The Francophone Film Week will take place in Vitebsk from May 16 to 22 at the Mir cinema, the institution's director Tatyana Yekomassova told a BELTA correspondent.

Representatives from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaluga, and Smolensk will take part in a business conference to be held in Vitebsk on July 10 as part of the XIII Republican Exhibition-Fair "Small Business in Festival Vitebsk".

Chairman of the State Control Committee Alexander Yakobson, as part of monitoring the implementation of the head of state's directive, inspected on July 19 the progress of the reconstruction of dairy farms in the Gluboksky and Dokshitsky districts of the Vitebsk region.

The main focus of the Committee of State Control (KGC) is on preventing violations. Approximately 35% of all control and analytical activities were carried out in the form of monitoring. Strengthening the proactive nature of work has allowed us to obtain information about the state of affairs in the supervised sectors of the economy, and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of control measures, without increasing the control burden on entities.

The largest investment project is related to the construction of a wind farm in the Liozno district. It is planned that the total installed capacity of the wind turbines will reach approximately 60 MW. The project cost is over $154 million, including capital expenditures of $35 million.

From October 1st to 3rd, heat will be supplied to all residential buildings in Vitebsk. The heat sources have been inspected and are ready for winter operation. Specialists are carrying out final equipment adjustments and bleeding radiators. Any possible disruptions in heat supply will be resolved within five days.

This decision was made by the executive committee of the Belarusian Athletics Federation and the coaching council of the national team.

On the eve of the New Year, as a rule, cargo traffic and the movement of citizens across the border increase by 20-30 percent. In this regard, the Vitebsk Customs has made all arrangements to ensure that urgent cargo crosses the border without delay.