Poland is once again demanding a nearly 50% reduction in imports of Ukrainian cement. The Polish Cement Producers Association (SPC) is asking the EC to restrict imports of Ukrainian cement under the EU trade agreement with Ukraine. The proposed quota for Ukrainian cement is set at 360,... #CementProduction #Poland #SPC #TradeAgreement #UkraineCement #UkraineExport
Ukraine’s allies increase their defense support for Ukraine; Americans are set to manufacture Ukrainian naval drones. Red Cat Holdings will start producing Magura V7 Ukrainian drones in the US by the third quarter of 2025, marking a significant breakthrough in exporting Ukrainian naval drone technology. This entry in... #Belgium #M113 #MaguraV5 #MilitaryAid #Poland #RedCatHoldings
Polish investment in Ukraine decreased by 10% last year. Why? According to Gremi Personal analysts, in 2024 the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Poland to Ukraine amounted to $172.5M, which is 10% less than in 2023, when the figure reached $191.6M.... #ConcordeCapital #FDI #GremiPersonal #investments #InvestmentsinUkraine #Poland
Ukrainians increased their tax contributions to the Polish budget by 27% last year. In 2024, Ukrainians paid nearly PLN 1.65B ($414M) to the Polish state budget in personal income taxes (PIT) and corporate income taxes (CIT), according to Gremi Personal analysts. This represents an i... #BusinessInPoland #Poland #PolishBusiness #taxesinPoland #UkrainiansAbroad
Which sector in Ukraine will suffer the most from the suspension of the customs visa-free regime with the EU, and is there an alternative? Analysts note that the EU will not extend the trade visa-free regime, which allowed Ukraine to trade goods duty-free. Poland and several other countries opposed the automatic extension. However, the E... #agroexportukraine #EUmarket #FreeTradeAgreement #Poland #UkraineForeignTrade #VisaFreeTrade
Latvia transfers 1,500 combat drones to Ukraine, and Poland has spent $86M on the purchase of Starlink terminals. Latvia has sent another 1,500 combat drones to Ukraine; in total, two Latvian companies will deliver 12,000 drones in the first half of the year. The drones are being provided as part of the drone coa... #dronestoUkraine #Latvia #MilitaryAid #Poland #Starlink
Warsaw has initiated a preferential lending program to support Polish companies in Ukraine’s reconstruction. Poland has introduced a state preferential lending program aimed at assisting Polish businesses in the reconstruction of Ukraine, allocating approximately €58.25M. The maximum loan amount for a single... #Belgium #businessinukraine #LoansforBusiness #Poland #SupportBusiness #Sweden #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine introduces a concession project for the Chornomorsk seaport in Warsaw. During an investment conference in Warsaw, Ukraine highlighted key aspects of the concession project for the port of Chornomorsk in the Odesa region. These include the terminal’s potential, spec... #A.P.MoellerMaersk #ChornomorskSeaPort #investments #Poland #SeaPortConcession #UkrainianSeaPorts
Ukrainian investors are interested in acquiring a Polish meat processing plant with €25M in annual turnover. According to Retail & Development Advisor, which is serving as the authorized representative for this asset’s sale, negotiations are underway with several investors. Since the onset of full-... #AgroProduction #ForeignInvestor #investments #MeatProcessingPlant #Poland
Which countries are most welcoming to Ukrainian refugees and encourage their stay? Many European nations are eager for Ukrainian refugees to remain, according to migration policy expert Andriy Haidutsky. He notes that these are mainly countries that have recognized the importance of... #Germany #Hungary #Poland #RefugeesIntegration #UkraineRefugees
Ukraine is boosting its dairy product exports amid a decline in domestic raw material prices. In March, Ukraine exported 12,270 tons of dairy products valued at $37.9M. Compared to February, physical export volumes rose by 20%, and compared to March 2024, by 44%. The largest receiving markets ... #agroexportukraine #DairyproductionUkraine #EUmarket #Germany #MilkProduction #Poland #UkrainedairyExport
A Ukrainian investment fund has acquired three more shopping malls in Poland. The Focus Estate Fund has invested in three shopping centers near Katowice, marking an important step in its expansion into the Polish market. These malls include Sosnowiec Plaza, Ruda Śląska Plaza, a... #FocusEstateFund #investments #Poland #ShoppingCenters
Poland leads the EU in the number of employed Ukrainians, but the attitude toward refugees is deteriorating. Poland and Germany lead Europe in employing Ukrainians, according to the Institute of Demography and Social Research. The largest number of Ukrainians is employed in Poland, thanks to less stringent l... #Germany #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine #UkrainiansAbroad #WorkForRefugees
