Ukraine: European Commission calls for urgent connection to continental grid

The European Commission asked for European Union member states’ support in connecting Ukraine’s electricity grid to the European grid, the commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, Estonia’s representative, said. Ukraine decoupled from the Russian grid it had previously been connected to early February 24 morning and shortly before the commencement of the invasion by Russian forces.…

Estonia: economy up in 2021

In 2021, Estonia’s economy grew by 5.2% compared to the pre-pandemic level, data from Statistics Estonia showed. In 2021 as a whole, the economy grew by 8.3%. Compared to 2019, the economy grew by 5.2%, thereby exceeding pre-pandemic levels. The GDP at current prices was EUR 8.7 billion. Robert Muursepp, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia,…

Ukraine: Minister of Finance has telephone conversation with Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy

Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhii Marchenko had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy Daniele Franco. Serhii Marchenko thanked his Italian counterpart for financial support of Ukraine during the difficult period of Russia’s military aggression. Ukraine received EUR 110 million in grant aid from Italy. “We are very grateful…