Category Archives: Ukraine

Press Releases & News from Ukraine distributed via EuropaWire

Rheinmetall va livrer 26 camions militaires à haute mobilité à l’Ukraine

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 22-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé la livraison de 26 camions militaires de mobilité vers l’Ukraine. Les … Read the full press release

Geostrategy.rs: Possible Consequences of the Incident in Poland

Dragana Trifkovic, head of the Center for Geostrategic Studies, presents the analysis of the possible consequences of the incident in Poland. (PRESS RELEASE) BELGRADE, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past months, we could hear various forecasts and warnings regarding … Read the full press release

Criminologist Vincenzo Musacchio: The war in Ukraine will also favour the Italian mafias

(PRESS RELEASE) TERMOLI, Italy, 25-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — This was stated by the criminologist Vincenzo Musacchio. Economic crisis, national emergencies, unrest, government instability, wars and post-war reconstruction are “manna” from heaven for the mafias who will speculate and do business … Read the full press release

Siemens repurposed its headquarters in Warsaw to accommodate refugees from Ukraine financed mostly by donations from its employees

Long-term accommodations for 160 people at Siemens headquarters in Warsaw First Ukrainian refugees have already moved in Siemens Caring Hands e.V. as a strong partner in fight against global (PRESS RELEASE) MÜNCHEN, 19-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens AG (ETR: SIE), … Read the full press release

Siemens a réaménagé son siège social à Varsovie pour accueillir des réfugiés ukrainiens financés principalement par les dons de ses employés

Hébergement à long terme pour 160 personnes au siège social de Siemens à Varsovie Les premiers réfugiés ukrainiens ont déjà emménagé Siemens Caring Hands e.V. en tant que partenaire solide dans la lutte contre la (COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MÜNCHEN, 19-Jul-2022 … Read the full press release

Hydro Extrusions plants in Poland to donate EUR 50,000 to Happy Kids, a leading Polish NGO, in support of relocating orphaned children from Ukraine

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 11-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that its Extrusions plants in Poland will donate EUR 50,000 to Happy Kids, a leading Polish … Read the full press release

Hydro Extrusions-Werke in Polen spenden 50.000 EUR an Happy Kids, eine führende polnische NGO, um die Umsiedlung von Waisenkindern aus der Ukraine zu unterstützen

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 11-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien, engagiert sich für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, hat angekündigt, dass seine Extrusionswerke in Polen 50.000 Euro an Happy Kids, eine führende polnische Nichtregierungsorganisation, spenden … Read the full press release

Ukrainian Fashion Charity Event in Barcelona, Spain lead by ANGELFORFASHION.com benefiting The Special Forces of Ukraine as the country continues to fight for its freedom

(PRESS RELEASE) BARCELONA, 30-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The eCommerce website launches its first event in Barcelona, Angel for Fashion & Cocktails. The site features an unprecedented alliance of the most prominent Ukrainian fashion designers with 33 brands to support all … Read the full press release

MAN’s truck plants in Munich and Krakow restart truck production despite volatile situation

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN Truck & Bus, one of Europe’s leading industrial players in transport-related engineering, has announced the restart of the truck production at its truck plants in Munich, Germany and Krakow, Poland despite the … Read the full press release

Gli stabilimenti MAN di Monaco e Cracovia riprendono la produzione di autocarri nonostante la situazione instabile

(COMUNICATO STAMPA) MUNICH, 25-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Autocarro MAN & Bus, uno dei principali attori industriali europei nell’ingegneria dei trasporti, ha annunciato il riavvio della produzione di autocarri nei suoi stabilimenti di Monaco, in Germania e Cracovia, in Polonia, nonostante … Read the full press release

Santander Bank Polska trabaja en una solución para el acceso rápido y seguro a efectivo para los refugiados ucranianos como parte del programa de asistencia en efectivo de la ONU

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) VARSOVIA, 7-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Santander, SA (BME: SAN), una multinacional española compañía de servicios financieros, ha anunciado que su banco en Polonia Santander Bank Polska está trabajando actualmente con la Agencia de la ONU para … Read the full press release

Santander Bank Polska pracuje nad rozwiązaniem szybkiego i bezpiecznego dostępu do gotówki dla ukraińskich uchodźców w ramach programu UN Cash Assistance

