In the first month of this year, single contribution revenues for mandatory state social insurance amounted to UAH 53 billion. Compared to January last year, this is 15% more. An additional UAH 6.9 billion was received. The single contribution is one of the key mandatory payments on which the stability of the social insurance system…
Property values in Sofia have surged by approximately EUR 500 per square metre over the past year, according to data from one of Bulgaria’s largest real estate agencies. Across the country’s main cities, housing costs climbed by 20% in the final quarter of 2025, signaling a renewed momentum in the real estate market. The period…
No wind farms will be completed in Estonia in 2026 or even next year, despite a 2023 auction whose terms required the developments to be completed by that time. Major private and public sector energy producers Enefit, Utilitas, Evecon and Enery all committed in a 2023 auction to add 650 GWh of wind power to…
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will discontinue one route each from Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports starting in April, Lithuania’s airport operator has confirmed. From April, Ryanair will end flights from Palanga to Dublin, from Kaunas to Belfast and from Vilnius to Stockholm. “Ryanair said it was reviewing its route network across Europe, affecting both regional…
IKEA’s sole Slovak store in Bratislava is selling up to 4,500 meals a day, making its food division the fastest-growing segment of the business and one of the strongest performers in the retailer’s global network. While widely perceived as a furniture chain, IKEA Slovensko has quietly built a food operation that now ranks first worldwide…
The Government is launching a mechanism of interest-free loans for people who are forced to move to a new place of residence due to emergencies – to help them settle in at the new location. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “The state’s task is to help people return to normal life as…