Category: 9. Business

The outcome of the telephone conversation with Putin was far from what the US president had hoped for. The NYT highlights that Putin agreed only to a limited ceasefire but refused a complete end to hostilities. However, if attacks on energy infrastructure from both sides…

British special forces have been put on standby to deploy to Ukraine as part of the UK peacekeeping mission as a ceasefire agreement “closes in.” Last week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said plans to deploy peacekeepers to Ukraine had entered the “operational…

The European Commission and the EU High Representative have introduced the White Paper on European Defense – Readiness 2030. As part of the ReArm Europe plan, an ambitious defense package has also been revealed, offering financial leverage for EU member states to…

This has led to a reduction in gross agricultural production, said Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitaly Koval.

“If we compare, for example, 2021, which was a fruitful and successful year, we grew 106 million tons of grain and technical crops. We finished last year 2024…

The European Commission plans to begin the first cluster of negotiations regarding Ukraine’s EU accession this year but acknowledges that it will require the unanimity of all member states.

EC representative Guillaume Mercier stated: “Enlargement will remain a…

Any talk of a return to Russian oil and gas is premature and threatens Europe’s security interests, warn EU countries bordering Russia, amid growing speculation that a US-brokered peace deal could normalize economic ties with Moscow.

The remarks come amid speculation…

The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has doubled funding for a competition for Swiss companies operating in Ukraine, increasing it from CHF 50M to CHF 100M ($57M – $114M).

This competition is the start of a Swiss program to support Ukraine. The first…

Companies based in the US, UK, and Turkey will not be allowed to participate in the €150B EU defense fund proposed by the European Commission unless their respective countries sign defense and security agreements with Brussels.

The goal of this new approach is to…

A German industrial consortium led by Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH is launching a network of high-tech factories dedicated to producing prefabricated reinforced concrete structures in Ukraine. These advanced automated technologies will facilitate faster, higher quality, and…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, following a conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, noted that the presidents agreed to continue “technical negotiations” on a ceasefire at sea and progressing toward a complete ceasefire and sustainable…