Category: 9. Business

Polish industrial associations are calling on their government to pressure the European Commission to enforce a 12-month embargo on Ukrainian steel imports, claiming that this constitutes unfair competition. Poland has already imposed unilateral bans on grain imports…

Despite the full-scale war, the American fast-food chain McDonald’s has grown by 20% in Ukraine, opening 28 new locations since 2022. However, it has yet to reach pre-war attendance levels, though positive trends are evident. Last year, Ukraine saw 103 million…

The European Union and the International Labor Organization have signed a significant €3.8M partnership agreement to modernize Ukraine’s labor market, strengthen social dialogue, and boost youth employment in preparation for the implementation of the EU Youth…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday and discussed the next steps following the October 16 phone call between President Trump and President Putin. Rubio highlighted the importance of the planned talks as an…

On October 21, European leaders issued a joint statement indicating that negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict should commence based on the current front line. This statement was signed by leaders from Ukraine, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Norway,…

British Defense Secretary John Healey said that London is willing to spend significantly more than £100M on the deployment of British troops in Ukraine if US President Trump guarantees a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. He discussed Britain and France’s efforts to…

Ukraine’s total agricultural output from January to September dropped by 14% compared to the same period last year. Since the start of the year, livestock production has decreased by 4.4%, and crop production by 16.4%. Significant declines are reported in the Donetsk,…

EU ambassadors have also informally reached draft conclusions for an upcoming European Council meeting, scheduled to consider the use of frozen Russian assets for this purpose on Thursday. According to the draft decision, EU leaders will officially instruct the European…

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar stated that his country is willing to back the 19th sanctions package if the European Commission offers solutions for high electricity prices and aligns climate goals with industrial needs. He noted that the current version of the…

These include the Emergency Loan Program for the Recovery of Ukraine, the Recovery Program for Ukraine, and the Recovery Program for Ukraine III Tranche B. These EIB programs aim to rebuild social infrastructure, housing, and communal facilities, as well as provide…