Ukraine: Government allocates over UAH 74 billion in grants and subventions to support local budgets in 2025

The Government team is systematically working to enhance resilience at the local level, ensuring that every person in a community receives essential services. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the III International Summit of Cities and Regions “United for Peace and Security”. The event was attended by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

Bulgaria: Shelly Group becomes second tech unicorn

Bulgaria now proudly counts a second unicorn company – Shelly Group, formerly known as Allterco, has reached a market valuation exceeding billion. Following in the footsteps of Payhawk, the company behind smart home and energy automation products officially crossed the milestone, as confirmed by founder and CEO Dimitar Dimitrov. Traded on both the Sofia and…

Ukraine: Ministry of Economy presents progress on industrial policy and EU integration reforms

On June 5, the eighth meeting of the EU-Ukraine High-Level Dialogue on horizontal issues and specific industrial sectors took place in Rzeszow. The event was co-chaired by Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Economy Andrii Teliupa and Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. “The High-Level Dialogue is…