The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine calls on consumers to conserve electricity in view of the significant loss of generating capacity after hostile shelling. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko. The Energy Minister noted that in recent months, the Ukrainian energy system had suffered the greatest damage since the…
The owner of Warsaw’s largest shopping centre, destroyed in a fire on May 12, has announced that it will rebuild the facility in discussion with the business owners who operate there. Local authorities have also pledged to support merchants who lost their businesses and police are investigating the cause of the fire amid claims that…
The seaside resorts of Bulgaria are facing an urgent shortage of lifeguards and medical personnel, exacerbated by new regulations mandating a higher presence of medical specialists at rescue stations. This shortage is not only causing uncertainty for hotels and restaurants along the coast but has also been a longstanding issue during the summer months in…
Countries neighboring Estonia are working on legislation regulating the sale and consumption of alcohol. Lithuania and Finland are set to lift some alcohol sale restrictions, while Latvia has rejected a proposal to raise the legal drinking age. The Latvian Saeima supported several legislative amendments during their second reading that would help reduce alcohol consumption, but…
Farmers in Odesa region sowed a number of local fields with five experimental varieties of cotton. This was announced on Facebook by the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa State Administration. “The first sprouts will be seen within two weeks,” the report says. It is noted that the south of…
Nine investment projects worth more than EUR 345 million are being implemented in Ukraine with the support of Germany’s state-owned investment and development bank KfW. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, following a meeting between Ukrainian Finance Deputy Minister Olga Zykova and KfW Director Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Veronica…
Enefit Green is claiming damages from General Electric, one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, and insurance company Compensa for the closure of the Akmene wind farm in Lithuania. Kadri Korsten, a spokesperson for Enefit Green, said that the company was not disclosing the amount of the claim at this time. Enefit Green may…