Job vacancy levels across Europe showed limited movement at the end of 2025, with Bulgaria remaining among the countries with the lowest rates, according to Eurostat data. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the vacancy rate in the euro area edged up slightly to 2.2% from 2.1% in the previous quarter, although it remained below…
Poland’s new deposit-refund system has already doubled the proportion of plastic bottles that are being recycled since it was launched in October 2025, says Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska. However, she also acknowledged public criticism of how it operated and said that the ministry would continue to implement improvements. One recent opinion poll found that half…
In 2026, the tourist tax continues to demonstrate confident growth dynamics. In January-February, more than 5 thousand payers sent UAH 72.5 million to the budgets. This is 25% more than last year (UAH 58 million). The largest revenues were traditionally provided by regions that are attractive to tourists. The leader was the city of Kyiv…
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko welcomed a decision of Norway to provide $200 million in budget support for Ukraine through the World Bank’s PEACE project. “We are sincerely grateful for this timely contribution towards Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and the uninterrupted functioning of essential public services, and effort reflecting Norway’s principled leadership and steadfast…
As part of the “Made in Ukraine| policy to support Ukrainian manufacturers, 154 grants have been approved for entrepreneurs. 140 are for industrialists to purchase production equipment, and 14 are for farms to establish orchards and greenhouses. Applications are still being accepted. This was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “This year, manufacturers have…
Slovakia faces its weakest economic growth outlook in years, according to a new forecast that paints a notably bleaker picture than other domestic institutions. The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) said in its spring projection that the country’s economy was expected to expand by just 0.5% in 2026. That would mark the slowest pace of…
On March 16, a meeting took place between Oleksii Sobolev, Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, and representatives of the German Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, led by Chief Claims Officer Thomas Sepp. Among the meeting participants were Deputy Ministers Yegor Perelygin and Oleksandr Tsybort, as well as Advisor to the Minister…