On September 18, 2025, the DMNTR media group will hold September Fest at the A-Station art space, a large-scale event that will combine architecture, culture, music, wine, and live communication in the open air.
The festival format is inspired by the atmosphere of Munich’s Oktoberfest, but adapted to the modern Ukrainian urban context.
Time and place:
September 18, 2025
A-Station, 8 Kniaziv Ostrozkykh St., Kyiv.
12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m
Expected audience — over 1,500 guests, including representatives of business, architecture, urban planning, and the cultural community.
Program and key highlights
The event will combine professional discussions, art installations, a jazz festival, a fashion show, a concert program, and gastronomic tastings.
Daytime program (12:00–18:00) — a series of panel discussions, interviews, and public talks with leading urbanists, architects, developers, and government officials. Topics will range from urban renewal and historical preservation to developers’ investment strategies, renovation, and planning for the future of Ukrainian urban spaces.
Topics will include:
– Cities of second life: the role of chief architects in creating better urbanism for the future.
– Renovation and revitalization: investment strategies for developers.
– The city in a new format: combining historical heritage and modern technologies.
– No master plan, but a future? Is effective urban planning possible without a strategic plan from the state?
Among the invited speakers are: Christos Passas, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects (UK); Carlo Colombo, Urban Designer Milano; Anton Kolomeitsev, Chief Architect of Lviv; Oleksandr Svistunov, Chief Architect of Kyiv; Oleksiy Baranov, Founder of A Development; Igor Guda, Founder of Creator-Bud, Dmitry Vasilyev, CEO and Chief Architect of Archimatika, Anton Vergun, Lead Architect and Partner at SHOVK, Dmitry Aranchii, Architect and Founder of Aranchii Architects, and others.
Special guest: world-renowned urban designer Carlo Colombo (Milan, Italy), who will present his author’s presentation on the new issue of DMNTR magazine and hold a personal autograph session for guests.
Evening program (from 6:00 p.m.):
– Grand opening of the festival (hosted by Oleg Borisov).
– Performance by Alexei Kogan’s jazz quartet.
– Concert by pianist and composer Yevgeny Khmara.
– Fashion show by VOZIANOV.
– Wine tasting and street food by Peper’s and Creative States.
– Informal evening networking with leading market players.
Our partners include key companies in the construction and development industry: A-Development, Kreator Bud, RIEL, KAN, Metinvest, BGV Development, Intergal Bud, ViYar, Saga Development, DIM, UDP, Stolitsa Group, Vlasne Misto, ODA Development, Avalon, Taryan Group, Sen-Goben, and others.
Special events
The festival will feature a presentation of the new issue of DMNTR magazine with a personal autograph session.
Why visit September Fest 2025:
– Direct communication with industry leaders and government officials.
– Opportunity to establish professional contacts.
– Presentations and discussions by leading architects and developers in Ukraine.
– International guest Carlo Colombo.
– A combination of a professional program and the atmosphere of a cultural festival.
Registration is required: www.ubc-ua.info/september-fest
Organizers: DMNTR Media Group — a team with 25 years of experience in organizing professional events for the architecture, construction, and investment audiences.
Key projects include: Ukrainian Construction Congress, Ukraine Investment Congress, All-Ukrainian Interior of the Year competition, Ukraine Urban Awards, Creator of the Year architecture and development award.
The media group also publishes DMNTR magazine and actively develops social media with insights, news, and reports.
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Contact
Viktoria Bilikh — Director of Media Development, DMNTR Media Group, +380672241191
Oleksandr Strukov — Project Coordinator, +380936685220
Solomiya Pilyak — Project Coordinator, +380982534867
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In January-June 2025, the European Insurance Alliance insurance company paid out UAH 104.7 million in compensation under insurance contracts, which is 32% more than in the same period of 2024, according to the insurer’s website. According to the information, 52% of the total amount of payments was for medical insurance, 25% for compulsory civil liability insurance for drivers (OSAGO), 20% for comprehensive car insurance, and 3% for other types of insurance.
European Insurance Alliance LLC was founded on September 22, 1994. The company is a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine, and the Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine.
The company has a license from the National Bank of Ukraine dated April 25, 2024, to conduct insurance activities in 16 classes, including property, motor vehicle, liability, and medical insurance. The authorized capital is UAH 55 million.
