions and Prize Winners of the Olympic and Paralympic Games." Among the state scholarship recipients is also Andriy Roztoka from Volyn.

The Lutsk city party organization of the UNP has begun collecting signatures from Lutsk residents for a decision to ban the construction of new gas stations within the city, suspend construction at already operating facilities, and also conduct an independent environmental assessment of existing gas stations.

According to the Hydrometcenter, on November 17-18, as a result of the movement of atmospheric fronts and cyclones from the Balkans into Ukraine, a significant change in weather is expected, starting from the western regions and spreading to a large part of the territory: rains will occur with a transition to wet…

In October, real gross domestic product rose by 2.2% compared with October last year to UAH 37,979 million. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee, according to "Ukrainian News." \n \nFor January-October, GDP grew by 2.8% compared with January-October 2004 to UAH 327,650 million.

Ukrainian tennis player Olena Antipina became a finalist at the ITF tournament with a prize fund of $25,000, the Tevlin Challenger in Toronto, Canada, in singles.

On November 14, a round table was held at the Independent Public Press Center "Volyn Choice - 2006" on the topic: "The loss of the ideals of the Orange Revolution? Ways out of the crisis." The meeting was initiated by the Volyn regional organization of the civic party "PORA.

From January to October 2005, the general fund of the consolidated budget of the Volyn region received 844.2 million hryvnias, which is 38% more compared to the corresponding period last year. The general fund of local budgets received 224 million hryvnias (3.2% more than the target).

The Cabinet of Ministers has extended until December 12 the deadline for submitting applications for the repayment of housing and utility payment arrears at the expense of depreciated monetary savings of citizens in institutions of the Savings Bank of the former USSR.

The H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus has mutated into a form more dangerous to humans and can now be transmitted from person to person. This is the conclusion reached by scientists from Vietnam – the country that has suffered the most from the outbreak of this disease.