In February, Ukraine's direct external debt increased by 0.03%, or by 2.5 million dollars, and as of February 28 amounted to 8,724.9 million dollars. This is stated in an official report by the Ministry of Finance. \n \nUkraine's direct domestic debt in February increased by 3.95%, or by 865.

In February, the average wage increased by 4% compared to January to 666.76 hryvnias per month. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee. \n \nThe highest level of wages was registered in Kyiv, where the average wage was 1,099.85 hryvnias, having increased by 7.3% compared to January.

Given that the city's road infrastructure is one of the basic elements of communal infrastructure, taking into account the geographical location of Lutsk and its status as a regional center, the Civic Group "Lutsk European" announces an initiative for fundamental changes in approaches to the operation, maintenance,…

The city authorities believe that it is time to review the operating hours of kiosks, since quite often under their signage at night alcohol and vodka products are sold without authorization.

On March 26, a presentation of a specialized publication of the Ukrainian-European Journal of International and Comparative Law, "Organization of Regional and Local Authorities: Experience of the Member States of the European Union," took place in Lutsk in the conference hall of the Volyn Regional Council.

According to the law on compulsory civil liability insurance of owners of land vehicles, from April 1 the State Automobile Inspectorate (DAI) will check the availability of policies, the DAI press service reported.

The head of the parliamentary committee on construction, transport, housing and communal services and communications, Valeriy Pustovoytenko, is confident that in 2005 housing in Ukraine will become more expensive by another third. He stated this on Sunday evening in an interview with the program "Business World.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is considering the possibility of introducing a system of buying one's way out of military service. This was announced at a press conference on Monday by Major General Volodymyr Artyukh, first deputy head of the main personnel directorate of the General Staff, RBC reports.

This was stated by the public relations center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rivne region, reports "Ukrainian News."

On Tuesday, March 29, at the Lutsk Press Club for Market Reforms (Lutsk, Shevchenka St., Teachers' House) at 12:00, a presentation of the campaign "Europe Begins with Roads" will take place. \n \nOrganizer of the campaign – Public Coalition "European Lutsk". \n \n