Amidst growing dissatisfaction, grain producers in Bulgaria are considering organizing a protest against what they perceive as an unacceptable and frivolous proposal from the government. Zhechko Andrejnski, the chairman of the Vidin Union of Grain Producers, criticized the government’s requirement for farmers to prove their profits and losses, stating that the proposed approach only added…
Poland’s economy grew by 0.2% in 2023, preliminary figures from Statistics Poland (GUS), a government agency, showed. The figure was lower than expected by economists and represents a sharp slowdown from growth of 5.3% in 2022. Excluding the pandemic-induced drop in GDP in 2020, growth last year was the slowest since the early 1990s, when…
The state has invested UAH 7 billion in the development of small and medium-sized businesses through grants since the launch of the Government’s eRobota grant programme. More than 13,000 Ukrainians have already received grants to start or expand their own business. This was reported by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy…
The Government has supported a resolution submitted by Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov that will accelerate the launch and development of ammunition production in Ukraine. In July 2023, a similar resolution was already enacted. That document concerned ammunition for drones and unmanned aerial vehicle warheads. “We have received the results of an experimental resolution on…
Tensions are escalating in Bulgaria’s agricultural sector as the Bulgarian Agrarian Chamber issues a stern warning, declaring that farmers will launch protest actions from February 6 if the anticipated meeting with the executive power does not take place. The meeting is crucial for the acceptance of the demands put forth by agricultural producers, shaping the…
If the EU adopts a corresponding decision, Ukraine will be able to receive up to EUR 15 billion of interest accrued from the frozen Russian assets annually. This was stated by Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who spoke at a press conference in Brussels. According to Tusk, during the negotiations on the new package of…
The Railway of Moldova state enterprise (CFM) informed that the movement of the Chisinau-Iasi (Socola) train would be resumed, after on January 31 it announced that this movement would ceased because of technical problems. “We inform that the Chisinau-Iasi (Socola) train will not be suspended on February 5. The tickets purchased for February 5 are…