On August 13, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the State Strategy for Regional Development for 2021-2027, which would become an effective tool to overcome the consequences of the war, promote recovery and facilitate the country’s accession to the EU. The EU provided support for the preparation of the Strategy through the European Commission,…
The Bulgarian Minister of Energy has announced a temporary suspension of the order for the expansion of the Chiren underground gas storage facility. This decision will remain in effect until the European Prosecutor’s Office completes its inspection of Bulgartransgaz. The minister noted that the ongoing investigation involved an auditor from Bulgartransgaz itself. According to Bulgartransgaz,…
In Bulgaria, newly constructed homes are predominantly two-room units, averaging 85 square meters in size and built mainly from reinforced concrete. The highest construction activity is currently seen in Plovdiv and Burgas. Last year, nearly 5,500 new homes were built in Bulgaria, marking a slight increase from the previous year and surpassing the fewer than…
Russian invaders did not allow the group of monitors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect a cooling tower at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where a blaze had recently been spotted. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy Mykola Kolisnyk. He noted that IAEA officials were only able to visually inspect the…
On August 12, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, in cooperation with the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety, published the data of the Licence Register of Carriers on the Unified State Open Data Portal data.gov.ua. This is the first open API data set managed by Ukrtransbezpeka. The register contains a list…
On August 13, the European Prosecutor’s Office gained access to the gas operator Bulgartransgaz with the assistance of local police. The European Commission has declined to comment on the ongoing investigation, and the exact number of participants remains undisclosed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed that the investigation was related to the Turkish gas company…
Last week, entrepreneurs received 412 soft loans totalling UAH 1.8 billion from authorised banks under the state programme “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%”, including 330 loans from public sector banks for about UAH 1.2 billion. Since the beginning of 2024, entrepreneurs have received 14,645 loans worth UAH 55.2 billion under the Programme, including 11,101 loans worth…