Bulgaria and Japan have entered a new strategic phase in their economic partnership, Economy and Industry Minister Petar Dilov announced during the official closing ceremony of the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. The international exhibition, held between April 13 and October 13, gathered around 160 participating countries and attracted close to 28 million visitors. Minister…
The government has approved amendments prepared by the Ministry of Defence to the Military Service Law and the Service Pensions for Military Personnel Law, which will gradually increase the maximum age for active military service for certain categories of soldiers. The amendments, developed at the Cabinet’s request, are intended to extend the maximum age limit…
In the first eight months of 2025, the state budget received EUR 10 billion in taxes – nearly EUR 1 billion more than during the same period last year. In August, the state treasury received EUR 1.27 billion in taxes – EUR 116 million more than in August of the previous year. 90% of August’s…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held a meeting in Kyiv with Her Excellency Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. The Minister of Defence of Ukraine expressed gratitude for the significant humanitarian efforts of the United Arab Emirates. “I would like to highlight the…
The Government has adopted a series of decisions to support entrepreneurs under the “Made in Ukraine” policy, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has announced. “We keep holding dedicated Government meetings. Today, we have focused on supporting Ukrainian manufacturers as part of the “Made in Ukraine” policy. We adopted a number of decisions for…
The first cases of bluetongue disease (also known as infectious catarrhal fever) have been confirmed in five dairy cattle farms in southwestern Lithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) reports. According to the Lithuanian Food and Veterinary Service, the serotype 3 of the bluetongue virus has been detected in these farms – a strain that…
In 2024, criminals stole a total of EUR 2.3 million from Estonian citizens through bank fraud, while in the first 8 months of 2025 alone, EUR 6.1 million was stolen. The number of fraud cases and the average loss per case have also more than doubled. June saw a record high, as total losses exceeded…