Vladimir Gunchnik, General Director of JSC "LuAZ", at a press conference expressed his opinion regarding the new draft law "On the Development of the Automotive Industry in Ukraine", which provides for the preservation of privileges only for two manufacturers - AvtoZAZ and LAZ - and for the operation of the remaining…

as reported from the regional headquarters of "Our Ukraine," as of 13:00 on November 28, 49,911 signatures had been collected in Volyn, including 15,947 in Lutsk. 2,547 people expressed a desire to voluntarily join the activities of the bloc, 621 of whom live in the regional center.

Today in Lutsk, outside the walls of the Volyn Regional State Administration, a protest rally was held against the reduction of the minimum wage level from 237 to 205 hryvnias, organized by the regional organizations of "Our Ukraine," the CPU, the SPU, and "Batkivshchyna.

From October 25 to November 15, 2003, representatives of 10 public organizations from the Volyn and Rivne regions underwent an internship in the United States of America.

Leader of "Our Ukraine" Viktor Yushchenko stated at today's briefing that the government has proposed a flawed budget concept. "For the first time in Ukraine's history, the minimum wage has been lowered. Such a vote took place thanks to the position of people who do not live on 205 hryvnias.

"We were united by a disaster that we are trying to prevent - the approval of the state budget of Ukraine for 2004 in today's government edition.

The labor collective of OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant" is outraged by the actions of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine, the LuAZ press bureau reported.

On November 23, meetings were held in Volyn with the leaders of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine (PSPU), Natalia Vitrenko and Volodymyr Marchenko. The meetings took place in Lutsk, Kovel, Novovolynsk and Volodymyr-Volynskyi.

As a result of misguided agrarian policy, the country is experiencing a systemic food crisis, which manifests itself in the rapid rise in prices for food products and bread. Every day the level of social protection of Ukrainian citizens decreases.

Today the secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada registered a draft resolution submitted by the leader of "Our Ukraine" Viktor Yushchenko and People's Deputy of Ukraine Viktor Pynzenyk "On the unacceptability of the draft Law of Ukraine on establishing the size of the minimum wage for 2003-2005.