The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed an agreement for a U.S. grant contribution of $25 million (EUR 23 million) to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. This is the first contribution by the U.S. Government to the Fund, which was established at the initiative of Minister of…
An emergency drill was held at one of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants to test personnel’s readiness for a possible blackout as a result of a Russian missile attack, NAEC Energoatom, the operator of Ukraine’s nuclear energy generating facilities, reported. “In order to test the readiness of nuclear power plant personnel for a possible power…
Citizens who have registered until November 25 on compensatii.gov.md platform will be able to view energy vulnerability degree in personal cabinet in early December. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, so far about 740 thousand households have applied for energy compensation during the cold season. Citizens can fill out applications throughout the…
Amidst the ongoing recovery from the pandemic’s impact on global travel, Bulgaria witnessed a noteworthy surge in visitor numbers in the month of October. According to recent data released by the National Statistical Institute, trips by Bulgarian residents abroad and visits by foreigners to the country exceeded pre-pandemic figures from 2019. In October, Bulgarian residents…
The first train run on Vilnius-Riga route may be organised as early as December, as estimated by Lithuanian railway company LTG Link. Latvia, on the other hand, is more cautious about this plan. At the same time, Latvia promises not to put obstacles in the way. There are two options to reach Vilnius from Riga…
Poland’s budget deficit stood at PLN 36.42 billion (EUR 8.33 billion) at the end of October, the Finance Ministry announced on November 25. In the January-October period, budgetary revenues measured PLN 475.4 billion (EUR 108.69 billion), which was 39.6% of the plan for the year and PLN 49.5 billion (EUR 11.32 billion) higher than the…
Ukraine’s Naval Forces will receive from partners a number of cutters to ensure the safety of commercial vessels carrying food products along the Black Sea “grain corridor”, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated during a joint press conference with the heads of state of Latvia and Switzerland and the head of the government of…