On October 16-18, the second module of the Business Association Development Academy - a training program for leaders of Ukrainian business associations of micro, small and medium-sized businesses, implemented by the National SME Platform with the assistance of UNDP in Ukraine and financial support from the Government of Japan, was held in Vinnytsia.
The Lithuanian National Road Transport Association LINAVA strongly criticizes the decision to close land border crossings with Belarus, citing the incident with smuggled balloons that disrupted the operation of Vilnius Airport.
The European Union (EU) is pushing ahead with plans to increase pressure on the Russian economy, pledging to continue cutting gas imports and to implement a full ban by 2028. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc now recognises that cutting off gas imports is critical to denying Moscow the resources it needs to support its aggression.
The adoption of the Law on Safety and Interoperability of Railway Transport is planned this year, and its entry into force is planned in 2028, Roman Melnychenko, Senior Project Manager for Railway Transport of the Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Development, reported, Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reports.
Following the recent simplification measures for the EU Carbon Border Mechanism adopted by the European Parliament on 20 October 2025, FIATA would like to draw the attention of its members to the new developments in CBAM and their implications for the freight forwarding and logistics industry as we approach the final regime, which will enter into force on 1 January 2026.
