Today, the situation in the energy sector remains under control, despite russia’s terror against the energy and gas infrastructure. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 21. The Head of the Government stressed that russia was deliberately targeting gas production facilities, seeking to destroy the gas…
Bulgaria’s economy demonstrated stronger-than-expected growth in the final quarter of 2024, according to an analysis by United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) based on data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). The country’s GDP expanded by 3.1% in real terms year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, contributing to an overall growth rate of 2.4% for 2024,…
Lithuania’s financial technology company Paysera said on February 22 that it had fully restored its services after a cyber-attack on February 21. “The company apologises to its customers and e-commerce shoppers who experienced inconveniences. The DDoS attack hindered service accessibility and slowed system performance, but it did not compromise customer data or funds,” it said…
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev expressed support for the National Assembly’s decision regarding the request for an extraordinary convergence report on Bulgaria’s admission to the eurozone. Radev confirmed that the request would be signed “without a doubt”. He also commented on the recent controversy surrounding claims by the “Revival” party about a secret…
The Government has decided to allocate another UAH 7.9 billion for the purchase of drones. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 21. According to him, these funds will be redirected to the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, which will make the necessary…
The representatives of the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry have held a meeting with a delegation of the global humanitarian aid organization, Mercy Corps, to discuss further cooperation, namely grant assistance to agricultural producers. The relevant statement was made by the ministry’s press service. The Agrarian Policy and Food Deputy Minister Oksana Osmachko expressed…
The Lithuanian and Latvian prime ministers on February 20 called for ramping up the “political coordination” of the Rail Baltica railway project. “We talked in detail about the Rail Baltica project, which is huge in scope and complex in technical parameters, and therefore requires very constructive and thorough political coordination,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas…