In Germany, the heating season has started with an alarming announcement by the state-owned energy company Uniper, which intends to close one of its largest gas storage facilities in Breitbrunn “for economic reasons”. – reports Logos Press.
New industrial orders in Germany unexpectedly fell in August, showing a fourth consecutive monthly decline, prompting experts to warn of a prolonged downturn in the German economy, Logos Press reported.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is categorically negative about the idea of the country joining the euro zone because of serious internal problems and the threat of a breakup of the European Union, Logos Press reports.
In 2024, 28.2 million postal items were delivered to Finland from outside the EU, and more than 50 million parcels are expected to arrive this year, Logos Press reported.
Romania has until January 1, 2026 to shut down coal-fired power plants in Oltenia, otherwise it risks paying a fine of at least 1 billion euros to the European Commission, Logos Press reported.
Central and Eastern European countries have developed almost twice as fast as the “old EU” since joining the EU, but what follows is a “decade of bad years”, according to Logos Press.
Romanian car brand Dacia, part of the Renault group, is preparing the market launch of its electric mini-car “Hipster Concept” costing less than 15,000 euros, and thus wants to challenge Chinese electric cars on the EU market – reports Logos Press.
By 2050, the area under coffee may decrease by 40-50%, the production of the most popular varieties of Arabica and Robusta in East Africa will decrease by 20 and 40% respectively, and rising temperatures will lead to the loss of the usual taste and aroma of the favorite beverage, – reports Logos Press.
In August, Ukraine’s total public and state-guaranteed debt increased by $6.58 billion and totaled $192.71 billion, Logos Press reported.
According to European observers, Moldova’s parliamentary elections were competitive and offered voters a clear choice between political alternatives, but the process was marred by serious cases of foreign interference, illegal financing, cyberattacks and disinformation, Logos Press reported.
Europe’s largest air carrier Lufthansa plans to lay off up to 4,000 employees in administration by 2030 due to digitalization and automation of work processes, – Logos Press reports.
The cumulative effect of the EU countries from the introduction of a wealth tax could amount to 67 billion euros and help to solve the problem of budget deficit of many states, – reports Logos Press.
Ukrainian operator Naftogaz is negotiating with U.S. producers for direct deliveries of liquefied natural gas to Ukraine, Logos Press reported
More than 77 million of bank financing for almost 1000 Moldovan small and medium-sized enterprises will be mobilized through guarantees to two Moldovan banks from the European Investment Bank Group, Logos Press reports.
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced that the EU is ready to allocate 200m euros for school meals for Ukrainian schoolchildren, Logos Press has reported.
The European Commission has reignited the debate within the European Union on the need to “throw off the shackles of unanimity” and move to a qualified majority mechanism when dealing with important and urgent issues, Logos Press reports.
Ukraine intends to fundamentally revise the functions of the subsistence minimum and set it at the level of the actual consumer basket, and thus return this indicator to its “primary social nature”, – reports Logos Press.
During the period of pre-election battles, there are many initiatives and proposals on the topic “How we should settle Moldova”. Among them there are outright populist, initially unrealistic and unrealizable. But there are also quite a number of well-considered solutions to the most pressing problems for the country. Which should be solved not because some political force wants it, but because of the obviousness and necessity for the country. And any political force that seeks to come to power not for the sake of personal or party interests, but for the sake of the country’s development should pay attention to them. And not just to pay attention, but to make the implementation of such initiatives one of the priorities of their activities in the administration of the state. Because it is necessary for people and the country.
In August, a good harvest in Ukraine’s agriculture helped accelerate the growth rate of the country’s gross domestic product, Logos Press reported.
A consensus between Beijing and Washington may be reached today in the purchase of the U.S. division of the popular Chinese social network TikTok,” Logos Press reported.
