The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has simplified the departure of wounded Ukrainian servicemen for treatment abroad, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said.
“At one of the last government meetings, I voiced the clear priorities of our government in the field of veteran policy. One of these priorities is a reform of medical and social expert commissions and military medical commissions. Today we make a decision to facilitate the departure of our wounded soldiers for treatment abroad,” said Shmygal at the government meeting on Friday.
According to Prime Minister, now the military will be able to receive a referral for such treatment in the medical institution where they are being treated or rehabilitated.
According to the representative of the Cabinet in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk in Telegram, changes have been made in the procedure for sending people from the components of the defense and security forces who suffered due to the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, for treatment abroad.
In particular, it is allowed health institutions to independently determine the need to send defenders of Ukraine, suffered in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation, for treatment abroad and form a corresponding package of documents to the state body that is part of the security and defense sector without involving military-medical institutions in the procedure.
“Acceleration and optimization of the procedure will also be ensured by simplifying the preparation of an opinion on the necessity of sending a person from the constituents of the defense or security forces, suffered due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation, for treatment abroad,” Melnychuk wrote.
Ukrzaliznytsia JSC is launching a new non-stop car service Vienna – Chop – Vienna from April 24.
“Meet the new alternative route of return from Austria and Hungary to Ukraine. On April 24, a new non-stop car service Vienna – Chop – Vienna will start running,” Ukrzaliznytsia’s Telegram channel said on Friday.
As reported, the car will depart from Vienna daily at 16:42, Budapest-Keleti 19:19 – 19:40, arrival in Chop at 02:28. “After passing border and customs control, continue your journey on the train number 750 Uzhgorod – Kiev, arriving in Chop at 05:19, Mukachevo 06:48 – 06:53, Lviv 11:00 – 11:23, arriving in Kiev at 18:30,” reports Ukrzaliznytsia.
Back from Kiev you can start the journey by train number 749 Kiev – Uzhgorod, which leaves daily from Kiev at 13:16, Lviv 19:59 – 20:25, Mukachevo 00:19 – 00:24, arrival in Chop at 01:10. After passing border and customs control at the station Chop, you can continue the journey by a new direct coach Chop – Vienna, which departs daily from April 25 at 03:28, Budapest-Keleti 08:20 – 08:40, arrival in Vienna at 11:21.
Reportedly, the cost of a ticket from Chop to Vienna is 1,730 UAH. “Tickets are already available at the international ticket offices of Ukrzaliznytsia. And tickets from Kiev to Chop and back can be purchased both at the ticket offices and online: in the application “Ukrzaliznytsia”, in the chat-bot and on the website”, – stated in the message.
On May 11, 2023, the architectural and construction BUSINESS FORUM “Rebuilding the Country. A strategy of changes for architects, developers and builders”
The program of the forum provides for constructive and functional discussion within three thematic blocks:
International Block – Discussion panel “Investments. Institutions. Reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the global business context”.
Architectural Block – Domestic Local Business – Discussion panel “Architecture. Construction. Development strategies”.
Big Business – Discussion panel “Development. Market. Urban planning policy”.
Among the speakers of the BUSINESS FORUM panels are
Yulia Svyrydenko – First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economy of Ukraine;
Oleksandr Kubrakov – Vice Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine, Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine;
Olena Shulyak, Head of the Servant of the People Party, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning;
Mustafa Nayem, Head of the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine;
Oleksandr Novytskyi, Acting Head of the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Development of Ukraine;
Ivan Yunakov – Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Ukrainian architect, politician;
Andriy Vavrysh – Founder and CEO of SAGA Development;
Serhiy Pylypenko, CEO of Kovalska ICG;
Igor Nikonov – Advisor to the Mayor of Kyiv, CEO of KAN Development;
Igor Guda – Founder of KREATOR-BUD;
Arthur Mkhitaryan – CEO of TARYAN GROUP;
Mark Marchenko – Founder, CEO of SENSAR DEVELOPMENT;
Mark Koestelboim – CEO of WELL-BEING CONTECH, BUDOVA;
Anna Laevska – Commercial Director of INTERGAL-BUD;
Sergiy Panchenko – Founder of TM “Ministry of Doors”;
Elena Unanyan – Business Development Director of LUN.
*Speakers may be added and changed.
BUSINESS FORUM will bring together more than 4000 guests, more than 60 stands, 3 thematic discussion blocks throughout the event.
The BUSINESS FORUM program also includes 3 non-stop events, one of which is
The Community Recovery Forum, which will bring together representatives of the Ministry of Reconstruction, heads of local government associations, heads of regional military administrations (regional state administrations), city and village mayors and industry experts. The Forum will discuss priority reconstruction and regional development projects, as well as the specifics and conditions of their financing.
Event format: live meeting and online broadcast
Date: May 11, 2023 (from 12:00 to 21:00)
Location: CEC “Parkovy” (16A Parkova Road, 3rd floor)
Ticket sales at the link: https://business-forum.event.net.ua/ or by phone 044 200 04 52.
For more information about the Architecture and Construction Business Forum, please follow the link: https://www.business-forum.info/
Event organizers: Confederation of Builders of Ukraine (CBU), DMNTR Media Group | “Home and Interior”.
For additional information:
044 200 04 52 – Confederation of Builders of Ukraine
044 461 91 28 – DMNTR Media Group | “Home and Interior”
General partner: ARCHICLUB.
