The US government will provide free mineral fertilisers for fieldwork in the 2024-2025 season for more than 3,300 Ukrainian agricultural producers from the frontline and de-occupied regions as part of the AGRI-Ukraine initiative. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. “Through the USAID AGRO Programme, a total of 6,600…
Poland’s Health Ministry has introduced a labelling system for pharmacies that can provide women with the morning-after pill without requiring a doctor’s prescription. The pharmacies are part of a pilot programme that allows pharmacists to prescribe the medication without the involvement of a doctor. The measures were introduced by the government in response to conservative…
The Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has recently deliberated on proposed adjustments to electricity and heating prices set to take effect from July 1. The discussion centered on recommendations for a 1.4% average increase in electricity rates and an 8.4% decrease in heating costs nationwide. “The task force’s report, dated May 31, forms…
The first stage of Rail Baltic is expected to cost more than EUR 15 billion, a new report says, double the price of the original estimate. “The implementation cost of the first project phase, which aims to build an operational Rail Baltica line across the three Baltic states connecting to Poland until 2030, is estimated…
In 2025, there remains a risk regarding the rhythm of foreign aid inflows and the ability to ensure full coverage of military expenditures, Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, has said. “For 2025, we have two main risks. This is, first of all, the risk regarding the…