The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a resolution according to which, starting from September 1 it will increase wages for health sector workers. “The wage of doctors is one of the lowest in Ukraine, which is unacceptable, especially in the conditions of a worsening epidemic. The draft act proposes, starting from July 1,…
Turkish Airlines intends to resume flights to Ukraine from July 1. In particular, Turkish Airlines plans to operate flights from Istanbul to Kyiv ten times a week, to Odesa – seven times a week and to Lviv – five times a week. Flights to Kharkiv, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are currently not planned. Infrastructure Minister of…
Ukraine should reduce industrial pollution by 22% until 2025, the newly appointed minister for environmental protection and natural resources, Roman Abramovsky, has said. “We have to prepare and are ready to submit a draft law on the control and reduction of industrial pollution. This is the implementation of the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive. Industrial pollution…
Odesa Seaport handled 10.45 million tons of cargo in January-May, up by 3.2% YoY. According to the data of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, the port increased the transshipment of exported cargo by 0.3%, to 7.693 million tons, and imported cargo by 22.9%, to 2.241 million tons. Coastal cargo handling decreased by 33.1%, to 41,730…
Social Policy Minster Maryna Lazebna states that the average pension in Ukraine has increased to UAH 3,400. “According to the results of all these programs, the average pension income in the country has already increased to UAH 3,400,” she said at a briefing. In particular, 10.6 million pensioners and recipients of social benefits, who received…
The Ecolines international bus service, which includes the Ukrainian Autolux service, resume trips from Kyiv to Warsaw and Szczecin (Poland). As the company’s press service has reported, the company will gradually resume trips on other international routes. Moreover, the company said that Autolux had already resumed regular bus service from Kyiv to Odesa, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv,…
Meat production in Ukraine in January-May totaled 1.4 million tons (in live weight), up by 1% YoY. In particular, enterprises increased meat production by 3.2%, while households reduced it by 3.3%, Ukraine’s State Statistics Service said. However, milk production in the country in January-May decreased by 3.6%, to 3.63 million tons. Egg production increased by…