Ukraine: Spain interested in corn and sunflower

Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi held a regular online meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain Luis Planas Puchades. The parties discussed the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and food security. In particular, the extension of the duty-free and quota-free trade regime between Ukraine and the EU.…

Poland: GDP growth seen at 2.8% in 2024

The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecast for Poland’s GDP growth in 2024 to 2.8% from 2.3%, and lowered it to 3.2% in 2025 from 3.4%, according to the latest version of the IMF’s cyclical World Economic Outlook report. The report does not provide justification for the forecasts. In November 2023, the European Commission…

Bulgaria: Varna tourism industry up in arms against offshore wind farm plans

The picturesque city of Varna is experiencing a clash between its tourism sector and proposed plans for offshore wind farms, sparking controversy and opposition within the local community. The draft bill outlining the construction of these wind farms recently passed its first reading in the National Assembly, triggering dissent among various stakeholders. Stoyan Marinov, co-chairman…

Ukraine: French investment company to acquire assets of Turkcell Ukraine for $500 million

On January 29, French billionaire Xavier Niel announced that his investment company, NJJ Capital, agreed to pay $500 million for Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS’s Ukraine units. The relevant statement was made by Bloomberg. According to Niel, his company’s telecom operations are already in neighboring Poland through Iliad, and the large amount of roaming traffic between…