Several Ukrainian electrical substations that were critical to ensuring nuclear safety were damaged in Russian strikes on January 20, and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant had completely lost external power supply. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said this in a post on X. The IAEA “is actively following developments in order to assess impact…
The safety of education remains one of the Government’s key priorities. For the first time this year, a sum worth UAH 1 billion has been allocated from the state budget for the construction of shelters in preschool educational institutions. These funds will be used to build at least 20 kindergartens with shelters in various regions…
Today, there are 1.5 billion 50-kopiyka coins in circulation in Ukraine. To maintain appropriate quality, it is necessary to mint about 30 million coins each year, with some planned for replacement in stages, Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, has said. According to him, there are currently more than 14 billion coins…
The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft Labor Code of Ukraine (reg. No. 14386) initiated by the Government as a legislative initiative. The document aims to modernize and deregulate labor legislation, standardize individual and collective labor relations based on the principles of equality and decent work, and implement international standards into national legislation. The draft…
First Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, Alena Shkrum, together with the UK Minister for Trade, Sir Chris Bryant, visited a restored bridge in Kyiv region. In February 2022, it was destroyed during a full-scale Russian invasion. For several years, thousands of people were forced to spend hours on detours between communities.…
Second-level protection, built at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities, has proven its effectiveness and allows for the preservation of critically important transformer equipment in the event of massive attacks. Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said this at a parliament meeting on January 16. According to him, nine different types and…
Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission Maarten Verwey to discuss details of launching a new financial instrument for Ukraine worth up to EUR 90 billion. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Finance for European Integration Yuriy Draganchuk and Government Commissioner for…