Poland on 27 March has changed the rules for importing pets from Ukraine, the press service of the Main Veterinary Inspectorate of the country said.
It is noted that under the new rules of importation of animals to Poland, transported animals must meet the requirements of the European Union legislation.
In particular, dogs, cats and ferrets under the standard procedure will be able to accompany travelers if the animal is properly microchipped, has a current rabies vaccination, a current serological test to determine the antibody titer against rabies, and a health certificate in accordance with a sample established by EU legislation, or in certain cases, a valid passport issued in one of the EU member states.
“In order to facilitate movement within the EU, until further notice, Polish services will not require a 90-day waiting period from the date of blood sample collection to test the antibody titer against rabies in serum if the test result is satisfactory (> 0.5 IU/ml) and is indicated on the animal health certificate,” the report states.
It specifies that the Ukrainian official veterinarian must cross out the relevant endorsement of the 90-day waiting period in the certificate of health of the animal, putting his signature and stamp with his name in the margin of the crossed out endorsement.
“The health certificate must be accompanied by documentation of the examination,” the inspection concluded.
Oil prices continue to rise on Tuesday after a year’s biggest jump in the previous session on the decision of several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia, to further cut production.
June Brent crude futures on London’s ICE Futures exchange are at $85.32 a barrel by 8:05 a.m., up $0.39 (0.46%) from the previous session’s closing price. Those contracts rose $5.04 (6.3%) to $84.93 a barrel on Monday.
The price of WTI crude oil futures for May at electronic trades of NYMEX grew by that time by $0.38 (0.47%) up to $80.80 per barrel. The contract value grew by $4.75 (6.3%) to $80.42 per barrel at the end of previous session.
The rise in value of Brent on Monday was the highest since March 21, 2022, WTI – since April 12 last year, according to Dow Jones.
On Sunday evening, 9 of the 20 OPEC+ countries announced voluntary production cuts from May through the end of the year, in addition to commitments to adjust oil production made at last October’s meeting (a total reduction of 2 million bpd to August 2022 levels).
The additional voluntary production adjustment by OPEC+ countries will total 1.66 million bpd, according to a statement released after the OPEC+ monitoring committee meeting on Monday.
The unexpected decision of some OPEC+ states led to a revision of forecasts for oil prices by a number of experts and triggered a new wave of concerns over inflation, Bloomberg notes.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs raised the price forecast for Brent for December 2023 to $95 from $90 and for December 2024 to $100 from $95 per barrel.
Rystad Energy experts admit that the price of Brent may rise to the region of $110 per barrel this summer.
The receipt of $2.7bn of the first tranche of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) extended EFF loan has boosted Ukraine’s international reserves to more than $32bn, First Deputy NBU Governor Yekaterina Rozhkova has said.
“Taking into account these funds, the amount of assistance received from our partners since the beginning of the year reached $13.6 billion, and international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine exceeded $32 billion,” she wrote on Facebook.
As it was reported, the volume of interventions of the National Bank in March decreased to $1.67 billion from $2.43 billion in February and $3.08 billion and $3.16 billion in January and December.
Due to lower currency receipts from international partners and simultaneous growth of payments on foreign currency debts, Ukraine’s international reserves in February decreased by 3.5%, or $1.064 billion to $28.865 billion, but remained above the level of the beginning of the year at $28.494 billion.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Hamburg Mayor Peter Chencher at a meeting in the Ukrainian capital discussed further assistance to Kiev, in particular the issue of providing autonomous emergency communication systems, Klitschko said
“Today met with the first mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Peter Chencher. Thanked for the support and assistance of Hamburg to the Ukrainian capital. And agreed on further cooperation. We discussed with Mr. Chencher assistance of our German partners in providing Kiev with communication systems for emergency cases (in case of blackout). They are necessary today, in particular, for emergency stations, rescue workers, utilities, “- Klitschko wrote on his page on Facebook.
According to him, the issue of providing Kiev with the latest equipment for the warning system was also discussed.
“Very important for our city is the issue of safety of its residents. Kiev needs equipment for the latest warning system, which we have already begun to install. We are talking about a system for announcing air-raid alarms. To develop this system, we need more devices that work autonomously when there is no light. An example of a system that Kiev is installing now is the German one, among others. The mayor of Hamburg assured further assistance to Kiev – both in the current acute needs and in the future reconstruction of the capital of Ukraine”, – said Klitschko.
In addition, Hamburg has provided Kiev with three city buses as assistance, which are already on their way to Kiev.
Klitschko called on German partners to continue to support Ukraine until victory.
“Vladimir and I also talked to the German media and urged both the German authorities and German society to continue to support Ukraine and provide all necessary assistance for our victory and the establishment of peace in Europe,” said Vitali Klitschko.
As it was reported, Kiev and Hamburg signed the “Agreement for solidarity and future” on April 24, 2022. They agreed on a strategic partnership and support in times of crisis.
850 hectares of industrial hemp will be planted in Zhytomyr region as part of the launch of a project for the production and processing of bast crops, which should be launched on the basis of the industrial park Ma’Rijanny in 2024, said French-Ukrainian businessman, ex-mayor of Hlukhiv Michel Terestchenko.
“Our Ukrainian industrial park project for technical hemp is off to a good start. This spring, the first significant park developments in the small village of Ryzhany (Zhytomyr region) will begin,” he wrote on Facebook.
According to the expert, the production of special agricultural equipment and a production line for the project has already begun in Western Europe. Negotiations were also held with local farmers to prepare for sowing and harvesting 850 hectares of technical hemp. The first contract was signed with Florian Garnier, CEO of Champs Elysées Ltd, whose business has 10,000 hectares in the region and will supply hemp for processing into textiles.
The Industrial Park Ma’Rijanny, according to information on its website, will be the first park in Europe for the primary processing of bast crops, in particular technical hemp and flax. The production site of 30 hectares is located in the village of Ryzhany, Zhytomyr region. Some 7,000 square meters of production and 12,000 square meters of storage space are ready for work, 180,000 square meters are prepared for construction. The second phase of construction of the project provides for the expansion of production facilities twice – up to 14,000 square meters and warehouses three times – up to 36,000 square meters, according to the website of the project.
Currently, the project initiators are looking for partners who are ready to provide commercial, industrial and infrastructure facilities with the subsequent possibility of leasing them to residents. Particular interest is expressed in cooperation with those wishing to build power generation facilities based on renewable energy sources or by generating energy from by-products that will be produced by the park.
Construction of a waste processing plant in Lviv is planned to be completed by the end of this year, the construction work is 25% complete, said Mayor Andriy Sadovoy.
“Inspected the construction of the waste processing plant. Now 100% of design and 25% of construction works are already done. By the end of the year we plan to finish the construction. The next stage – installation of equipment”, – the mayor wrote in Facebook on Monday.
He reminded that the construction is being done by a Polish company Control Process S.A., which has experience of similar works. Capacity of the plant will amount to 250 thousand tons per year.
In addition, the reclamation of the Gribovichi landfill continues, more than 90% of the work has already been completed, Sadovaya added.
As reported, on June 1, 2018, the Lviv City Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed an agreement for a total amount of EUR35 million intended for the construction of a waste recycling plant and reclamation of the Grybovychi landfill.
