From January 1, Russia plans to change the system of calculating the eco-tax on car tires, sources of Izvestia in the government reported. According to them, the rate will now depend on the carcinogenicity of the materials used for production. In particular, when using environmentally hazardous compounds, one of the coefficients for calculating the eco-tax…
Russian developers are reducing the construction of economy-class housing. In 2023, every fourth new apartment (26.7%) was offered in this segment, in 2024 – already every fifth (21.3%), and by November of this year, the figure dropped to 17.8%. This follows from the data of the federal company “Etaji”, which are cited by “Izvestia”. Over…
One of the most popular drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia, psychoses, and bipolar disorder, “Seroquel”, has started to disappear from Russian pharmacies. The neuroleptic drug is not available in the popular dosages of 25 mg and 100 mg in most large pharmacy chains – “Rigla”, “Stolichki”, “Neofarma”, “Gorzdrav”, and “36.6”, the “Kommersant” newspaper found.…
Pivdennyi Port has reopened for vessel entry and departure. Operations in the port’s waters are being carried out in compliance with necessary safety measures and restrictions. This was reported by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority on Telegram. The authority added that oily slicks had also been detected in the waters of the port of Chornomorsk.…
As of the end of November, household and NPISH (non-profit institutions serving households) deposits in Bulgaria reached 100.881 billion leva, marking a 15.8% rise compared with the same month in 2024, according to a report by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) on December 23. The growth in household deposits has been steady since July, following…
Tallinn welcomed its last cruise ship of the year on December 23. Cruise traffic is slowly rebounding but remains well below pre-crisis levels, especially from the U.S. AIDAprima was the 118th cruise ship to call at the Port of Tallinn this year, reflecting a gradual year-on-year increase in visits. “Last year, we had 100 calls,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said that Ukraine estimates its total losses from the war with Russia at $800 billion and hopes to mobilize these funds through various post-war recovery funds. The head of state said this while speaking with journalists. “$800 billion is our overall estimate of losses from this Russian war. This is…