In 2023, guests spent 678. 6 million nights in short-term rentals in the EU booked through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group, or TripAdvisor, an increase of 13.8% compared to 2022.
In 2023, more than 7,000 departure orders were issued to Russian citizens, 34% more than in 2022, with Germany expelling the most Russians - 2,000.
44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.
A former NATO commander warns that russia may be stirring up tensions in the Balkans to distract Western attention from its invasion of Ukraine.
Lviv Arsenal LLC appeals to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine to help resolve the situation with the supply of mortar shells purchased under a contract with the Ministry of Defense, which are currently in Slovakia.
Romania and Bulgaria have partially joined the Schengen area for air and sea travel, allowing free movement without document checks, but land border controls remain in place due to Austria's opposition on migration grounds.
According to updated bookmakers' forecasts, Ukraine has dropped to 4th place with a 10% chance of winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, while Croatia, Switzerland, and Italy occupy the top three spots.
In the semifinals of the Euro 2024 playoffs, Ukraine will play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the winner will face Israel or Iceland for a ticket to the tournament.
For the first time in the history of Ukraine, the ARMA announced a tender for the sale of a seized asset located abroad - the Royal Romance yacht owned by Viktor Medvedchuk's associate, which is currently in the port of Trogir, Croatia.
The Slovakian company SEVOTECH has appealed to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy to remove 7,000 mortar shells from the Lviv arsenal by April 1, 2024, or they will be resold.
Croatia has introduced a controversial law that penalizes whistleblowers who pass information from court investigations to the press, despite opposition and journalist concerns about curbing media freedom and whistleblowing.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5. 4 occurred in Montenegro at 4:06 am on March 14, with no reports of casualties, but there is a possibility of damage near the epicenter.
The court found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of a conflict of interest, ordered him to pay a fine and enter him in the register of corrupt officials.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that all countries of Southeast Europe will participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
President Zelenskyy and Croatian Prime Minister Plenkovic discussed potential agreements between Ukrainian and Croatian private companies in the areas of demining, rescue equipment, and drone production.
Ukrainian para-athletes achieved outstanding success at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in France: 13 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals. Maksym Koval set a world record in the shot put.
Croatia rejects Serbia's accusations of interfering in its internal affairs because of different views on Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine's national diving team won 37 medals, including 21 golds, at the World Diving Cup in France.
Ukrainian fencers won a gold medal in the team tournament at the European Cadet Championships in Naples, Italy, defeating Poland in the final with a score of 45:35.
The Ukrainian junior archery team won a bronze medal in the U21 block bow category at the 2024 European Indoor Archery Championships in Croatia.
The former head of a department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was arrested for two months with the possibility of posting UAH 50 million bail in the case of the ammunition supply contract.
By October 2024, the Czech government will request the opinion of the National Economic Council on the feasibility of joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) as a prerequisite for the introduction of the euro.
From now on, Ukrainians can receive their driving licenses with international delivery to five more European countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Belgium and Switzerland.
Ukraine is actively developing partnerships in the defense industry, having concluded dozens of agreements on joint arms production with more than two dozen countries.