Financial partner: Globus Bank.
Event partners: SAGA Development, Creator-Bud, Intergal-Bud, New Century, Royal House, SENSAR Development, BUDOVA, Trade Section of the Austrian Embassy, TOPIAR, TOMA GROUP, Kolorit, Farba Service, Svit Mebel, Ministry of Doors, KMD – Facade Solutions, UGLA, MANEZH, BELODED LANDSCAPING, Galleria Porcellanato, SPS-BUD, Reynaers Aluminum, AGROMAT, Danko LLC, GalantPole, Hansgrohe.
General media partner: Interfax-Ukraine.
Media partners: Build Portal, ProfBuild, Commercial Property, Khmarochos, Association of Realtors of Ukraine, HD Technopolygon, Ukrainian News, Royal Design, Property Times, Soft Loft, Informator, StroyObzor, Marketer, Economist.com.ua, Budynok.com.ua, Vidbudova, MIND.ua, Zagorodna.com, Aspects of Construction.
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European stock indexes are moving in different directions on Friday after the release of the British, German and euro zone statistics as well as the publication of the quarterly results of some companies.
The Stoxx Europe 600 composite index of the region’s biggest companies gained 0.1% to 467.97 points as of 12:35 p.m. ET.
France’s CAC 40 rose 0.2% during the session, Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4% and Italy’s FTSE MIB gained 0.2%. Germany’s DAX and Spain’s IBEX 35 lost 0.2%.
The U.K. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a fourteen-month high in April (since February 2022) to minus 30 points from minus 36 points in March, according to data from GfK NOP Ltd. Analysts polled by Trading Economics had on average predicted an increase to just minus 35 points.
Meanwhile, retail sales in the country last month fell 0.9% from February, official statistics showed. Analysts on average expected a less significant decline of 0.5%.
In turn, the composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in the euro area in April reached the highest since May 2022. According to preliminary data, this month it was 54.4 points against 53.7 points in March, as expected by the market. In Germany the index rose to 53.9 points from 52.6 points in the previous month, expected 52.7 points.
Thanks to higher prices and strong demand, German automaker Mercedes-Benz posted an adjusted sales margin of 14.8% in the first quarter, above the consensus forecast. Its shares are up 1.4 percent.
Porsche and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, another German carmaker, are up 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.
The capitalization of the German SAP SE increases by 0.1%. The world’s largest maker of business management software increased revenue by 10% in the first quarter.
Despite the decline in oil prices, oil companies’ securities rose in price, including TotalEnergies – by 0.6%, BP Plc (SPB: BP) – by 0.1% and Shell – by 0.5%.
Swiss construction materials maker Holcim Ltd. raised its forecast for organic net sales growth in 2023 to more than 6% from 3-5%, but its shares are down 1%.
Tele2 AB stock quotes are losing 2.3%. The Swedish telecoms company cut its net profit to 850 million kronor ($82.4 million) from 2.47 billion kronor a year earlier, worse than the consensus forecast.
Italian luxury clothing and accessories maker Salvatore Ferragamo cut its revenues 6.5% to €277.95 million in January-March. The company’s capitalization decreased by 4.8%.
Ukraine needs to simplify the bureaucracy in the work and accounting of charitable foundations and volunteers, said Artem Honcharenko, president of the Reconstruction and Development of Ukraine Foundation, a volunteer.
“I am in favor of simplifying the procedure for transferring charitable aid to recipients, simplifying the bureaucracy in the work of charitable foundations and volunteers. I know from my own experience how much time is spent on paperwork and bureaucracy. For example, a person who is at “zero” on the frontline has to write us an application, according to which we have to collect everything and give him or her a certificate to sign that he or she has received our help. I have an example when a person for whom we were collecting aid died while we were filling out all the paperwork,” he said during a roundtable discussion at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.
Goncharenko noted that one way to simplify the processing of aid provided by charities and volunteers is to fill out and submit documents online.
“We need to simplify the procedure. I am speaking here on behalf of all the foundations, I think they support me in this: we need to simplify this system or allow us to fill it out online. Then people will be able to fill it out, and we will be able to ship them the aid,” he said.
Honcharenko also emphasized the need to regulate the issue of VAT taxation of goods purchased and delivered by charitable foundations and volunteers.
“We need to remove VAT from these goods. When we imported the first mobile hospital, it cost EUR 230 thousand, and the VAT amounted to another EUR 50 thousand,” he said.
In his turn, Serhiy Petkov, Doctor of Law, military officer, emphasized the need to use online tools in the process of receiving social assistance and payments, in particular for veterans and military personnel.
At the same time, he noted that in Ukraine, “for some reason, issues are resolved at the level of bylaws, and this should not be the case in a democratic state governed by the rule of law, legislation should be codified.”
“All these bylaws, various resolutions, instructions, letters, explanations, etc. should become a thing of the past, we need to move away from manual control and move to a normal democratic legal life so that everything happens in accordance with the law,” he said.
For his part, Doctor of Law, professor, volunteer Ihor Kopotun noted that there is no need to develop a separate regulatory framework for social protection of military personnel and veterans.
“I think we don’t need to invent anything. Today, the social protection of servicemen or any person must meet the requirements of the current legislation, the social protection provided by the laws. Everyone should be equal before the law, and the laws that have already been adopted today should be implemented,” he said.
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