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New restrictions against Russia: the EU is preparing the 23rd sanctions package

The European Commission has begun preparing a 23rd package of sanctions against Russia, which could be presented by the end of 2026. Germany and Poland are leading the initiative, and at the EU meeting on October 15 member states plan to focus on tightening restrictions on the Russian energy sector. Politico linked the move to recent Russia–US agreements on diesel fuel supplies. The previous, 22nd package covered about 1,600 companies and individuals tied to the Russian military-industrial complex, defense enterprises, their executives, and politicians involved in State Duma elections in Crimea, Donbas and Novorossiya.

Zamon.uz1 min read
World

Mobile palliative care service for children launched in Samarkand

A mobile palliative care service for children with severe and incurable illnesses has started operating in Samarkand region since September 28, the National Agency of Social Protection reported. Mobile teams of doctors, social workers and psychologists visit 8 to 12 households daily, providing home care, pain relief, individual support plans and caregiver training. Over 300 children in need have been identified in the region. The Inson center opens individual cases and helps obtain wheelchairs, verticalizers and anti-bedsore mattresses. A children's hospice is being built in Samarkand in parallel. Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva stressed that palliative care does not depend on life expectancy and that the project aims to change attitudes toward children with incurable illnesses. In June, the Palliative and Hospice Care Association opened in Tashkent, and plans for a unified palliative care system from September 1 were presented to the president. A 50-bed adult hospice in Qibray district, planned since 2019, was repeatedly postponed due to funding shortages.

Gazeta4 min read
World

EU ends anti-corruption funding curbs on Hungary, freeing €4.2bn

The Council of the EU has brought an end to the conditionality mechanism imposed on Hungary to address corruption risks in the country. The decision unfreezes €4.2 billion in funding and allows Hungary to rejoin the Erasmus+ student exchange programme and the Horizon Europe research initiative. The EU introduced the conditionality mechanism in 2022 under the government of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, making access to EU funds dependent on respect for the rule of law. The move also led t

euronews2 min read
World

Uzbek doctor helped a passenger who fell ill on the Tashkent — Seoul flight

On October 11, a passenger suddenly fell ill on flight HY511 Tashkent — Seoul. Uzbek doctor Bakhodir Kamilov, who was on board, provided assistance. Thanks to the actions of the doctor and the crew, the woman's condition was stabilized and her life was out of danger. The airline thanked Kamilov for his help and professionalism and noted the crew's coordinated work.

Darakchi.uz1 min read
Uzbekistan

Greenhouses around Tashkent are seeking permission to continue operating on the basis of 'green' conditions

Greenhouses in the Tashkent region are asking to be allowed to continue operating on the condition that they convert to 'green' greenhouses using environmentally friendly technologies. Following increased citizen complaints about pollution from coal-fired greenhouses, air samples were taken and a special commission is implementing measures to reduce emissions. Greenhouse operators have expressed readiness to modernize facilities, switch to energy-saving and modern heating systems, and introduce online monitoring of pollutants, with proposed energy sources including natural and liquefied gas, electricity, geothermal and solar energy, and secondary heat from thermal power plants.

Kun uz2 min read
Economy

In Uzbekistan, competition violations in government procurement worth 10 billion soums were identified

In Uzbekistan, competition rule violations in government procurement worth about 10 billion soums were identified. The Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights found violations in seven organizations across the Andijan, Fergana, Jizzakh, Namangan, Navoi and Samarkand regions, including district road and medical institutions, a boarding school for children with hearing impairments, and forestry. During tenders, the requirements of Article 29 of the Law 'On Competition' were not observed. Cases were opened, mandatory orders issued, and in some cases materials were sent to relevant authorities for possible fines and legal assessment.

Darakchi.uz · Zamon.uz1 min read
Uzbekistan

New deputy to the mayor of Tashkent — head of the Directorate for the Use of the Capital's Canals appointed

Doniyor Yusupov has been appointed deputy mayor of Tashkent and head of the Directorate for the Use of City Canals and Improvement of Adjacent Areas. The position, previously held by Abdulaziz Israilov, had been vacant. Yusupov graduated from the Tashkent Automobile and Road Institute and previously worked at road construction organizations and the Yunusabad district mayor's office.

Gazeta · Kun uz1 min read
Economy

It has been revealed that «Oʻzbekiston pochtasi» was transferred to WB's trust management

The director of the State Assets Management Agency, Sohibjon Murodov, had denied at an October 8 press conference that «Oʻzbekiston pochtasi» was transferred to Wildberries' trust management. However, a corporate document published on October 11 — an excerpt from the minutes of the shareholders' extraordinary general meeting of September 21, 2026 — mentions a trust management agreement dated December 30, 2025, under which WB INT EXPORT LLC, Wildberries' Uzbek branch, acts as trustee of the state's shareholding and holds all shareholder rights. It had also demanded the election of a new supervisory board including its five proposed candidates.

