In January-November, the expenditures of the general fund of the state budget for the security and defense sector amounted to UAH 1,559.4 billion, or 59.2% of all general fund expenditures, the Ministry of Finance reported. “Security and defense remains an absolute priority and the largest item of state budget expenditures. Thus, over 11 months, the…
The time for trucks to cross the border at the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint is now more than 30 days due to the growing protest by Polish carriers, the Customs Administration in Lublin and Polish carriers reports. According to the estimates of the Customs Administration in Lublin, as of today, there are 1,500 trucks in line in…
JSC Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s national postal operator, completed a test delivery of parcels from global marketplaces by rail. “Ukrposhta and the National Post of Estonia, Omniva, in cooperation with Slovakia’s Interport and Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukraine’s national railway operator), are implementing a new logistics solution for the delivery of international mail to Ukraine,” the company said on Facebook.…
The Ministry of Energy has prepared Guidelines and recommendations for attracting sustainable financing needed to rebuild and develop Ukraine’s energy sector. The elaborated document was presented to more than 60 representatives of the largest energy companies during an online event organised by the Ministry of Energy jointly with the Reform Support Office of the Ministry…
The Zaporizhzhia City Council approved the city budget for 2024, with UAH 200 million for the defense program, Anatoliy Kurtiev, acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, announced on Facebook. “Next year’s budget is focused on wartime challenges. It provides UAH 200 million for the defense program (including UAH 50 million for drones for the military). About UAH…
Polish carriers blocking three checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border refused to suspend the blockade for the holidays. The organizer of the carriers’ strike in Dorohusk, Edita Ozygala, announced this after a meeting with the Minister of Infrastructure, Darius Klimczak. According to the activist, protesters will continue the blockade through the holidays and have already drawn…
The cooperation between the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Energy Security Project (ESP) allows implementing projects to reform the energy sector, integrate Ukrainian energy markets into European ones, and strengthen Ukraine’s energy security in general. In 2023, a number of meetings were held at…