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Vertigo literally makes you swallow. Perched 130-foot high on the edge of the Aurora cliff in the small spa town of Gaspra, Ukraine, The Swallows Nest Castle is a historic marvel and the pride of the Crimean Sea. Part of its facade seems to leap into the waters, with balconies and patios dangling off the edge. Precarious as though it may look, its structure is formidable.

The castle has survived the massive earthquake of 1927 that wreaked havoc in the surrounding region. The cliff did develop cracks, as a result of which, the castle was closed to visitors, though it faced only minor damage. Typical of Soviet bureaucracy and Iron Curtain xenophobia, it took 40 years for the castle to be renovated. In 1968, a large concrete plate was inserted into the cliff. An Italian restaurant opened its doors inside the castle.

The first structure on the cliff was a cottage named Castle of Love, built by a Russian general in 1895; his name now lost to history. Back then, it was a summer home of Russian aristocracy. The cottages ownership passed to AK Tobin, a court doctor to the Russian Tsar.

The Neo-Gothic structure you see today was constructed in 1911 on the directions of the castles new owner, Baron von Steingel, who gave the assignment to the celebrated Russian architect Leonid Sherwood. Sherwood taught sculpture at the Academy of Arts in Petrograd. Stalin awarded him the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and was made a Distinguished Artist of the RSFSR. The castle has stayed the same since then. A few years later, Steingel left Russia and The Swallows Nest got a new owner, a tradeswoman from Moscow.

Today, it is an incubating space for the creative arts and a popular site for exhibitions. The castles stunning architecture and location made it the crowning glory of many Soviet films, including Mister Blots Academy, Mio in the Land of Faraway, and Desyat Negrityat. One swallow does not make a summer, but if the coronavirus allows, tourists will make it to Ukraine next summer.

Precarious as it may look, the structure is formidable. It survived theearthquake of 1927 that wreaked havoc in the region.

In the vicinity: ALUPKA

The Vorontsov PalaceThis architectural hybrid stands in the small town of Alupka and is the oldest and largest palace in Crimea. Built for the Russian Prince Mikhail S emyonovich Vorontsov as a lavish summer home between 1828 and 1848, nine million silver rubles were spent on its construction.

Museum of the Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Amet-khan Sultan It is an ode to the test pilot and native of Alupka, Amet-khan Sultan. Inside you will find a treasure trove of archival documents, photographs and his personal belongings.

Roomi Athno Caf You can easily miss this little caf but then you will also miss one of the best rye and malt bread in the city. So keep an eye out for Roomi Athno Caf.

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An invitation for vaccination with a unique identifier will be the main condition for the entry.

Donbas residents to enter Ukraine to get vaccinated against COVID-19 / Photo from facebook.com/DPSUkraine

The residents of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions who wish to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to enter the Ukrainian-controlled territory without self-isolation.

The lists of such citizens will be sent to the entry and exit checkpoints in Donbas, as reported by the press center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Read alsoFive cities to open mass vaccination centers on weekendAn invitation for vaccination with a unique identifier will be the main condition for the entry.

Those citizens of Ukraine who are subject to self-isolation while crossing the Ukrainian-controlled territory are required to download the Dii Vdoma mobile application. Otherwise, they are subject to observation. At the same time, foreigners must have a valid insurance policy when crossing the contact line.

Translation: Kanaryan Lyudmila

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Mr Roman LOZYNSKYI, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development; Mr Oleksandr LYSENKO, Director of the Centre of Social Rehabilitation Shans ;Ms Nataliya SLESARENKO, Druzhkivka City Deputy Mayor; Ms Liudmyla SOLOVYOVA, co-author of the Practice, teacher; Mr Oleksandr LITVINOV, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Housing Policy and Services, Parliamentary Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development; Mr Serhiy SHARSHOV, General Director of the Directorate on Local Self-Government and Territorial Organisation of Power, Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine; Ms Yulia SHELUDKO, Moderator, Executive Producer of the Public Broadcaster Ukrainian Radio.

