Ukraine’s state-owned railway Ukrzaliznytsia started the transportation of 23 trucks by train that have been stuck at the Polish border amid the ongoing protest and blockade by Polish truckers, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 7, citing Ukrzaliznytsia…
Between August and October, the amount of newly committed aid to Ukraine decreased by 87% compared to the same period last year, according to a new study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).The value of aid packages announced through…
Due to the shortage of capacity in the Ukrainian energy system on 7 December, the Ukrenergo Dispatch Centre applied for emergency assistance from three countries.
Source: Ukrenergo
Details: Emergency assistance is applied from 11:00 and will last appro…
The Slovak truckers union UNAS said on Dec. 5 that it would begin a total blockade of the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine if its demands regarding the EU’s liberalization of the permit system for Ukrainian truckers a…
Polish hauliers accuse Ukrainian companies of dumping and demand protection from their government. It is ironic since Polish drivers were once faced accusations of dumping immediately after their country joined the European Union.
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The Union of Road Hauliers of Slovakia (UNAS) has stated that it is ready to completely block the Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod checkpoint border crossing if the permit system for Ukrainian truckers is not cancelled, although the union is aware that the path …
Dmytro Kuleba, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, believes that the EU’s member states will agree on a decision on financial support for Ukraine at the December summit.
Source: Kuleba stated this at a press conference with his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bru…
Bratislava and Prague are requesting an extension to an EU sanctions exemption that allows Slovakia to sell Russian oil products to Czechia beyond today’s deadline, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 5. The request is complicating negotiations on the…
Slovakia and Czechia are requesting an extension of exemptions from EU sanctions that permit the sale of products made from Russian oil, fearing the impact on their industry and price rises.
Source: The Financial Times, as reported by European Pravda
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Juraj Blanár, says that he cannot “imagine under the current circumstances” Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, although Slovakia supports the country on its way to the EU.
Source: European Pravda, c…