The Bulgarian Parliament has approved amendments to the Accounting Law, mandating that enterprises include a sustainability report in their activity reports. This new requirement, effective for the 2024 accounting year, aims to provide a comprehensive view of corporate sustainability by analyzing both financial and socio-economic impacts of a company’s activities. Large enterprises, as well as…
As of August 14, the Pension Fund of Ukraine has financed UAH 35 billion for pension payments, including UAH 7.4 billion through JSC Ukrposhta and UAH 27.6 billion through authorised banks. Moreover, UAH 1,336 million was allocated for housing subsidies and benefits and UAH 1,911.6 million – for insurance payments, including UAH 756.4 million for…
On August 13, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the State Strategy for Regional Development for 2021-2027, which would become an effective tool to overcome the consequences of the war, promote recovery and facilitate the country’s accession to the EU. The EU provided support for the preparation of the Strategy through the European Commission,…
The Bulgarian Minister of Energy has announced a temporary suspension of the order for the expansion of the Chiren underground gas storage facility. This decision will remain in effect until the European Prosecutor’s Office completes its inspection of Bulgartransgaz. The minister noted that the ongoing investigation involved an auditor from Bulgartransgaz itself. According to Bulgartransgaz,…
In Bulgaria, newly constructed homes are predominantly two-room units, averaging 85 square meters in size and built mainly from reinforced concrete. The highest construction activity is currently seen in Plovdiv and Burgas. Last year, nearly 5,500 new homes were built in Bulgaria, marking a slight increase from the previous year and surpassing the fewer than…
Russian invaders did not allow the group of monitors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect a cooling tower at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where a blaze had recently been spotted. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy Mykola Kolisnyk. He noted that IAEA officials were only able to visually inspect the…
On August 12, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, in cooperation with the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety, published the data of the Licence Register of Carriers on the Unified State Open Data Portal data.gov.ua. This is the first open API data set managed by Ukrtransbezpeka. The register contains a list…