Poland wants to build a port in the Odesa region to export agricultural products to Africa. The Polish Minister of Agriculture, Michal Kolodziejczak, proposed leasing coastal land in Odesa for 50 years or purchasing it from Ukraine to create a grain port for Poland. He indicated that this in... #EuropeanIntegration #grainexport #MichalKolodziejczak #Odesa #OdesaSeaport #Poland
Denmark has announced a new Ukrainian military aid package valued at almost €900M. This is Denmark’s 25th military aid package for Ukraine, which has allocated DKK 6.7B (€900M) for the period of 2025-2027. DKK 1.4B is set aside for the provision of artillery and ammunition dur... #DanishModel #Denmark #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Poland #Starlink #WeaponsforUkraine
Poland will start providing preferential loans to companies engaged in Ukraine’s reconstruction beginning in April. A mechanism for preferential lending to companies involved in reconstruction projects in Ukraine will launch in Poland in April. The initial lending amount is PLN 250M (€60M). Notably, this will be th... #LoansforBusiness #Poland #PolishBusiness #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
During the three years of the war, the combined workforce of the 50 largest Ukrainian IT companies has declined by 20,000 specialists due to relocation abroad. IT companies N-IX and Grid Dynamics Group saw a decrease of 50% in their workforces, while EPAM’s workforce was reduced by 31%. The largest exodus of IT specialists from Ukraine occurred in the ... #BusinessRelocation #EPAM #GridDynamicsGroup #N-IX #Poland #UkrainianITcompany
Metal product imports are crowding out domestic production owing to the consequences of the war. Imports of metal products to Ukraine increased by 6.4% last year, to 1.26 million tons. More than 50% of products supplied to the Ukrainian market are produced by Turkey. This stems from the fact that... #China #MetalImportUkraine #MetallurgyUkraine #Poland #Turkey #UkraineImport
Imports of goods from Poland surpass Ukrainian exports to that country by nearly 100%. During a meeting with Polish business representatives, Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy, Vitaliy Koval, said that trade turnover between the two nations in 2024 reached $11.7B, with Pol... #Poland #PolandExport #PolishBusiness #UkraineExport #UkraineImport #UkrainePolandTrade #VitaliyKoval
Ukrainians in Poland have established around 89,000 companies over the past three years. During this period, Ukrainians have registered 77,700 individual enterprises in Poland, which represents 9% of all enterprises registered, and additionally, 11,300 companies with Ukrainian capital hav... #Poland #SmallBusinessUkraine #ukrainianbusiness #ukrainiansinpoland
The European Commission has outlined the main directions for its defensive reform that will cost billions. In response to a potential reduction in military support from the US and the need to increase its assistance to Ukraine, the EU plans to invest hundreds of billions of euros to strengthen its defense ... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseInvestments #defensereform #EuropeanCommission #Germany #Poland #WeaponsProduction
The transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the EU have declined by nearly 80%. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion and blockade of Ukrainian seaports in 2022, Ukraine began actively utilizing land routes for agricultural exports, significantly increasing transit through... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #Hungary #Poland #Romania #UkraineExport #UkraineMaritimeCorridor
Britain and Sweden have announced their readiness to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that his country is ready to send troops to Ukraine to ensure the implementation of a peace agreement, if necessary. Starmer emphasized that any participatio... #KeirStarmer #MariaMalmerStenergard #NATOsoldiers #PeacekeepingMission #Poland #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine ranks as the third most popular investment destination for German companies in Central and Eastern Europe. According to a German CEE-Business Outlook 2025 study, which included 133 German companies, 22% of respondents indicated plans to relocate their production to Central and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, ... #CEEBusiness #EnergyHubUkraine #GermanBusiness #Germany #investments #Poland
What agricultural products did Ukraine purchase abroad in 2024? Last year, the Institute of Agrarian Economics reported that agricultural products worth $7.82B were imported to Ukraine, which is 9.7% more than in 2023. The structure of these imported supplies is d... #AgroImportUkraine #FruitImportUkraine #Poland #SeaFood #UkraineImport #UkrainianMarket
