Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 40 countries in the 2026 Wealth of Nations Index (WNI), remaining the lowest-ranked EU member state, according to data cited by the Institute for Market Economy (IME). The country recorded 546 points, an increase of 13 points compared to the previous year, but its overall position remained unchanged. Despite the…
Poland’s public debt has risen above 60% of GDP for the first time on record, thereby exceeding the limit enshrined in European Union law. According to finance ministry data published on June 10, debt reached 61.6% of GDP in the first quarter of 2026 under EU accounting rules, up from 59.7% in the last quarter…
Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatolii Kutsevol took part in a coordination meeting of donors to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, organized by the Energy Community Secretariat in Vienna, and briefed international partners on Ukraine’s key priorities for preparations for the upcoming autumn-winter period and for strengthening the resilience of the energy sector. During…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned of increased military activity near Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, including the Chornobyl site and the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The warning was issued in an IAEA statement. The agency noted that military activity had been reported by IAEA teams stationed at three Ukraine-controlled nuclear power…
Wines made in the Republic of Moldova won 66 medals at the 33rd edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2026, held in Yerevan. Moldova thus recorded the best performance among all participating countries that presented more than 100 wines, with a success rate of 52.4%, or 66 medals out of 126 wines entered. Of…
The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), the country’s central bank, has long been warning about the worsening affordability of housing in Slovakia. This is the result of continuously rising property prices, which real wages have failed to keep pace with. Housing loans and building loans to Slovak households reached EUR 49.4 billion at the end…
Latvia’s Economy Minister Viktors Valainis met with representatives of the Latvian Stevedoring Companies Association on June 10 to discuss key challenges facing the port sector, opportunities for attracting investment, port governance reform, the competitiveness of Latvia’s transit corridor, and support instruments for business development, the Ministry of Economics reported. The discussions focused particularly on the…