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EU to expand its annual humanitarian aid budget; Ukraine will be able to receive more than $ 10 billion from the sale of deposits. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
The European Union has increased its annual budget for the provision of humanitarian aid to third countries by 60%
Most of the aid, 505 million euros, will go to African countries, another 385 million euros, to the countries of the Middle East and Turkey, mainly for the needs of refugees from Syria. Another 180 million euros will go to help the most vulnerable people in Asia and Latin America (Venezuela and Colombia). For Ukraine, the states of the Western Balkans and the states of Transcaucasia, 28 million euros have been allocated.
Ukraine will sell 30 deposits
Ukraine has offered to domestic and foreign investors 30 deposits with deposits of strategic and critical mineral resources. The mineral sites will be submitted to electronic bidding. The government office will list these 30 properties in UkraineInvest’s Investment Guide and inform potential investors about them.
Coal reserves in Ukraine fell to record lows
Coal reserves in thermal power plant warehouses amounted to 455 thousand tons, a record low. Last week, the energy system was balanced thanks to increased electricity imports from Belarus. According to Ukrenergo, Belarusian imports in the period from January 18 to 24 increased from 6.3 to 9.4 million kWh per day.
Acting Energy Minister Yuriy Vitrenko explained that Ukraine entered the heating season with record large coal reserves, but as of January, reserves are record low for several reasons: in the fourth quarter of 2020, especially in November -December, significantly higher than expected, the consumption of electricity by the population has increased, and the production of electric, solar and wind energy has also been significantly reduced.
Increase in Ukraine’s debt obligations
The total public debt of Ukraine in December 2020 increased 6.98% in dollar terms and 19.16% in hryvnia, amounting to $ 90.26 billion and UAH 2.551 trillion, respectively. Overall, in 2020, Ukraine’s total national debt increased by 6.98% in dollars and 19.16% in hryvnia.
The Ministry of Health announced the launch of a new program of medical guarantees
A new program of medical guarantees will start operating in Ukraine in early April, to which will be added new packages, in particular for cancer treatment. The head of the Ministry of Health noted that the corresponding fees will also be increased, for example, the fee for chemotherapy treatment services will be increased to 25,529 hryvnia with the appropriate coefficients.
An outbreak of domestic violence is recorded in Ukraine
In 2020, the National Police received more than 208,000 complaints for committing domestic violence. At the same time, 74 people died in 2020 due to domestic violence, 141 people were seriously injured during those beatings, and more than a thousand were lightly beaten.
More and more Ukrainians are receiving Russian citizenship
In 2020, 409,549 Ukrainians received Russian citizenship, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation. This is 110,127 people more than a year before. Also last year, a decision was made to issue 36,790 residence permits for Ukrainians. A total of 124,528 Ukrainians currently live in Russia with residence permits.
The IMF improved expectations of a global economic recovery
In 2021, the International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow by 5.5%. Compared to October last year, the forecast has been improved by 0.3 percentage points. As IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath noted, the revised forecast for 2021 reflects the positive effects of the start of vaccinations in some countries. And in 2022, according to the forecast, world GDP will grow by 4.2%.
Koktebel winery in Crimea sold at auction
The Koktebel winery was sold at auction in Crimea. It was bought by a company that had previously leased it from the Russian authorities. Relevant data is published on the official website of Russia to publish information about the tender. It is reported that two companies and one individual participated in the auction.
Parliament approved a bill on referendum
The key innovation of the bill, which distinguishes it from other bills that were registered in the Verkhovna Rada, is the determination of the possibility of introducing electronic procedures in organizing and conducting a referendum in Ukraine, including electronic voting. To organize and carry out a referendum throughout Ukraine, the law proposes the creation of an automated information and analysis system to guarantee electronic voting.
Ukraine has exhausted allotted quotas for the supply of some products to the EU since early 2021
Since the beginning of 2021, Ukraine has exhausted the quotas allocated for the duty-free supply of honey, grape juices and apple to EU countries. In addition to honey, Ukrainian exporters used 74% of the annual quota for corn, 43% for sugar, 24% for cereals and flour, 18% for processed tomatoes, 9% for starch, 8% for wheat and 16% quarterly. quota of carcass poultry meat. …
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