Slovakia’s 150-seat parliament has approved a new law aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, with 123 of 137 MPs present voting in favour. The bill was approved by the government in December 2025. “This is a law we could have had years ago – I’ve been bringing it to parliament since 2017. In the…
Municipalities will receive EUR 120 million in support for their budgets that has until now been funded directly by the state. For municipalities, this means greater discretion over how the money is spent. Currently, the state gives local governments money in the form of earmarked grants, meaning the money must be used exactly as the…
In the first quarter of 2026, property owners paid 2.9 billion hryvnias in tax on real estate other than land. This is 14.5% more than in the same period last year. An additional 370 million hryvnias were received. The largest revenues have traditionally been provided by economically active regions. Kyiv became the leader with 596.2…
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has decided to increase the countercyclical capital buffer to 2.25%, in a move aimed at easing pressure on the rapidly growing housing credit market and strengthening the resilience of the banking system. The measure is designed as a preventive tool that requires banks to set aside additional capital during periods…
The Main Departments of the State Tax Service in Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi regions, together with the Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khotyn, Kitaygorod and Staroushytskyi communities, signed a Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation on the Administration of the Tourist Tax. The event was also attended by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh, Head of the…
The Government continues its work to prepare the country for the next heating season. From today, applications are open for apartment buildings in Kharkiv region under the SvitloDIM programme. As part of the regional resilience plans, multi-storey residential buildings will be able to receive compensation for equipment that will ensure the operation of engineering systems…
Philanthropy among wealthy individuals in Slovakia is more structured and sustained than previously documented, according to new research mapping charitable giving in the country for the first time. A survey conducted in late 2025 by the Pontis Foundation in cooperation with the Focus examined the behaviour of business figures, including individuals featured in rankings of…