(KOMUNIKAT PRASOWY) WARSZAWA, 7-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Santander, SA (BME: SAN), hiszpańska międzynarodowa firma świadcząca usługi finansowe, poinformowała, że jej bank w Polsce Santander Bank Polska współpracuje obecnie z Agencją ONZ ds. Uchodźców (UNHCR) nad opracowaniem rozwiązania, które może … Read the full press release

Santander Bank Polska works on a a solution for quick and secure access to cash for Ukrainian refugees as part of UN Cash Assistance programme

(PRESS RELEASE) WARSAW, 7-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco Santander, S.A. (BME: SAN), a Spanish multinational financial services company, has announced that its bank in Poland Santander Bank Polska is currently working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on the development … Read the full press release

Recherche sur la transition énergétique de DNV : un tiers du mix énergétique en Europe proviendra d’énergies non fossiles en 2024

Le mix énergétique va se décarboner plus rapidement en Europe. La consommation de gaz à elle seule sera inférieure de 9 % en 2024, les pays se tournant vers les énergies renouvelables Les émissions de gaz à effet de serre seront … Read the full press release

DNV’s Energy Transition Research: one third of the energy mix in Europe will come from non-fossil fuels in 2024

Energy mix will decarbonize more quickly in Europe. Gas consumption alone will be 9% lower in 2024 as countries pivot towards renewables Greenhouse gas emissions will be 580Mt (or 2.3%) lower in Europe in the period 2022-2030 Europe will produce … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank a contribué au lancement de JobAidUkraine.com, un site de recherche d’emploi pour les réfugiés ukrainiens

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 21-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA : DBKGn.DB / NYSE : DB), leader allemand banque d’investissement multinationale et société de services financiers, a annoncé qu’elle avait contribué au lancement d’un site gratuit qui encourage les … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank instrumental in helping with the launch of JobAidUkraine.com, job search site for Ukrainian refugees

(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 21-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB), Germany’s leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced it helped with the launch of a free-to-use site that encourages companies to … Read the full press release

EBRD to provide EUR 75 million guarantee to Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine aimed at supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

EBRD to provide €75 million guarantee to Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine Innovative mechanism unlocks funding for MSMEs Thirty per cent of the project to finance green technologies (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development … Read the full press release

Ukrainian producer of flexible packaging Tatrafan takes €3.1 million loan from Piraeus Bank Ukraine backed by EBRD Risk Sharing Facility

€3.1 million from Piraeus Bank complemented by EBRD Risk Sharing Facility Loan to improve Tatrafan’s competitiveness Financing to boost production capacity, cover working-capital needs (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a … Read the full press release

Inmarsat commissioned white paper: Australia’s Aviation Market: The Impact of Covid-19 and a Slow Recovery

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 10-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced the release of an independent white paper commissioned by the company titled “Australia’s Aviation Market: The Impact of Covid-19 and … Read the full press release

EBRD extends its financial support to MSMEs in Ukraine

Loan of €10 million equivalent to boost Bank Lviv’s lending to Ukrainian small businesses Financing is part of the EU4Business-EBRD credit line Green financing to be the focus of the new credit line (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Archpriest Nikolay Balashov on Patriarch Bartholomew’s speeches in Kiev

(PRESS RELEASE) MOSCOW, 6-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate shares his thoughts about the speeches made in Kiev by Patriarch Bartholomew. The autocephaly (independence of a church) of the so-called … Read the full press release

EBRD supports Ukraine agribusiness main player Kernel Group

US$57 million EBRD loan to Kernel Group as part of US$200 million syndication Funds to benefit farmers and support Kernel’s climate action strategy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that … Read the full press release

Experts demand for more transparency for medical treatment of politicians

(PRESS RELEASE) RIGA, 29-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German Charite Medical Center once again is in the limelight of international attention: on December 17 the popular mayor of Kharkov (Ukraine), Gennady Kernes, passed away at the well known hospital after a … Read the full press release

PGNiG to supply natural gas to Gas TSO of Ukraine for the first time through ERU partnership

(PRESS RELEASE) WARSAW, 28-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG, through its cooperation with Energy Resources of Ukraine (ERU), will for the first time supply natural gas to Gas TSO of Ukraine. To date, PGNiG has already exported more than 3 bcm … Read the full press release

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