Cyprus
On July 21, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed new ambassadors to a number of countries and international organizations. Among the appointments are ambassadors to Kenya, Kuwait, Spain, Oman, Canada, Mexico, Cyprus, Malaysia, Belgium, Japan, Angola, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UAE, Algeria, and South Africa.
The Office of the Prosecutor General ensured the seizure and transfer to ARMA of funds and securities worth over $35 million USD, which belonged to former People's Deputy Volodymyr Makeyenko. The funds, which were in accounts in a Luxembourg bank, show signs of illegal origin.
According to the investigation, the ex-director and former chief accountant of the Ukrainian company illegally applied a preferential 0% rate to leasing payments to Cyprus, causing multi-million losses to the state.
An Azerbaijani citizen with a Polish passport was arrested in Greece for espionage near a naval base. 5,000 files with photos of ships entering and leaving the base were found on his devices, and a possible connection to other arrests is being investigated.
The administrative court of Paris overturned the requirement for EU porn sites to verify users' ages. The French government will contest this decision, believing it followed a legal procedure.
The Chinese Embassy recommends that citizens leave Israel through land crossings. Argentina also reminds of the possibility of evacuation against the background of the Israeli-Iranian conflict.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said that Iran had asked him to convey certain messages to Israel. He also announced negotiations with other foreign leaders.
The ex-MP from the pro-Russian party is suspected of evading payment of more than UAH 4. 3 billion in income tax. He did not declare income from the sale of shares of foreign companies.
Ben Gurion Airport in Israel is closed until further notice. Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and Wizz Air are canceling flights, the situation affects flights in other countries.
The iStore chain of stores may have been part of a large-scale system for selling equipment with violations. It is backed by a network of companies associated with Oleh Illyenko.
In the second half of 2024, electricity prices for households increased in 10 EU countries and decreased in 14. The largest increase was in Portugal, and the largest decrease was in Latvia.
In Norway, the 135-meter container ship NCL Salten crashed into the yard of a private house. The owner woke up to a call from a neighbor who watched the ship heading for the shore.
Alexander Stubb stated that the future of Ukraine is key to the security of Europe and stability in the Middle East. This issue was discussed during a meeting with the President of Cyprus.
The property of PivdGZK was transferred to the pledge due to non-payment of UAH 3. 7 billion of tax liability, which the company had to pay according to the court decision.
Oleksiy Poroshenko did not pay the military tax on income abroad for 2023-2024. The amount of unpaid taxes is estimated at UAH 770 million.
Julie Davis has started working at the U. S. Embassy in Kyiv. Her mission is to implement Trump's policy aimed at ending the war and establishing peace in Ukraine.
Forest fires rage in Israel, people evacuated from areas near Jerusalem. Ukraine will provide assistance by sending a fire plane to fight the fire.
The FMBTech project with a budget of 19 million euros has officially started in the EU, bringing together 26 organizations from 13 countries to modernize tanks for modern combat conditions. The project aims to create maneuverable and intelligent tanks.
JSC "PivdGZK" must pay UAH 3. 7 billion due to the illegal application of benefits when paying dividends to Cypriot firms. The audit revealed that the Cypriot companies were "technical".
April 14 is Great Monday, the first day of Holy Week. It is also World Chagas Disease Day, Day of the Americas and Football Goalkeeper Day.
Since 2010, the largest increase in house prices has occurred in Hungary (+234%) and Estonia (+228%).
The Ukrainian band Ziferblat will perform under number 5 with the song "Bird of Pray" in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025. Along with Ukraine, Iceland, Poland, and other countries will perform in the semi-final.
In Paris, leaders discussed support for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and the creation of "deterrent forces. " Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of maintaining sanctions and the role of the United States in stopping the war.
The MP calls on law enforcement officers to investigate a scheme to withdraw about $3 million from Russia's Alfa-Bank to circumvent sanctions.
Law enforcement officers liquidated a criminal organization that produced amphetamine in 18 drug laboratories and legalized the funds through front men. During the searches, the law enforcement seized drugs, currency and luxury cars.
The Tax Service helped to expose an interregional drug cartel that laundered UAH 18 million monthly through a network of drops. The criminals used more than a thousand front men to transfer funds into cryptocurrency.
The Stockholm Court of Appeal has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Cypriot companies to set aside an arbitration award in the Ukrnafta case. The shareholders will have to reimburse Ukraine over USD 22 million in legal costs with interest.
Turkey is seeking to resume energy negotiations with the EU and become an alternative route for gas supplies. The country could expand the Southern Gas Corridor and connect it to Mediterranean gas.
The BES detectives uncovered a tax evasion scheme involving the sale of 62 real estate properties. The developer sold apartments and parking spaces for cash, and then terminated the contracts by registering the property at lower prices.
The Restoration Consortium with links to Cypriot offshore companies tried to win a tender for the reconstruction of a destroyed building in Borodyanka. The CRSA rejected the company because of its dubious origin and links to criminal cases.