Starting this week, banks in Lithuania and across the eurozone will be required to verify whether a payment recipient’s name matches the account number, in a move aimed at reducing fraud, the Bank of Lithuania says. The check will take only a few seconds, and customers will immediately be notified of the result, officials say.…
The Government has allocated UAH 1 billion from the State Budget Reserve Fund to enhance the capabilities of the “Phoenix” unmanned aerial systems unit of the State Border Guard Service. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. The Head of Government noted that the funds would be used to purchase modern strike and reconnaissance…
As soon as this year, Ukraine is launching a new electronic system that will be used by producers and importers to add full information about each beauty product. The relevant statement was made by Director of Electronic Health State Enterprise (EZdorovya) Oleksandr Yemets during eHealth Day. “The electronic information notification system on beauty products is…
House price growth in Slovakia slowed over the summer, even as mortgage lending returned to pre-rate rise levels. According to the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), average prices rose by 1.5% between June and August, down from more than 4% in the first quarter. Prices in August were still 12% higher than a year earlier.…
The Estonian government has decided to redirect EUR 39 million from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility to the construction of the Ulemiste terminal and Rapla-Lelle railway section of Rail Baltica. As it is not possible to use all the funds provided by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility until next spring’s deadline, the Estonian…
The government is working to secure Ukraine’s energy system against new threats. Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said this on Facebook. The head of the government stressed that Russian forces continued to deliberately target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As a result of the overnight attack, parts of Konotop and Shostka districts in Sumy region were left without…
An emergency situation has arisen at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant as a result of a Russian attack on energy infrastructure in Slavutych, Kyiv region, and the plant is now in a blackout. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy on Facebook. “As a result of power surges, the New Safe Confinement, which is…