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The restoration of economic growth in Ukraine is unsatisfactory: according to recent data by the State Statistics Service, in the 2nd quarter of this year, the real GDP increased by mere 5.7 percent compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020, even though the Q2 2020 GDP had fell by 11.4 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Given the above, MP Serhiy Lovochkin sent an inquiry to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and called for measures aimed at accelerating economic growth, especially during the finalization of the draft bill of the state budget-2022 by the Cabinet.

“Ukrainians must remember the tragedy in Babi Yar and do everything possible to prevent the revival of fascism in the country,” MP for OPPOSITION PLATFORM - FOR LIFE Ilya Kiva said during a march in memory of the victims of the mass executions of Jews in Babi Yar on September 15 in Kyiv.

The price surge for goods and services over the past twelve months has led to a decrease of basic social standards in real terms, including subsistence minimum and minimum pension, MP Serhiy Lovochkin stated commenting on the latest inflation data.

“During the heating season, the government is obliged to protect people from rising tariffs and provide citizens with cheap gas of the own production,” the co-chair of OPPOSITION PLATFORM - FOR LIFE Yuriy Boyko said on the air of the Nash TV channel.

On Thursday, September 9, in front of the Verkhovna Rada, a massive rally of supporters of the “Opposition Platform - For Life” political party took place.

Secretary of the French Senate, Deputy chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee, member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for France and member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Joël Guerriau as well as French Senator Nathalie Goulet arrived in Kyiv. They visited the chairman of the political council of the “Opposition Platform - For Life” party Viktor Medvedchuk, who is under house arrest, and met with him and the party’s co-chairman Vadym Rabinovych.

Ukraine should be a neutral country, be friends with both the United States and other countries, and not to give up its independence in exchange for unprofitable loans.

The Vice President of the Commission on Constitutional Legislation, Legislation, Universal Suffrage, Rules and General Administration of the French Senate Nathalie Goulet raised the issue of far-right movements in Ukraine in her request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and initiated its discussion in the French Senate, which is extremely important. Oleg Voloshyn, MP for the “Opposition Platform - For Life” faction, referred to this during a meeting with French senators.

The Strategic Council of OPPOSITION PLATFORM - FOR LIFE took a decision not to support a number of draft laws to be considered in the Verkhovna Rada.

In July alone, the wage arrears in healthcare increased by 29 percent; since early 2021, the debt figure has grown almost fourfold. According to MP Serhiy Lovochkin, the government failed to solve the issue of salaries in all strategic directions.