Polish businesses are preparing for Ukraine’s reconstruction: Which industries will be the first to get involved? Polish companies are preparing to rebuild Ukraine, and constant contact is being maintained with them, said the Polish government’s commissioner for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Pawel Kowal. &... #InvestmentsinUkraine #PawelKowal #Poland #PolishBusiness #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Zelenskyy negotiates the strengthening of Russian sanctions and the opening of negotiation clusters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Krakow with President of the European Council Antonio Costa. Zelenskyy stressed the need to strengthen sanctions pressure as an essential tool for influe... #AntonioCosta #EuropeanIntegration #Poland #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEUNegotiations #Zelenskyy
The US has suspended the admission of migrants, and Ukraine is preparing for its refugees to return from the European Union. The US Department of Homeland Security has suspended programs that allowed migrants to temporarily settle in the US, in particular a key initiative that provides entry for Ukrainians. The Uniting for ... #CzechRepublic #Germany #Migration #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine #RepatriationInUkraine
How much real estate have Ukrainians bought in Poland during the war? During the war, Ukrainian citizens in Poland have became one of the most active buyers of real estate among foreigners. Analysts point to the many Polish residential and commercial properties that Ukr... #CommercialRealEstate #HousingSales #Poland #RealEstatePoland #UkrainiansAbroad
EU countries plan to increase defense spending; Germany is confident that US aid to Ukraine will not decrease. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has called for an increase in defense spending by at least €30B. “After the special fund is exhausted, we will need at least €85B from 2028,” he sai... #BorisPistorius #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #Germany #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Poland #WarinUkraine
Ukrainians primarily enter Poland as labor migrants, not as refugees. Of all Ukrainians in Poland, 37% arrived less than six months ago, and 9% have been living there for a year, 23% for two years, 15% for three, and 6% for four. Another 10% of Ukrainians have lived in ... #LaborMarket #Labormigration #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine #ukrainiansinpoland
Ukraine’s reconstruction: Poland is ready to organize a summit next year, Ukraine will spend €100M this year, and Britain to provide $47M. Poland is ready to organize a Ukrainian reconstruction summit in 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Meanwhile, the third stage of the Ukraine Recovery Program has begun. The Ukrainian gover... #DonaldTusk #EIB #GreatBritain #Poland #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Farmers from Ukraine have started buying and renting land in Poland: how much does a hectare cost? Because of the favorable conditions for farming, demand for land in Poland is growing among Ukrainian farmers. Land prices in Poland vary significantly depending on the region, purpose, and other fact... #agroUkraine #FarmLand #FarmLandSale #Poland #Ukrainianfarmers
Ukraine’s 2024 trade turnover increased by 13%. In 2024, Ukraine’s trade turnover amounted to $112.3B. Goods worth $70.7B were imported, and goods worth $41.6B were exported. Overall, trade turnover increased by 13% compared to 2023. The majo... #China #Poland #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineImport #UkraineTradeTurnover
A Ukrainian businessman has revealed his plans for a recently acquired tractor plant, the oldest in Poland. Ukrainian businessman Oleg Krot, who recently acquired the Ursus tractor company in Poland, plans to resume its normal operations. The new owner intends to launch production at two industrial sites, m... #AgriculturalMachinery #OlegKrot #Poland #TractorsProduction #Ursus
Ukraine and Poland plan to create an Eastern European gas hub that will replace the transit of Russian gas for Europe. According to Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk, the completion of Russian gas transit through Ukraine will begin competition for new routes and resources, including LNG, which is becoming an incr... #EnergyHubPoland #GasHub #GasstorageUkraine #MykolaKolisnyk #Poland #UkraineGTS
How is the policy regarding Ukrainian refugees changing in European countries after almost three years of war? The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has finally approved the Lex Ukrajina VII law that will extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees. The current protection expires on March 31. ... #CzechRepublic #Germany #Lithuania #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine
Poland will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth €100M and supports Ukraine’s simulataneous accession to the EU and NATO. The Polish government plans to transfer a new aid package to Ukraine in January, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Lviv. He said the 46th support package will include weapons and equipment wor... #DonaldTusk #EuropeanIntegration #MilitaryAid #NATOUkraine #Poland #SupportUkraine #WarEnding
