The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed an agreement for a U.S. grant contribution of $25 million (EUR 23 million) to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. This is the first contribution by the U.S. Government to the Fund, which was established at the initiative of Minister of…
An emergency drill was held at one of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants to test personnel’s readiness for a possible blackout as a result of a Russian missile attack, NAEC Energoatom, the operator of Ukraine’s nuclear energy generating facilities, reported. “In order to test the readiness of nuclear power plant personnel for a possible power…
Ukraine’s Naval Forces will receive from partners a number of cutters to ensure the safety of commercial vessels carrying food products along the Black Sea “grain corridor”, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated during a joint press conference with the heads of state of Latvia and Switzerland and the head of the government of…
Despite Russian war of aggression, as of November, Ukraine remains the third largest supplier of agricultural products to the EU, behind only Brazil and the United Kingdom. This is stated in the European Commission’s report on agricultural trade as of November. The full text of the document is published on the website of this institution.…
Lithuania has displayed a high level of solidarity and support for Ukrainians in their struggle for freedom and independence against russian invaders. At a meeting with the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte on November 24, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal thanked the Government and people of Lithuania for their assistance. “Since the beginning…
The Government is supporting women in their efforts to achieve greater financial capability and opportunities in business by offering them grant programmes, training and retraining options, and by implementing measures to close the gender pay gap. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, in her speech…
As air temperatures decrease, electricity consumption grows. The maximum load was recorded at 17:30 on November 22. All generating facilities are operating at maximum capacity to meet the needs of consumers and industry. Nine nuclear units are in operation. Also on November 22, 4 thermal power units in various regions came out of short-term repairs.…