Category Archives: Ukraine

Press Releases & News from Ukraine distributed via EuropaWire

Ukraine’s largest natural gas producer Ukrgasvydobuvannya to reduce the country’s dependency on imports with €51.9 million backing from EBRD

EBRD provides €51.9 million loan to key Ukraine gas producer UGV Increased productivity and energy efficiency measures Environmental benefits and stronger corporate culture (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral … Read the full press release

MEP Olekas is elected Chairman of the Euronest PA Social Affairs Committee

At the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session in Tbilisi on 8 and 10 December, Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), was elected Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society. (PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 10-Dec-2019 … Read the full press release

Khersonelectrotrans to modernise its bus fleet in southern Ukraine with an EBRD loan and a grant from the EU

(PRESS RELEASE) KHERSON, Ukraine, 29-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces it is providing up to €10 million to the city of Kherson in Ukraine for replacement of their old fleet of trolley buses. The EBRD’s loan will be coupled with an … Read the full press release

EBRD provides US$ 15 million loan to a major manufacturer and supplier of retails stores equipment Modern-Expo Group

LONDON, 06-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is supporting operations of one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of fixtures and equipment for retail stores and warehouses in central and eastern Europe by providing it with a seven-year loan of US$15 … Read the full press release

EBRD loans €13 million for 72 low-floor trolleybuses for the city of Mariupol in Ukraine

Senior EBRD loan of up to €13 million for up to 72 low-floor trolleybuses for Mariupol €2 million loan from Clean Technology Fund and €3 million grant from E5P Mariupol is the second-largest municipality in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine LONDON, … Read the full press release

ELKO opens a competency centre in Kiev, Ukraine

RIGA, 15-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Within the framework of the solutions distribution development, ELKO opens a competency centre in Kiev, Ukraine – ELKO Smart Center, the chief task of which will be acquainting partners and customers with currently important developments of … Read the full press release

EBRD to provide EUR 25.9 million to Ukraine’s leading engineering, procurement and construction firm KNESS Group for three solar plants in western Ukraine

KNESS Group to open three solar plants with total capacity of 33.9 MW LONDON, 06-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD is contributing to Ukraine’s energy security by pledging new funds for the development of alternative power generation. The latest project under the … Read the full press release

Naftogaz contracts PwC Polska to facilitate the unbundling of the TSO operator from Naftogaz

KYIV, 25-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The unbundling of the gas transmission function from Naftogaz and creating a transmission system operator (TSO) certifiable under European regulations is not only about Ukraine’s compliance with the European law; it also important for preserving gas … Read the full press release

Naftogaz: Ukraine may cease to be a net importer of gas by the end of 2020

KYIV, 25-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Implementation of Naftogaz’ strategy and the transformation of the energy market of Ukraine may contribute more than 7% to Ukraine’s GDP and result in state budget revenues in excess of USD 8 billion. Furthermore, Ukraine may … Read the full press release

В Киеве состоится SphereCon 2017 – конференция, объединяющая Ruby on Rails, Go, разработчиков программного обеспечения и дизайнеров

Киев, Украина, 19-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Front-end и back-end разработчики Ruby on Rails, Go, а также UX/UI дизайнеры со всего мира соберутся 28 октября 2017 года на конференции SphereCon (http://bit.ly/SphereCon), организованной Sphere Software, для установления рабочих связей и ознакомления с подходами … Read the full press release

EBRD: BBC Ukrainian launches its 13th annual literary prize for the best works of fiction in Ukrainian language

LONDON, 19-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BBC Ukrainian has launched its 13th annual literary prize for the best works of fiction in the Ukrainian language – BBC Book of the Year (Книга року BBC 2017) and BBC Children’s Book of the Year (Дитяча … Read the full press release

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti praised Ukraine’s progress in the reform process in recent years

Investment climate and anti-corruption efforts discussed at high-level meetings LONDON, 19-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti concluded a visit to Ukraine on Friday afternoon after meetings with the country’s President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groyssman and a speech at the … Read the full press release

EFJ/IFJ opposes Ukrainian government raids on a prominent Ukrainian news website

BRUSSELS, 16-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EFJ/IFJ has strongly condemned accusations by a Ukrainian MP that the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) was guilty of implementing “Russian media projects” and supporting anti-Ukrainian media. The astonishing claims came after the union opposed … Read the full press release

Ukrtransgaz launches customs warehouse based on 10 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities

KIEV, 16-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator Ukrtransgaz launches a customs warehouse based on 10 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, enabling gas traders to store natural gas for over 1000 days without customs clearance. On 1 June 2017, … Read the full press release

Chair of Naftogaz Supervisory Board Resigns

KYIV, 25-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 3 April 2017, Naftogaz supervisory board chair Yulia Kovaliv submitted her resignation letter. Her powers as a supervisory board member shall be terminated on 17 April. In her address, Yulia Kovaliv notes that the international … Read the full press release

Ukrainian gas company announces 2016 performance and 2017 plans

KIEV, 10-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2016, companies of SMART ENERGY Group produced 208.4 million cubic meters of gas, 16.8 thousand tonnes of condensate and 3.7 thousand tonnes of liquefied gas from hydrocarbons of own production. In the current economic and … Read the full press release

Google joins growing eco network

KIEV, Ukraine, 20-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Delegates of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) voted to accept the application of software giant Google Inc. for affiliate membership at their recent AGM in Kiev, Ukraine. The information technology company’s sustainable operations program … Read the full press release

Green Product Mark of TÜV Rheinland awarded with GENICES Certificate at Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) conference in Kiev

KIEV, 09-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On October 19, 2016, the Green Product Mark of TÜV Rheinland was awarded with GENICES Certificate at the annual general conference of Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) in Kiev, Ukraine. GENICES, the GEN Internationally Coordinated Ecolabelling System, … Read the full press release

Soldi troppo in nero: una compagnia Europea paga a gli guerriglieri

KIEV, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Giornalisti contro la corruzzione e illegittimità” – un gruppo di giornalisti-investigatori Ucraini – ha comunicato dei documenti compromettenti che si sono trovati a loro disposizione e confermano la collaborazione della compagnia europea Flame SA con … Read the full press release

L’argent trop «noir»: Une société européenne paye aux rebelles

KIEV, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — «Les journalistes contre la corruption et l’illégalité», un groupe de journalistes enquêteurs ukrainiens, a signalé des documents compromettants dont on avait saisi, qui témoignent de la collaboration de la société européenne «Flame SA» avec la … Read the full press release