The Budget Committee of the Verkhovna Rada has recommended the draft state budget of Ukraine for 2025 and the draft Budget Conclusions for the first reading; their review in the session hall is expected in the coming days. This was reported on Facebook by Head of the Budget Committee Roksolana Pidlasa. The MP outlined key…
The Latvian Ministry of Transport has published a report indicating that the country may not complete the Rail Baltica connection to Estonia before 2030. The Ministry of Transport has submitted a plan for coordination, identifying the establishment of a connection with Estonia as the first phase of Rail Baltica development. While the ministry is prioritizing…
Bulgaria’s expenditure on importing Azerbaijani gas rose to 24.3 million euros in July, slightly up from 23.9 million euros in the same period of 2023, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, reported. This marks a year-on-year increase of nearly 1.7% in Bulgaria’s gas import costs from Azerbaijan. Over the first seven months of 2024, Bulgaria’s…
More than 1,500 new jobs will be created in the Ternopil region thanks to grant assistance for the creation and development of own businesses, Ternopil Regional Employment Center Director Mykola Horodetskyi has said. “In the Ternopil region, a total of 721 projects have been approved as part of the Own Business microgrant programme. About UAH…
The state made the first payments under the National Cashback programme – Ukrainians received cashback for the purchase of Ukrainian goods in September. A total of 646,378 citizens received UAH 37.2 million. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine. “We have made the first payments under…
The underground gas storage facility “Chiren” has reached its full storage capacity, according to an announcement by Bulgartransgaz. As stipulated by European Regulation 2017/1938, EU countries are required to ensure that gas storage facilities are at least 90% full as of November 1 each year to secure supply. For the second consecutive year, Bulgaria has…
Baltic ministries responsible for Rail Baltica project will work together with the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission (DG Reform) and Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and compose a unified approach to a more efficient implementation of Rail Baltica project and management of railway infrastructure, as reported by representatives of Latvia Ministry of…