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The shortest day of the year. What you need to know about winter solstice

The shortest day of the year. What you need to know about winter solstice © Getty Images The ancient Slavs this date is to honor the deity Kolyada. December 22 marks the winter solstice, that is tomorrow daylight will gradually lengthen, said in the story “Snidanok 1+1”. The winter solstice is very nearly the most important day of all time and peoples, which is known since ancient times. In China, for example, still believe that December 21, rises the male […]

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ATO

Fighters from heavy artillery and mortars covered the position of ATO forces on the arc Svetlodarsk

Fighters from heavy artillery and mortars covered the position of ATO forces on the arc Svetlodarsk © UNIAN The shelling continued along the line of demarcation. Tuesday, 20 December, militants carried out 33 attacks of positions of the Ukrainian military in the Donbass. This reports the press center of staff ATO. The confrontation on the arc Svetlodarsk. Here, the terrorists fired at positions of forces of ATO in Lugansk, using 122-mm artillery, mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. In […]

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Politics

Both chambers of the Parliament of the Netherlands will support the Association Agreement with Ukraine – media

Both chambers of the Parliament of the Netherlands will support the Association Agreement with Ukraine – media © Getty Images Earlier, the government approved the bill on ratification of the document. In the Netherlands the Upper house of Parliament will support the ratification of the Association Agreement with Ukraine. This writes the Novoe Vremya, referring to the Telegraaf. The faction of the Christian democratic appeal (CDA) in the Senate are ready to support the solution that Prime Minister mark Rutte. […]

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Economics

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the state Budget for 2017

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the state Budget for 2017 © UNIAN For the main financial document voted by 274 MPs. Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada almost 5 am Wednesday, December 21, adopted the State budget for 2017. For the corresponding bill No. 5000 voted by 274 deputies, against 37, abstentions 35. The budget was supported by the faction “Block of Petro Poroshenko”, “popular front”, the Radical party of Oleh Liashko, “Renaissance” and “the will of the people”. Against the budget […]

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Economics

Parubiy gave a 40-minute consideration of the budget-2017

Parubiy gave a 40-minute consideration of the budget-2017 © UNIAN After that, the members will proceed to vote for the bill on second reading and in General. Members of Parliament came out of halftime and began the consideration of the state budget for 2017. The speaker of the Parliament Andrei Parubiy gave a 40-minute consideration of the draft budget. Read also: Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk came to the “budget night” in the Verkhovna Rada. First, the budget will be presented by […]

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