Ireland

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

New rules for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland came into effect, according to which new arrivals are accommodated in public housing for only 90 days and receive reduced benefits, and the government has identified the first five reception centers to accommodate them.

Today, March 9, marks Barbie Day, a doll that has revolutionized the toy industry and has become a faithful companion of hundreds of millions of girls in almost all countries of the world since the second half of the twentieth century.

Starting March 14, China will extend its visa-free regime to six countries - Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg - on a pilot basis.

Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow, surrounded by heavy security and a large crowd of people wishing to say goodbye to the politician.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claims that frozen Russian assets in Western countries could cover a significant portion of the costs of rebuilding and defending Ukraine from Russian invasion.

Most of Ukraine's public debt consists of long-term concessional loans from international partners. According to the Ministry of Finance, 10 countries provided grant assistance to Ukraine, namely: The United States, Japan, Norway, Germany, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, and Iceland.

The Government of Ukraine and the IMF launched the Ukraine Capacity Building Facility with $65 million in funding from donor countries to strengthen Ukraine's institutional capacity and support economic reforms.

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.