On September 4, a roundtable discussion on the state of the energy sector and preparations for the heating season was held in Kyiv with the participation of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. It featured a U.S. delegation headed by Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer, Minister of Energy German Galushchenko, Acting Minister for Communities,…
The Defence Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has signed the first contract for the purchase of ammunition for funds raised through the UNITED24 fundraising platform. The agreement provides for supplies worth UAH 47 million. “This is an important step in strengthening the defence capability of our army through new sources of…
In 2023, approximately 2,400 Bulgarians earned monthly incomes exceeding 50,000 leva (around 25,000 euros), according to data requested by Mediapool. Of these high earners, around two-thirds received between 50,000 leva and 100,000 leva per month, while the highest earners saw annual incomes of up to 6 million leva, derived from salaries and management fees. Meanwhile,…
More than 12,500 Ukrainian families have taken out preferential mortgage loans under the eOselia (eHousing) programme totalling UAH 20 billion since its launch. The volume of loans disbursed in the first eight months of this year exceeds last year’s figure and amounts to UAH 10.5 billion. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime…
A high-level visit of representatives of the Baltic States, initiated and organised jointly by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the WHO Office in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has begun in Ukraine. The purpose of the delegation’s visit is to strengthen cooperation in the healthcare sector, study the Ukrainian experience of countering and responding…
In the coming two months the company “Kozloduy NPP – New Powers” is set to finalize an engineering contract with a consortium comprised of South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction and the American firm Westinghouse Electric Company. This announcement was made by Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov, who is currently in Seoul meeting with…
The Lithuanian parliament on September 3 approved legislation allowing farmers providing rural tourism services to produce traditional home-distilled vodka. The amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control were passed with 63 votes in favour, 15 against and 22 abstentions. The amended law defines a traditional alcoholic drink made by a farmer as one with up…