Prices in seaside restaurants across Bulgaria are rising this year, with a noticeable hike in some popular beachside dishes. A typical summer meal, such as a beer with sprats and fries, will now cost around 30 leva, according to a recent check by Telegraph. This is an increase from last year, where the same meal…
In Poltava region 130 employers received compensation for employing more than 460 internally displaced persons since the beginning of 2025. The state paid them UAH 11.3 million. This was reported by the acting head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Volodymyr Kohut. “According to this indicator, our region is in the top three in Ukraine,”…
Last year, Ukraine’s defense production potential increased from $12 billion to $35 billion. Now, more than 30% of weapons and ammunition used by Ukraine’s Defense Forces against the Russian aggressor are domestically produced. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin during the Second EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in Brussels. “We,…
The liberalization of the electricity market for households – meaning that residential consumers would join the free electricity exchange where businesses have traded for years – is being postponed. At least for now. The reform was supposed to take effect on July 1, following an initial 365-day delay approved by Parliament in 2024. In the…
Inflation in Bulgaria is projected to rise ahead of the country’s euro adoption, as indicated in the Ministry of Finance’s latest spring Macroeconomic Forecast. The anticipated increase is largely driven by higher prices for services and food. According to data based on the EU consumer basket, the average annual inflation rate in 2024 was recorded…
At the Second EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum (DFNC2: EU Edition) in Brussels, Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin and Jan Pie, Secretary General of the ASD Europe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the defence industry. The Memorandum aims to advance the shared interests of Ukrainian industry and ASD members. To this…
Kharkiv received six trolleybuses from its sister city of Brno, the Czech Republic. The rolling stock was provided by agreement between Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov and the Brno city authorities. As reported by the Deputy Director of the Department of Construction and Road Management Volodymyr Matyas, Kharkiv would receive 14 more such trolleybuses in the…