The New Year’s tree in Kyiv will be installed on St. Sophia Square, just like last year, at the expense of patrons, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
“This decision was made today by the Kyiv Defense Council. The city will not spend any money. Just like last year, the Christmas tree will be set up and decorated at the expense of patrons. And in compliance with the regime of limiting the use of electricity. Global Decor LLC is responsible for the installation and maintenance of the main Christmas tree, all resources and financial support related to this,” Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Monday.
According to him, there will be no mass events, fairs or entertainment on St. Sophia Square. “If the city’s district state administrations plan any festive events in the districts, it will be only in compliance with safety rules in places where there are shelters. And also not at the expense of the Kyiv budget,” the mayor added.
According to Klitschko, the Christmas tree will be set up in the capital by December 6 and dismantled by January 10. This is earlier than last year, “because this year we celebrate Christmas according to the New Julian calendar,” the mayor explained.
On Monday, the entry of large vehicles to Kyiv will be restricted due to expected snowfall on November 26-27, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
“The entry of large vehicles into the city on Monday, November 27, will be restricted,” Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel on Friday, recalling the warning of weather forecasters.
The mayor also asked drivers and pedestrians to “take into account the weather conditions and be as careful as possible on the roads. Do not go to the city in a private car unless absolutely necessary. Use public transportation instead. And if you are traveling by car, do not park it along roadsides or on sidewalks. This interferes with the work of snow removal equipment.”
According to Klitschko, this season in Kyiv, “525 units of main and additional special equipment of Kyivavtodor will be fighting ice and removing snow on roads, bridges and sidewalks. In total, 17.3 thousand tons of salt and 54.5 thousand tons of sand have been prepared.”
According to the Ukrhydrometeorological Center, a significant increase in snow cover is expected on the afternoon of November 26 and at night on November 27, with winds of up to 17-22 m/s, blizzards, snow drifts, and ice on the roads.
The European Parliament has agreed to open an office in Kyiv at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the European publication Euractiv, this is stated in a document of the European Parliament’s bureau.
The decision, approved on Monday evening, is intended to facilitate relations with the Ukrainian parliament, in particular, to establish its contacts with the “relevant committees” of the European Parliament, as well as to facilitate administrative work.
The Bureau is the body of the European Parliament responsible for making administrative decisions on the internal functioning of the institution.
Reportedly, the European Parliament has a liaison office for each member state, which helps the parliament to establish links with them, for example, by communicating with stakeholders, organizing events and maintaining links with local media.
Financial assistance in the amount of UAH 100.858 million will be provided to 25 agricultural enterprises in Kyiv region as part of the government’s e-Work program to support small and medium-sized businesses, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Denys Bashlyk said on Facebook.
According to him, the funds will be used to develop horticulture, berry growing, viticulture, and greenhouse farming. Thus, farmers will receive grants worth UAH 80.858 million for the development of horticulture and UAH 20 million for greenhouses. So far, UAH 74.401 million has been paid to them.
In addition, since the beginning of the year, 902 farmers in the Kyiv region have received UAH 10.402 billion in bank loans for farm development, the deputy minister stated.
As reported, since the beginning of the year, 12.3 thousand agricultural enterprises have received UAH 65.2 billion in bank loans for development. Of these, 9.6 thousand agricultural enterprises received UAH 37.5 billion in loans under the state program “Affordable Loans 5-7-9”.
From November 1 to April 1, a single speed limit has been introduced in the capital: the speed limit in the city is 50 km/h, except in areas where the speed limit is lower, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration reports.
“In the areas where the speed limit was 80 km/h in the previous period, the speed limit signs “80” have already been dismantled,” the press service said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
It is noted that 10 sections of the road with a speed limit of 80 km/h were previously identified for the period from April 1 to October 31.
“We urge drivers to be careful and comply with the speed limit,” the Kyiv City State Administration called.
The second summit of the Grain from Ukraine program will be held in Kyiv on November 25, according to a press release from the Presidential Office.
As noted, on the sidelines of the third meeting of national security and foreign policy advisers in Malta, on behalf of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak held a series of bilateral meetings with advisers to the leaders of Ukraine’s partner countries.
In particular, during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister’s Advisor Emma Aparisi, Yermak “thanked the Spanish side for the significant financial support of the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine and invited them to take part in the second summit of the program to be held in Kyiv on November 25 this year.”
