Robots now outnumber human workers at Porsche Smart Battery Shop in Horna Streda, western Slovakia, where automated shuttles and robotic arms assemble battery modules destined for electric versions of Porsche’s Cayenne SUV. The highly automated plant, opened in 2024 and backed by a reported EUR 1-billion investment, illustrates why Slovakia remains one of Europe’s most…
A 10-million euro green hydrogen plant under construction in Vilnius is expected to begin producing clean fuel for the capital’s public transport system this autumn, Mayor Valdas Benkunskas has said. The facility is being developed by municipal heat supplier Miesto Gijos. Once completed, it will supply hydrogen to power the city’s first hydrogen-fuelled buses, which…
On February 26, the Verkhovna Rada ratified the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on Technical and Financial Cooperation. The agreement aims to create framework conditions for attracting technical and financial assistance from the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. In particular, the document defines the types…
The beginning of this year was the worst for the Russian car market in the last 20 years, said Dmitry Kostromin, the sales and marketing director of AvtoVAZ. “We made forecasts for how 2026 would start. Unfortunately, it started even worse than we predicted. In my opinion, this is probably the worst January-February in the…
The authorities failed to increase fish consumption to the recommended 28 kg per person per year, as demanded by President Vladimir Putin. By the end of 2025, Russians on average ate only 24 kg – 2.4% less than a year earlier and 10.9% lower than in 2023, according to (https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8463677) the Fish Union data cited…
The growing economic problems due to the war and sanctions have hit the financial stability of Russian regions. By the end of 2025, the total deficit of regional budgets increased by 3.6 times compared to the previous year and reached 1.478 trillion rubles. As a result, the figure became a record for all time of…
Russian authorities have decided not to ban passenger and fishing vessels over 40 years old from entering ports due to a lack of funds for fleet renewal. Now, the bill on banning the operation of dilapidated vessels, developed at the initiative of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), will only apply to cargo ships, said Deputy…