A company earning EUR 1 million in annual revenues could lose around EUR 70,000 for every 1 degree C increase in the average summer temperature, according to research by Slovakia’s central bank. The finding comes as businesses increasingly face costs from extreme heat that go well beyond employees simply working more slowly. Researchers at the…
In January-July, owners of expensive cars paid 214.2 million hryvnias in transport tax to local budgets. 11.5 thousand car owners paid it. This is almost 80 million hryvnias more than in the same period last year. The growth is almost 60%. The largest transport tax revenues were provided by payers: – Kyiv – 60.4 million…
In the village of Makariv, Kyiv region, major repairs have been completed to a residential building damaged by the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. Residents have now received the keys to their homes – 50 families can return home. Due to shelling and fire, one of the sections of the building was critically damaged.…
New EU rules restricting “forever chemicals” in food packaging and requiring packaging to be traceable have taken effect in Slovakia. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which applies across the EU, covers manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and other businesses selling packaged goods. “It will have a fundamental impact on the entire waste-management sector,” said…
Regular Tabriz-Yerevan flights are scheduled to resume from August 20. Air services between Tabriz and Yerevan will resume after a two-year hiatus. “The flights will be operated by Pouya airline from Tabriz’s Shahid Madani International Airport. Flights will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays,” the radio station reported. The first flight is scheduled…
On August 17, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Government’s Action Program. The document has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada within the timeframe established by law, Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergii Koretskyi has announced. “The program sets out the principles of the Government’s work, the main goals, and specific tasks. It is…
On August 15, the capital’s restaurant “Italian Edition” hosted Ferragosto, an Italian summer and harvest festival. The profits from the sale of special dishes on this day will be transferred through the UNITED24 fundraising platform to the “Humanitarian Demining” direction. The holiday traditionally falls in mid-August and is associated in Italy with the height of…