Climate policy issues, the introduction of modern energy-efficient technologies and the reconstruction of communities became key during the meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba with the Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany Carsten Schneider.…
Slovakia’s 150-seat parliament has approved a new law aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, with 123 of 137 MPs present voting in favour. The bill was approved by the government in December 2025. “This is a law we could have had years ago – I’ve been bringing it to parliament since 2017. In the…
Municipalities will receive EUR 120 million in support for their budgets that has until now been funded directly by the state. For municipalities, this means greater discretion over how the money is spent. Currently, the state gives local governments money in the form of earmarked grants, meaning the money must be used exactly as the…
In the first quarter of 2026, property owners paid 2.9 billion hryvnias in tax on real estate other than land. This is 14.5% more than in the same period last year. An additional 370 million hryvnias were received. The largest revenues have traditionally been provided by economically active regions. Kyiv became the leader with 596.2…