On the evening of January 7, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on the country’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations, including both little-known and not very important for the world structures, and quite solid and significant, – reports Logos Press.
Despite a ban on large farm vehicles traveling through the French capital, angry farmers rallied at the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and the National Assembly to force French authorities to take a tougher stance on a free trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur and to take more effective measures to combat the epizootic of nodular dermatitis, a highly contagious disease for cattle. – Logos Press reports.
As part of Moldova’s commitment to the European Union, Chisinau has joined EU sanctions imposed against Turkey for “unauthorized exploration activities and drilling” in the Eastern Mediterranean, Logos Press reported.
The EU executive is seeking the support of a majority of the 15 EU members to approve the signing of a free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur by Jan. 12, but so far has been unable to achieve a sustainable margin, Logos Press reported.
At the beginning of January 2026, there are 10.7 billion m3 less gas reserves in European underground gas storage facilities than a year ago, Logos Press reported.
Russia’s central securities depository has blocked about $500 million worth of Telegram bonds due to Western sanctions, although the company and its founder Pavel Durov have publicly distanced themselves from Moscow, Logos Press reports.
In the first days of the New Year, Europe faced a real winter – heavy snowstorms, cold, ice – which caused disruptions in transportation, delays and cancellations of flights and trains, accidents on roads and power grids, – reports Logos Press.
Individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine are closed on average for 2.4 years, while the business of couriers turned out to be the least survivable, – reports Logos Press.
On January 5, the National Social Insurance Fund (CNAS) will start paying pensions and benefits for January, Logos Press reported.
The United States will contribute $2 billion to U.N. humanitarian aid programs, up from about $17 billion in 2022,” Logos Press reported.
On the last day of 2025 in Ukraine it was reported about the entry of a new player into the financial market – Estonian group IUTE has acquired the bankrupt RwS Bank and is creating a new institution on its basis “IUTE Bank”, – reports Logos Press.
Last year was not a good year for one of the world’s largest gas companies – Gazprom shares lost 4% in value and continue to remain under pressure from a number of unfavorable factors and risks, – Logos Press reports.
In late December 2025, Turkey announced the completion of a feasibility study and design for its own spaceport and launched the first phase of an ambitious project to build its own space infrastructure, Logos Press reported.
The banknotes of the National Bank of Moldova in circulation fully comply with the legislation in force and their authenticity cannot be questioned, Logos Press reports.
The tourist capital of the Mediterranean, as Antalya is called in Turkey, welcomed 17,122,548 vacationers in 2025, another record high, Logos Press reported.
Between 2026 and 2028, Ukraine will have to pay an average of more than $28 billion (1.19 trillion hryvnia) annually to repay its foreign debts, Logos Press reported.
The global oil market is eagerly awaiting the Jan. 4 online meeting of OPEC+ countries, which will assess the current situation in oil products trade and set oil production policy for 2026, Logos Press reported.
The most significant changes in the last decade in the road toll system will come into effect in Romania on January 1, 2026, Logos Press reported.
Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant Meta is set to buy Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Manus for more than $2 billion to compete with strong opponents like Google and OpenAI – Logos Press reports.
The supplier of last resort for natural gas, Energocom JSC, has purchased 8.33 million MWh of natural gas, equivalent to about 782 million cubic meters, between May and December 2025 to fully meet the national gas demand until September 30, 2026, Logos Press reported.
