Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal took part in a videoconference with the defence ministers of the European Group of Five (E5) countries – Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and France – as well as the EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas. “Bolstering our air defence continues to be one of Ukraine’s foremost priorities.…
The Government has instructed a comprehensive audit of all the largest state-owned enterprises, particularly in the energy and defence industries. Special attention is to be paid to the transparency of procurement and financial controls. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko following the Cabinet meeting. “The supervisory boards of Naftogaz, Ukroboronprom, Ukrzaliznytsia,…
On November 13, EUR 5.9 billion was transferred to the state budget of Ukraine from the European Union. In particular: – EUR 4.1 billion – as part of the EU’s contribution under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative. This is the final tranche of the EUR 18.1 billion mobilized by the EU…
Strong Armed Forces of Ukraine, whose development requires allies’ support, are the foundation of future security guarantees for our state. The Ukrainian army will also become an effective tool for strengthening the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic region, as Europe’s security is inextricably linked to Ukraine’s security. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for…
Payments for August under the National Cashback programme have begun. In the coming days, participants will receive UAH 509 million from the state. This is a record monthly compensation for purchases of domestically produced goods since the programme’s launch. The payout amount is nearly one-and-a-half times higher than last year: August 2024 – UAH 342…
Lviv authorities have released details of the project to build the European-gauge rail line Sknyliv-Mostyska, for which Ukraine has received EUR 73.7 million in EU grant funding. This was reported by the Lviv Regional State Administration. The project provides for the reconstruction of the existing 1520 mm railway track into the 1435 mm European gauge,…
Over the past week, within the framework of the state program “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%”, representatives of micro, small and medium-sized businesses received 820 preferential loans from authorized banks for a total amount of UAH 2.6 billion, in particular, from state-owned banks – 530 loans for UAH 1 billion. Since the beginning of 2025, under the…