Ukraine’s foreign trade deficit in goods in January-June 2025 increased by 48.9% compared to the same period in 2024, to $18.512 billion from $12.430 billion, the State Statistics Service (Gosstat) reported on Thursday.
According to its data, exports of goods from Ukraine during the specified period compared to January-June 2024 decreased by 4.2% to $20.045 billion, while imports increased by 15.6% to $38.557 billion.
Gosstat specified that in June, compared to May of this year, seasonally adjusted export volumes decreased by 5.6% to $3.321 billion, while imports increased by 2.8% to $7.186 billion.
The seasonally adjusted foreign trade balance in June 2025 was negative at $3.865 billion, while in the previous month it was also negative at $3.465 billion.
The export-to-import coverage ratio for the first six months of 2025 was 0.52 (in January-June 2024, it was 0.63).
The State Statistics Service specified that foreign trade operations were conducted with partners from 221 countries around the world.
Earlier, the Experts Club information and analytical center made a video analysis of the prospects for the Ukrainian and global economies. For more details, see the video — https://youtu.be/kQsH3lUvMKo?si=F4IOLdLuVbYmEh5P
The second quarter of 2025 showed sustained interest from foreigners in the Spanish real estate market. According to data from the Spanish registration authority, British citizens led the way in terms of the number of properties purchased, with 1,874 transactions.
Germany came in second (1,590 transactions), followed by the Netherlands (1,558 transactions). Italy and France shared fourth place, each with 1,242 transactions.
The top ten also included:
Belgium — 1,209 transactions
Poland — 1,085 transactions
Ukraine — 772 transactions
Sweden — 637 transactions
Russia — 420 transactions
The list of top countries is rounded out by buyers from the US and Ireland, with 393 transactions each.
Experts note that the UK’s high ranking is traditionally linked to British buyers’ interest in the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol, while the growth in activity in the Netherlands and Poland is due to the favorable economic situation and a desire to diversify investments.
Ukrainians remain interested in the Spanish market, ranking eighth in terms of the number of transactions in the second quarter of this year. Ukrainian citizens are consistently among the top 10 buyers of apartments and houses in Spain.
According to official data from the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Protection, and Migration, since the start of the war, temporary protection status has been granted to 236,570 people with Ukrainian passports.
This makes Spain the fourth country in the EU in terms of the number of temporary permits issued, accounting for about 5% of all such statuses in the EU.
In July 2025, Ukrainian citizens ranked fourth among foreign buyers of real estate in Turkey, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
Russian citizens were the leaders in terms of the number of properties purchased, with 315 transactions. In second place were Iranian citizens (152 transactions), followed by German citizens (135 transactions).
Ukrainians purchased 134 properties in July, which allowed them to take fourth place in the ranking.
Iraqi citizens closed out the top five with 120 transactions.
The top ten also included Azerbaijan (93 transactions), Kazakhstan (65 transactions), Saudi Arabia (64 transactions), Palestine (52 transactions), and China (51 transactions).
It should be noted that a month earlier, in June 2025, Ukrainian citizens ranked second in terms of the volume of housing purchases in Turkey, second only to Russians.
According to TÜİK, the Turkish real estate market continues to attract foreign buyers, but the distribution of leaders by nationality varies significantly from month to month depending on the tourist season, price fluctuations, and investment interests.
The eurozone economy grew by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months and by 1.4% year-on-year, according to revised data from the EU statistics office (Eurostat). The figures were in line with previous estimates and analysts’ expectations.
In January-March, the eurozone’s GDP grew faster, by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter and 1.1% year-on-year.
Ranking of eurozone countries by GDP growth in Q2 (quarter-on-quarter)
Overall, the EU economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter and 1.5% year-on-year.
Among the largest economies in the eurozone, Germany and Italy showed a moderate decline, while France and Spain showed significant growth. The largest increase was recorded in Romania, and the largest decline was in Ireland.
This is the second estimate of the change in eurozone GDP out of three; Eurostat will present the final data on September 5.
Earlier, the information and analytical center Experts Club made a video analysis of the prospects for the Ukrainian and global economies. For more details, see the video — https://youtu.be/kQsH3lUvMKo?si=F4IOLdLuVbYmEh5P
