Ukraine's parliament approved the 2024 budget with record defense spending, with approximately half of all expenditures allocated to defense needs.
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276 parliamentarians voted in favor of the budget, meeting the Verkhovna Rada's Nov. 20 deadline.
The Ministry of Defense is set to receive Hr.1.155 trillion ($32 billion)
Defense needs constitute approximately half of all expenditures in the 2024 budget
Bidnyi's appointment as Acting Minister for Youth and Sports on November 9, 2023
There is no formula in the issue of EU expansion. Two elements are needed here. The first is political will, and the second is the ability of both sides to enlarge.
The EU is ready to adjust the procedure if there is political will on both sides – and now it is there.
Ukraine is setting world records in EU accession, as was the case with submitting the questionnaire in 2022.
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