To avoid a shortage of scrap metal in the domestic market, Ukraine increased its export duty. How has Ukraine traded scrap metal in the last six years? According to analysts, in 2019 Ukraine exported 42,180 tons of scrap for $11.8M. In 2020, exports decreased by 15.1%, in monetary terms, to $9.5M. But in pre-war 2021, ferrous scrap exports increased ... #Germany #Poland #ScrapExport #Turkey #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineScrapMetal
Norway will provide Ukraine with more than $240M to strengthen its maritime defense, and the US will try to spend its remaining aid funds in the coming weeks. Norway has announced an additional NRK 2.7B ($242.38M) donation to strengthen Ukraine’s maritime defense. The funds will go toward protecting civilians from attacks, clearing landmines, and training U... #F16training #Italy #MilitaryAid #Norway #Poland #WarinUkraine #WhiteHouse
Poland is calling on Germany to immediately increase defense spending, while France is ramping up purchases of long-range weapons. Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk believes that Central Europe, including Germany, should increase its defense spending to set an example for other countries following Trump’s victory, w... #CezaryTomczyk #DefenseIndustry #DefenseSpending #France #Germany #Poland
Polish cement producers are demanding protection from Ukrainian imports. In 2020, supplies of Ukrainian cement to Poland amounted to 32,000 tons, in 2021 – 52,600 tons, in 2022 – 101,700 tons, in 2023 – up to 340,000 tons. This year, imports from Ukraine are expected to re... #CementProduction #Poland #UkraineCement #UkraineExport #UkraineTrade
Ukraine’s trade turnover for the first 11 months of the year exceeded last year’s indicator by almost $2.5B. According to the State Customs Service, Ukraine’s trade turnover in January-November amounted to $101.9B: imports – $63.6B, exports – $38.3B. Ukraine imported the most goods from China – $13B, P... #China #Poland #UkraineExport #UkraineForeignTrade #UkraineImport #UkraineTradeTurnover
A Polish broad-gauge operator expands in anticipation of the post-war boom in traffic to Ukraine. Polish company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa, part of the state-owned PKP group that operates a nearly 400-kilometer broad-gauge railway connecting with Ukraine, is investing in expanding and moder... #IronOre #Poland #PolishPKP #RailwayInfrastructure
A Polish contractor will continue the construction of a waste recycling plant in Lviv with an annual capacity of 240,000 tons. Lviv municipal enterprise Green City signed an agreement with Polish contractor Control Process SA to continue the construction of a waste recycling plant in Lviv. The waste recycling project also rec... #ControlProcessSA #ebrd #GreenCity #Poland #WasteProcessingPlant #WasteRecycling #Львів
Poland’s stance could derail EU-Ukraine trade talks. According to Politico, Poland provides Ukraine with military aid, takes in refugees, and advocates for its interests in the EU, but it maintains a negative attitude towards Ukrainian agricultural expo... #agroexportukraine #Poland #TradeAgreement #TradeLiberalization #TradeRestriction
Germany provides Ukraine with a military aid package containing ammunition and hundreds of UAVs. The German government announced another package of military aid for Ukraine, which includes tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition of various types, 47 vehicles with mine protection (MRAP), four Pa... #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NorthKoreanSoldiers #Panzerhaubitze2000 #Poland #WarinUkraine #WISENT1
Europe must double its defense spending after Trump’s inauguration; Poland will produce explosives and ammunition. Europe will probably have to double its defense spending to address the challenge of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as a possible reduction in American support with Donald Trump... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #NATO #Poland #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
During the 1,000 days of the war, Polish businesses have opened 300 companies in Ukraine and are preparing for its reconstruction. Experts believe that Ukraine can become the same opportunity for Polish companies as Poland was for German companies in the early 90s. Polish companies are not leaving Ukraine, although many are ̶... #JacekPiechota #Poland #PolishBusiness #UkraineReconstruction
A Ukrainian investment fund is expanding its retail space portfolio in Poland to €300M. A leader in Polish commercial real estate, the Newgate Investment Fund belongs to the founder of the chain of Comfy stores, Stanislav Ronis. The value of the company’s portfolio is already estim... #Comfy #CommercialRealEstate #investments #NewgateInvestmentFund #Poland #ShoppingCenters
