Deputies of five fractions (two from the Party of Regions, one from Lytvyn Bloc, Communists Party, BUYT and NUNS) suggested Ukrainian Parliament to introduce a visa regime to enter Ukraine for citizens of EU, USA, Canada, Japan and Switzerland and some other countries.

The Group of Companies St Sophia Homes (Kiev) has resumed the previously suspended due to problems with financing construction of 24-storied hotel complex with residential apartments on blvd. Shevchenko, 28-30 in Kyiv. Hilton Hotels Corporation will be an operator of it.

Ukraine is among the five biggest honey producers of the world in terms of gross volume of production as well as honey consumption per capita. There are about 30 varieties of honey produced in Ukraine. The country aproximately exports 83% of honey to Europe.

Kyiv City Hall and the Great Patriotic War Museum is going to offer a new amusement for Kievans and tourists, who love extreme. For only 800 hryvnia you will be tied with the rope and raised to the top of the shield of the Kyiv famous Statue of Motherland.

According to the resutls of the first round of Presidential Elections in Ukraine, held on Sunday, January, 17, 2010, Viktor Yanukovich and acting Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will be facing each other in the runoff of the Ukrainian Presidential Elections on February 7, 2010.

Epiphany (Theophany) is one of the biggest Christian holidays, celebrated every year on January 6 for the Catholics, and 19th – the Orthodox.

Address: Volodymyrs’ka Str., 50, metro stop “Zoloti Vorota”, tel.: +38 (044) 279-11-69
20 : YAROSLAV THE WISE (opera in 3 acts, by G. Mayboroda, ends at 9:40pm)
21 : RAYMONDA (ballet in 2 acts, by A. Glazunov, ends at 9:10pm)