The international event Ukrainian Infrastructure Forum in London discussed the future post-war reconstruction of Ukraine – a monumental task that required unprecedented financing. Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Oleksandr Gryban made a report on the mechanisms of attracting such funds at the forum. In particular, he said that successful reconstruction was impossible without raising…
The French state-run humanitarian operator CDCS handed over to the State Highway Agency of Ukraine three river crossings to be installed in Chernihiv region. This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov. “The bridges provided by France will be used to improve the mobility of the population in Chernihiv region. The priority is…
Up to a quarter of public transport vehicles may not be able to operate during the strike of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) drivers that is starting on December 5, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius says. “In the worst-case scenario, about a quarter of public transport vehicles will not go out,” Simasius told a press conference on…
The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has adopted a bill freezing natural gas tariffs in 2023 for all households and sensitive recipients at 2022 levels. The bill went through on December 1 night with 424 votes in favour and 16 abstentions, with no votes against. Under the draft legislation, the gas price…
The United States Agency for International Development and Georgian Renewable Power Company have teamed up to develop a solar power project at the Qartli wind farm to increase Georgia’s clean energy production capacity during periods of low wind speed in the central municipality of Gori. The project aims to bring additional five megawatts of solar…
Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance has unveiled a new plan for taxing residential real estate. The tax will apply to around half of properties in each municipality and, according to the government, will be socially just. The new proposal sees taxing individual properties rather than the sum total of the value held by one owner. The…
Georgian deputy economy minister Mariam Kvrivishvili announced GEL 200 million ($73.81 million) would be allocated at the initiative of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to improve tourism infrastructure and contribute to the creation of new jobs in the sector. Kvrivishvili also noted the government’s recently announced programme for developing new tourism locations while upgrading the existing…