The Centre of Expertise for Good Governance continues the series of webinars to disseminate the results of the Best Practices in Local Self-Government - 2020 contest in Ukraine. The second webinar Quality educational services: from kindergarten to the university was held on 3 June 2021.

Druzhkivka (Donetsk region) and Chuhuiv (Kharkiv region) municipalities shared their unique experiences in the area of delivering quality and innovative educational services.

The practice of creating an educational methodical centre in Druzhkivka is an inspiring example for education community because adult education requires not only innovative training methodology, but also a modern educational space. SOM hub platform introduced new forms of working with teachers (to replace old-school meetings and gatherings): methodical living rooms, pedagogical cafes, online showcases of pedagogical upgrades, 30 trainings, 10 master classes, and professional competitions.

The practice Creation of a system to provide educational services for children with special educational needs belongs to Chuhuiv.

The project covers both inclusive education and rehabilitation of children with special needs and their integration into educational process and social life.

The webinar was held in a hybrid format engaging representatives of local authorities at all levels and their associations, MPs, leadership of the Ministry of Communities and Territories, the education community, and regional journalists.

About 148 participants joined the event through the online platform and the audience of the social media stream recorded another 130 engaged viewers.

The webinar was organised in the framework of the Council of Europe Programme Enhancing decentralisation and public administration reform in Ukraine, implemented jointly with the Ministry of Communities and Territories and the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government.

The next webinar will take place on 17 June and will be dedicated to the theme of safe and comfortable habitat. (about the first webinar >>).

The Centre of Expertise has been supporting Ukraine in implementing this contest, based on the Best Practice in Local Government Programme, for almost a decade. It has been successfully adapted into a sustainable and popular contest for local authorities organised annually by the Ukrainian Ministry of Communities and Territories. The Best Practice toolkit is one of the most popular methodologies of the Centre of Expertise. This year, it is being implemented also in Armenia, Hungary, Moldova, Turkey.

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The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) made a decision to deepen Ukraine's integration into NATO and approved a report on the inspection of the national anti-terrorism system.

NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilovsaid this at a briefing after the NSDC meeting on June4, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

During the meeting, the NSDC members considered urgent measures to deepen Ukraine's integration into NATO. Danilov noted that these issues had been considered in secret, and all the necessary decisions had been made unanimously.

According to him, the NSDC members also heard a report by the deputy head of the Security Service of Ukraine on a review of the nationwide counter-terrorism system. "The report on the nationwide counter-terrorism system was approved," the NSDC secretary said.

Another issue considered was the improvement of the network of situational centers and the digital transformation in the field of national security and defense. As Danilov explained, a single system for managing national security will be created throughout Ukraine.

In addition, a decision was made on the development of the domestic aircraft industry in the coming years.

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Belarus intends to appeal to the ICAO after Ukraine, the member states of the European Union and other states banned the state-owned Belarusian airline Belavia from using their airspace.

The decision taken by Ukraine unilaterally to restrict the use of the airspace of Ukraine by Belarusian aircraft violates the provisions of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944, the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport of Belarus claimed in a statement on June 2, 2021.

The authority questions the ability of Ukraine to ensure flight safety, citing incidents such as MH17 or the shootdown of Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 by Ukrainian air defense forces during an exercise in 2001.

On May 25, 2021, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Council banned Belavia from the EUs airspace and asked their airlines to avoid the overflight of Belarus, following the diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 and the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega on May 23, 2021. Ukraine took a similar decision on May 26, 2021.

As a consequence, Belavia can only fly to 9 of the 30 destinations it used to service before the incident. "21 countries are a big loss for the company, but the Belavia team is working hard to cope, the company said in a statement.

On May 31, 2021, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko reported discussing the creation of flights from Belarus to Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days before. Belarus previously refused to recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

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