Five more opposition MPs have joined the ruling parliamentary coalition. The news was announced at this morning's plenary sitting of the Ukrainian Parliament by parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn.

The Ukrainian Parliament today voted to hold a plenary sitting on Saturday. A total of 238 MPs voted in favor.

The Ukrainian Parliament today adopted a draft bill (№4177) on changes in the first reading to the Constitution of Ukraine on the term in office of local councils and heads. A total of 396 MPs voted in favor.

The Ukrainian Parliament today approved budget cuts by adopting changes to the law "On the 2010 State Budget of Ukraine "(No 6673). A total of 256 MPs voted in favor. A few hours earlier the same bill had failed to receive the necessary minimum of 226 votes. The government has proposed cutting the 2010 deficit by more than $2 billion to 4.99% of gross domestic product from 5.3% of GDP by reducing expenditure on investment programs in agriculture, the coal sector and other sectors. The proposed cuts also affected the State Pension Fund and the Defence Ministry.

The Ukrainian Parliament today voted in favor ratifying a treaty between Ukraine and Russia on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border. A total of 347 MPs out of the 425 registered in the parliamentary session hall voted in favor of adopting the law.

The Ukrainian Parliament today adopted its schedule for the coming seventh session. A total of 340 MPs voted in favor.

The Ukrainian Parliament today sent the Tax Code for discussion by the Ukrainian people. A total of 250 MPs voted in favor of the relevant resolution, which was tabled by speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn. He argued that the Tax Code is very important and there are many amendments to be discussed at the second reading stage.