Due to low water levels in the Danube River, the ferry to Oryahovo stopped traffic. The river level is currently -14, while the ferry can operate at a level of at least -10. The situation is not unprecedented – it happens every summer, but this year the water level dropped earlier than usual, the Oryahovo-Beket…
The Government has allocated a subvention of UAH 446 million to regions for the development and establishment of veterans’ spaces, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced during a Cabinet meeting. The funds will be directed to Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kyiv regions, as well as the Kremenchuk, Lutsk and Kryvyi Rih communities. “Co-financing with local…
On July 3, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine held a public discussion of the first drafts of the Employment Strategy of Ukraine 2030. This strategic framework is intended to become a practical tool for economic development: to help reduce unemployment, expand access to work, and increase labor market flexibility. The main goal is to…
The European Commission is preparing a new phase of green legislation that could significantly impact fuel prices across the EU. Following the sharp rise in electricity prices caused by carbon emissions quotas under the “Green Deal”, the Commission now aims to extend the emissions trading system to include the transport and building sectors starting in…
New regional bus services have begun running between towns in the south of Estonia and the north of Latvia. To establish the bus lines between Valga and Valka and Parnu and Salaca, public transport centers have had to grapple with the different bureaucratic systems in the two countries for a number of years. A new…
Bulgaria registered the second-largest increase in housing prices among EU member states in the first quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat. Residential property prices in the country surged by 15.1% YoY for the period, placing Bulgaria just behind Portugal, where the increase reached 16.3%. Since 2010, Bulgarian house prices have risen by a total of…
On July 4, in Copenhagen, Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin and Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs of Denmark Morten Bodskov finalized agreements on cooperation in defense production between the two countries. The document signed by the two sides outlines specific steps to facilitate Ukrainian defense companies in setting up new…