Slovakia’s 150-seat parliament has approved a new law aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, with 123 of 137 MPs present voting in favour. The bill was approved by the government in December 2025. “This is a law we could have had years ago – I’ve been bringing it to parliament since 2017. In the…
Municipalities will receive EUR 120 million in support for their budgets that has until now been funded directly by the state. For municipalities, this means greater discretion over how the money is spent. Currently, the state gives local governments money in the form of earmarked grants, meaning the money must be used exactly as the…
In the first quarter of 2026, property owners paid 2.9 billion hryvnias in tax on real estate other than land. This is 14.5% more than in the same period last year. An additional 370 million hryvnias were received. The largest revenues have traditionally been provided by economically active regions. Kyiv became the leader with 596.2…
During the Ukrainian-German government consultations on April 14 in Berlin, the German company Quantum Systems announced the creation of two additional joint ventures as part of the “Build with Ukraine” initiative. This is stated in the company’s press release. As noted, Quantum WIY Industries (QWI), together with its Ukrainian partner company WIY Drones, will strengthen…
The Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry (MIDR) has announced the successful completion of the first test of the rail connection between Chisinau Railway Station and the Chisinau-based Eugen Doga International Airport (AIC), via Revaca station. This initiative aims to optimize travel time for passengers and ease traffic congestion in the capital, by using the existing…
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has decided to increase the countercyclical capital buffer to 2.25%, in a move aimed at easing pressure on the rapidly growing housing credit market and strengthening the resilience of the banking system. The measure is designed as a preventive tool that requires banks to set aside additional capital during periods…
The Main Departments of the State Tax Service in Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi regions, together with the Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khotyn, Kitaygorod and Staroushytskyi communities, signed a Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation on the Administration of the Tourist Tax. The event was also attended by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh, Head of the…