Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Olha Yukhymchuk took part in the meeting of Cluster 3 of the Subcommittee on Economic and Other Sectoral Cooperation of the Ukraine-EU Association Committee. The meeting addressed issues of aligning Ukraine’s energy legislation with the EU legal framework, covering supply security, internal market reforms, renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear…
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine, Masashi Nakagome, have signed an agreement (in the form of an exchange of notes) between the Governments of Ukraine and Japan on the provision of a grant to the Government of Ukraine for the implementation of…
Described as a 21st-century standard of rail travel, Slovakia will welcome the new ComfortJet trains in just a few days. Beginning on December 14, the modern sets will operate on the Prague – Bratislava – Budapest line, coinciding with the introduction of the new timetable in Slovakia. Currently, the route is serviced by four international…
As the festive season begins, Estonian public media journalists have visited Christmas markets in Riga and Tallinn to compare offerings and prices, writes ERR News. The Tallinn Christmas market opened on November 28 and would operate until December 28. Experience shows that demand drops sharply after Christmas, and therefore, like last year, the market will…
On December 2, Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksii Sobolev met with members of the Ukraine Facility Audit Board. This was already the third meeting with the Ministry of Economy that serves as the National Coordinator for establishing the monitoring system for the implementation of Ukraine Plan. During the meeting, the Audit…
In November, businesses cautiously assessed their performance due to losses from intense shelling of critical infrastructure, power outages, rising costs, and a lack of logistical capabilities and personnel. This was reported by the press service of the National Bank. The business activity expectations index was 49.4, which is lower than the October figure (50.3) but…
Since the outbreak of the Russian full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, the Slovak arms industry has been going through a boom period. 2024 saw continued growth – particularly among privately owned manufacturers, while state-owned firms lagged behind. According to the Economy Ministry’s register, more than 170 companies currently hold licences to act as…