Results 21.12: Ukrainians and money for culture needed

European demand for Ukraine’s labor force has grown by 40% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic; culture and creative industries will be supported during the crisis. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

Demand for Ukrainian workers has grown in the EU

In Europe, since the beginning of the pandemic, Ukraine’s demand for labor has grown by 40%. Among Ukrainians, the most popular countries for employment in the EU are Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Zelensky signed a law on state support for culture

It is noted that the law introduces tax incentives to support activities in the field of creative industries, culture, tourism, sports and other humanitarian spheres. In particular, targeted assistance received by taxpayers, provided at the expense of budgetary funds or international technical assistance for the implementation of projects or programs in the field of creative industries, is exempt from corporate income tax and tax. on the income of individuals.

Under the OP he protested against the appointment of Shkarlet

In Kiev, under the walls of the President’s Office, a protest action was held against the appointment of Sergei Shkarlet to the post of Minister of Education. Students, scientists, parents and social activists from many cities in Ukraine participated in the protests. The organizers of the action were public student and youth organizations from Ukraine. They demanded that Shkarlet be removed from office immediately.

A new strain of coronavirus registered in Transcarpathia

Infectious disease doctor Viktor Petrov says a new strain of coronavirus registered in Britain is already in Transcarpathia. According to him, the clinical picture of the virus is already changing in the regions of Ukraine adjacent to the EU countries.

Dmitry Razumkov signed the state budget

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmitry Razumkov signed Bill No. 4000 on Ukraine’s state budget for 2021, approved by Parliament. According to the document, next year it is planned to allocate 139.5 billion UAH for the development of education and science, 159.9 billion UAH for medicine and 315 billion UAH for the social protection of the population. The state provided 267 billion UAH for security and defense.

The human rights situation has improved in Ukraine

Ukraine has climbed four notches and ranks 110th on the Human Freedom Index (HumanFreedomIndex2020). The index is specified from 0 to 10, where 10 shows the greatest freedom. Ukraine is already 110th with an index of 6.45. The country is located between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia. Russia is ranked 115th.

In the Kirovograd region, uranium miners started an indefinite protest

An indefinite protest action was launched by the labor collectives of the Smolinskaya, Novokonstantinovskaya and Ingulskaya mines (GP VostGOK). With the requirements to pay 83 million UAH of back wages and bring the company out of idle mode.

The NBU reported what The 2020 coronavirus is different from other economic crises

The deputy director of the National Bank, Dmitry Sologub, pointed out that the crises of 2008 and 2014 were triple, when there was simultaneously a balance of payments crisis, a crisis in the real sector of the economy and a financial crisis. This time, crisis phenomena are observed only in the real sector, in the drop in production.

The IMF mission will launch the first review of a loan agreement for Ukraine in the format to be–by

The mission is expected to operate for three days this week and then resume meetings at the end of the New Year holidays in January 2021. Discussion of recent economic events, as well as the measures and reforms necessary to complete the first review, will be carried out remotely.

About half of Ukrainians support integration with the EU

48% of Ukrainians are in favor of joining the European Union, 13% are in favor of integration into the Eurasian Economic Union and 30% do not want to join any of the unions. At the same time, 42% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine joining NATO, a military alliance with the Russian Federation is supported by 11% of respondents, and a non-aligned state – 34% of respondents.

European countries have restricted entry from Great Britain.

More than 20 countries have suspended flights with the United Kingdom due to a new mutation of the coronavirus. At the same time, restrictions on entry from Great Britain were introduced mainly by European countries. In particular, the authorities of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, France and the Czech Republic have decided to temporarily suspend flights to the United Kingdom.

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