At the Second EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum (DFNC2: EU Edition) in Brussels, Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin and Jan Pie, Secretary General of the ASD Europe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the defence industry. The Memorandum aims to advance the shared interests of Ukrainian industry and ASD members. To this…
Kharkiv received six trolleybuses from its sister city of Brno, the Czech Republic. The rolling stock was provided by agreement between Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov and the Brno city authorities. As reported by the Deputy Director of the Department of Construction and Road Management Volodymyr Matyas, Kharkiv would receive 14 more such trolleybuses in the…
More than 3,000 employers have received compensation for hiring 5,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) since the beginning of 2025. The state has paid them a total of UAH 127 million, according to Deputy Minister of Economy Tetiana Berezhna. “Through the compensation programme for employing IDPs, we support businesses that hire people forced to relocate from…
On May 8, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius to discuss defence and technological cooperation between Ukraine and the EU. The Head of Government highlighted the importance of initial steps in implementing the ReArm Europe plan and the recently presented White Paper on the future of European…
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held his first meeting with the U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Ukraine Julie Davis. The parties discussed the further development of the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as cooperation in various fields, in particular in the economic sphere. According to the Head of Government, in continuation…
During a working visit to Sumy region, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited an educational institution in the regional capital where an underground shelter was under construction. Also present were Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba and Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development Serhii…
Following a working visit to Sumy region, a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal addressed pressing regional issues. The Prime Minister announced that in 2025, the Government had allocated UAH 2.9 billion for programmes and projects aimed at the region’s reconstruction and development. This funding includes support for restoring infrastructure and the economy,…