President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a bill to restore over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill, meaning Poland will remain one of just two EU countries in which a prescription from a doctor is required to obtain emergency contraception. His decision has been criticised by figures from the governing coalition, which pushed the legislation through parliament.…
In the framework of the Ukrainian-Polish governmental consultations, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk met with Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland Paulina Hennig-Kloska and Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Maciej Bando in Warsaw. The parties discussed joint steps to respond to the destruction of energy infrastructure as a result of russian…
The team of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, led by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov, has already held its first meetings. During consultations with Dariusz Klimczak, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland, and Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy,…
During seven years of implementation of the Rural Resilience Project (IFAD VII), Moldovan farmers benefited from support worth about $23 million. These data were communicated on March 27, during the UCIP IFAD Moldova conference examining the achievements, challenges and lessons learned during the implementation of the project and their impact on the beneficiaries in the…
As Bulgaria inches closer to joining the Eurozone, concerns arise over the implementation of rounded prices in euros, potentially impacting citizens’ wallets upon adoption of the single currency. The Ministry of Finance has released a draft law on the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, revealing that rounded prices in euros will be enforced a…
The governments of Ukraine and Poland have discussed the issue of unblocking the borders for agricultural products and have a common vision in resolving this issue. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal after the Ukrainian-Polish intergovernmental consultations held in Warsaw on March 28. The Head of Ukrainian Government reminded that Ukraine…
Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) and EastCham Finland are opening a joint representative office in Kyiv. The relevant statement was made by Finland’s Yle. The office will help Finnish companies take part in Ukraine’s reconstruction projects and operate on the Ukrainian market. “The opening of the office is important for the involvement of Finnish companies…