According to Serbian Economist, the European Commission is preparing decisions within the framework of the new EU visa strategy, which should alleviate some of the problems for carriers from the Western Balkan countries amid the ongoing blockades of freight terminals on the borders with the European Union.
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Hena Virkkunen said that the EC is aware of the difficulties faced by transport operators in the region due to the application of Schengen rules and stressed that the Entry/Exit System (EES) does not introduce new requirements for short stays. EES) does not introduce new requirements for short-term stays. At the same time, she said, the European Commission is seeking “more flexibility without compromising security” and “is addressing this issue as part of its visa strategy.”
In recent days, truck drivers in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have been blocking access to freight terminals on the EU border in protest against stricter enforcement of the 90-day stay rule within a 180-day period in the Schengen area, which, according to business estimates, leads to the detention and deportation of drivers and increases costs for carriers.
Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Marko Čadež previously stated that the blockades are estimated to have halted up to 93% of exports from the countries involved and caused daily losses of around €92 million, with companies incurring additional penalties for delivery disruptions.
The European Commission has indicated that the problem also affects other “highly mobile” professions, and solutions will be developed as part of a new visa strategy.
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Ternopiloblenergo JSC will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in a remote format (survey), with the date of the meeting being the date of completion of voting – February 27, 2026, according to a message in the SMIDA information disclosure system.
According to the report, the meeting was initiated by Ukrainian Distribution Networks JSC, which owns 31.154 million voting ordinary registered shares of Ternopiloblenergo, representing 50.9990% of the total number of ordinary registered shares of the company.
The list of shareholders entitled to participate in the meeting will be compiled as of 23:00 on February 24, 2026. Ballots for voting (except for the election of bodies) are scheduled to be posted on February 17, and ballots for the election of bodies are scheduled to be posted on February 23. Voting will take place from 11:00 a.m. on February 17 to 6:00 p.m. on February 27.
The draft agenda includes issues on the termination of the powers of the current members of the supervisory board and the election of new members (cumulative voting), the approval of the terms of civil law contracts with members of the supervisory board and the establishment of their remuneration, as well as compensation to the initiator for the costs of organizing and holding the meeting.
Ternopiloblenergo JSC (EGRPOU code 00130725) was registered on February 19, 1999, and its main activity is the distribution of electricity. Its authorized capital is UAH 15.272 million, and its director is Volodymyr Humen.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have agreed to prepare a joint application for European funding for a high-speed railway line along the “Western Axis” Athens-Thessaloniki-Sofia-Bucharest, according to the Bulgarian publication Sega.
According to the publication, the initiative was discussed at a meeting between representatives of the three countries and the European Commission in the context of the development of the North-South transport corridor, which is intended to connect the Baltic, Black and Aegean Seas. The meeting was hosted by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadzhov.
Greek Transport Minister Konstantinos Kiranakis said that by 2027, it is planned to provide high-quality passenger rail service between Thessaloniki and Sofia, while the Bulgarian side recalled that rail service on this route was interrupted in 2017.
Karadzhov also noted that the countries intend to synchronize planning, design, and permitting procedures to avoid delays and bureaucratic obstacles. Among Bulgaria’s priorities, he highlighted the acceleration of the project for a new bridge across the Danube between Ruse and Giurgiu, as well as the preparation of projects for new bridges in the Nikopol-Turnu Măgurele and Silistra-Kelerashi areas; the restoration of ferry connections on the Danube, including the Ruse-Giurgiu line, was also mentioned.
According to Sega, Romanian Transport Ministry representative Ionut Cristian Savoiu named among Romania’s priorities the modernization of the existing Giurgiu-Ruse bridge, the construction of a new Danube bridge, and the development of road and rail lines, as well as improvements on the Vidin – Calafat – Craiova section for better connectivity with Ukraine and Moldova.
According to Serbian Economist, North Macedonia has become the leading supplier of carrots and beets to Ukraine in 2025
In 2025, Ukraine increased its imports of carrots, beets, and celery by 5.5 times to 43.95 thousand tons, and in monetary terms by 4.6 times to $27.793 million, according to the State Customs Service.
The key suppliers of this group of vegetables were North Macedonia (31.29%), Poland (24.05%), and the Netherlands (13.79%).
Motivair by Schneider Electric Announces New Coolant Distribution Unit Scalable to 10 MW and Beyond for Next-Generation AI Factories
Motivair by Schneider Electric, a leading innovator in liquid-cooling technologies for digital infrastructure, today introduced a new, industry-leading 2.5 MW Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) designed to reliably cool high-density data centers.
The MCDU-70 model is the highest-capacity coolant distribution unit of any Motivair solution, offering a revolutionary, flexible, and scalable solution to meet the stringent requirements of next-generation graphics processing units (GPUs) and gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence factories.
Using Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure software, Motivair CDUs operate as a centralized system—meeting today’s cooling needs with the ability to scale to 10 MW+ for next-generation high-performance computing (HPC), AI, and accelerated computing workloads.
Compact and efficient, the MCDU-70 is the latest addition to Motivair’s CDU lineup, delivering powerful cooling without compromise—fully maintaining system flow and pressure performance even at gigawatt scale. Its performance is ideally suited to the needs of large facilities such as the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, where deployments are designed for 10 MW to reach gigawatt scale. At 2.5 MW each, six MCDU-70 units can support a 4+2 configuration with redundancy, and the unit’s capacity aligns with NVIDIA’s GPU roadmap for the near term.
“AI is not slowing down. Our solutions are built to keep pace with the evolution of chips and silicon technologies—delivering next-generation performance exactly when it matters most,” said Rich Whitmore, CEO and President of Motivair by Schneider Electric.
“The success of data centers today depends on the ability to provide scalable, reliable, and energy-efficient infrastructure solutions that meet the requirements of next-generation AI factories. We are meeting this challenge with proven liquid-cooling solutions that scale along with our customers’ needs.”
With the addition of the MCDU-70, Schneider Electric’s full liquid-cooling solutions portfolio now offers CDUs with a power range from 105 kW to 2.5 MW, meeting both current and future performance requirements.
Each CDU is scalable and seamlessly integrates with other Schneider Electric devices and software, delivering a precise and reliable cooling system for data center operators.
The MCDU-70 is now available to order worldwide through Schneider Electric’s advanced manufacturing hubs in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Ten Nova Poshta branches in Kyiv (seven on the right bank and three on the left) are switching to round-the-clock operation as Points of Resilience.
“Due to the still difficult energy situation in the capital, we want Kyiv residents to have more places where they can go at any time of the day if necessary. There, you can: charge your phone, laptop, tablet, headphones, power bank, etc.; connect to Wi-Fi; drink tea or coffee and warm up; receive postal services; withdraw cash (without commission — from NovaPay cards); undergo medical procedures that require electricity, such as nebulizer treatments,” according to a message on the company’s Telegram channel.
It is reported that these are the following branches on the right bank: No. 310, 30 Bakynska St.; No. 308, 7-9 Nyzhniy Val St.; No. 543, 16A Khreshchatyk St.; No. 58, 49 Oleksa Tykhoho Street; No. 243, ZA Povitryaniy Sil Avenue; No. 88, 15 Yakuba Kolasa Street; No. 163, 5 Patriarch Mstislav Skrypnyk Street.
Branches on the left bank: No. 19, 25B Raiduzhna St.; No. 52, 3 M. Bazhana Ave.; No. 184, 14B Verkhovna Rada Blvd.
