For three years, the state has been providing people with support and housing under the eVidnovlennia programme. During this time, 196,067 Ukrainian families have received compensation totalling UAH 89.7 billion. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko. “People who lost their homes due to russian aggression have been given the opportunity…
Ukraine and Turkey have agreed to increase the number of permits for international transportation, as well as to begin joint work on the digitalization of the permit system. The relevant agreements were reached during a meeting of the Joint Commission on International Road Transport. “We are consistently working on the digitalization of international transportation and…
Transmission system operator (TSO) Elering is weighing a possible new Estonia-Latvia gas interconnector near Varska to strengthen supply security as demand is set to rise. The company is assessing potential routes, technical feasibility, costs and timelines, with no final investment decision made. The pipeline is estimated to be about 40 kilometers long and cost around…
Retail trade across the European Union showed mixed dynamics in March, with Bulgaria standing out as the strongest performer on an annual basis, according to Eurostat data. On a monthly basis, retail sales in the euro area declined by 0.1%, following a 0.3% drop in February. Across the wider European Union, sales rose by 0.5%…
Estonia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.4% YoY in April, driven largely by higher fuel, housing and food costs, according to Statistics Estonia. Goods were 3.8% and services 2.8% more expensive on year in April, while the CPI rose by 0.8% from March. Lauri Veski, consumer price statistics service manager at the agency, said…
Russian forces have carried out 596 strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Yevhenii Khmara, announced this during the conference “United for Justice. Accountability for Crimes Against Civilians”. “At the initial stage, the enemy’s main target was the energy system. Later,…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established clear rules for using funds from the State Fund for Water Management Development, as well as budget funds aimed at protecting against the harmful effects of water and ensuring centralized water supply in rural settlements that use imported water. The corresponding resolution “Some issues of using funds…