International partners continue to contribute actively to the work of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. In recent weeks, grant contributions to the Fund have come from Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In addition, the UK (over EUR 16 million) and Germany (over EUR 33 million in total) have…
Despite russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukraine’s commitment to reform and national transformation remains unwavering. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the opening of the OECD’s regular ministerial-level meeting, Eurasia Week 2023. “We are moving forward. We have set ourselves ambitious goals, including Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and the OECD in the…
In a significant decision, members of the Parliament have passed a bill extending the reduced VAT rate of 9% for restaurants until December 31, 2024. The amendment, discussed at its second reading, received 184 affirmative votes, with 7 against and two abstentions. Irena Dimova from GERB-UDF proposed these alterations to the Value Added Tax Act.…
National Army received a new batch of equipment from the European Union under the European Peace Facility (EPF). This is the second batch of assistance from the EPF project, approved for 2021, with a total value of 7 million euros. The first installment was received in May. In 2021, the European Union launched the European…
Poland will receive over CHF 320 million from the next edition of the Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme to improve the life in smaller towns and facilitate research. Malgorzata Jarosinska-Jedynak, the minister for development funds and regional policy, announced that the second edition of the Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme would cover two initiatives. First, the Polish-Swiss Programme for…
In the third quarter of this year, the country’s GDP grew by 9.3% YoY. This is higher than expected. This was underlined by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a Government session on December 12. “Despite the huge economic downturn at the beginning of the large-scale war, the economy is now showing positive signs,” said Denys…
A week ago, the next stage of the all-Ukrainian incandescent lamp exchange programme was launched. Starting from December 5, pensioners have already exchanged 1 million old incandescent lamps for new energy-efficient lamps. Starting from December 12, Kyiv region joined the exchange programme. Pensioners living in the Kyiv region can receive an additional five LED lamps…