Kun uz2 min read
World

Germany, Italy and Belgium call for ‘emergency brake’ on EU legislation

The leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium have called for a mechanism to halt new EU legislation deemed excessively burdensome for businesses, as part of a broader push to strengthen the bloc’s economic competitiveness. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever have proposed an “emergency brake” in a letter sent on Monday to European Council President António Costa, seen by Euronews. The proposed mechanism would act as “a l

euronews2 min read
World

NATO warns Russia and Turkish 'saboteurs' detained in Germany – daily digest

NATO's top commander in Europe warned that any attack on the alliance would be made 'absolutely futile', while Saudi Arabia faces questions after failing to issue public warnings before deadly attacks at Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people. Meanwhile, Turkish 'saboteurs' were detained in Germany.

Kun uz2 min read
World

Trump believes: China and Russia are not helping Iran

US President Donald Trump said he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran, noting that even if such help exists, it is very limited and would quickly become known. China condemned US military actions against Iran, while Moscow warned of threats to regional security.

Zamon.uz1 min read
Uzbekistan

On the road to Fergana, 'A' lanes are now under control: cameras installed

Cameras have been installed on Fargona yuli street in Tashkent to monitor traffic on the dedicated 'A' lanes for public transport. The cameras cover a 6-kilometer section in both directions, and similar cameras are being gradually introduced on other streets of the capital. The lanes are meant to keep buses on schedule, as one bus can carry more than 50 passengers, and unauthorized vehicles entering the lanes may delay many passengers. From 06:00 to 23:00, vehicles without a permit are prohibited from using the 'A' lanes.

Zamon.uz · Darakchi.uz1 min read
World

Uzbekistan can help restore the historical monuments of Uzbek scholars in Afghanistan

A delegation of Uzbekistan led by the deputy director of the Cultural Heritage Agency, Azizjon Aripjonov, studied the historical and cultural heritage sites of Uzbek scholars in Afghanistan and exchanged views on their preservation and restoration. The delegation visited the provinces of Balkh, Takhar, Sar-e Pol and Faryab, getting acquainted with unique architectural monuments, including the Rawzai Sharif shrine, the Bobo Rahim Mashrab pilgrimage site, the historic bridge in Sar-e Pol, the Imamzoda Yahya shrine, the Bobo Vali madrasa complex and the pool built by Alisher Navoi. At the conclusion of the negotiations, the parties agreed to analyze the collected data and sign a memorandum of mutual understanding on the protection and restoration of the monuments. In February 2023, a bas-relief depicting Alisher Navoi in Mazar-i-Sharif was damaged, and in August 2025 the monument was completely destroyed. The Taliban expressed regret and promised a new monument; later the construction of a new memorial complex named after Alisher Navoi was reported to have begun.

Gazeta2 min read
Science

16 wins in 16 matches: Uzbekistan's youth became world champions in robotics

At the FIRST Global Challenge international robotics competition held in Incheon, South Korea, with participants from about 200 countries, Uzbekistan's youth team won 3 gold medals and achieved absolute championship. The team won all 16 matches, scored 637 points, and set a competition record. This year's competition was dedicated to preventing forest fires, reducing their consequences, and restoring nature, and the young Uzbek engineers presented innovative engineering solutions to these environmental problems.

Zamon.uz · Darakchi.uz1 min read
Uzbekistan

Two people died in a traffic accident with an electric scooter in the Samarkand region

In the Pakhtachi district of the Samarkand region, two people riding an electric scooter died in a collision with a Cobalt car. The accident occurred on October 9 at around 13:00 on the 4K-560 road. The Cobalt driver swerved to avoid a cyclist, crossed into the oncoming lane and hit the scooter. One person died at the scene, another later died in the hospital. A criminal case has been opened.

Darakchi.uz · Zamon.uz1 min read
World

Benjamin Netanyahu orders prosecution of 'NAZA' documentary interviewees

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of officers interviewed in the award-winning film NAZA . Netanyahu is ordering for the filmmakers, Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to be prosecuted for causing “harm to Israel’s diplomatic and security interests”. He has asked for attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara, IDF chief of staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, and S

euronews2 min read
World

Child marriage in southern Germany: Over 350 cases recorded, some brides as young as 11

In the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, a total of 358 so-called child marriages have been officially recorded since 2012. Only eight of these forced marriages have so far been legally annulled. According to authorities, the other 350 cases were brought to an end in other ways. This alarming finding comes from a response by the Baden-Württemberg state government to a minor inquiry submitted by AfD state parliament members Nikolaos Boutakoglou and Emely Knorr. The Tübingen region

euronews5 min read
Economy

Licenses of the Saneg company for oil fields in Uzbekistan revoked — head of the State Assets Management Agency

The licenses previously granted to Saneg for the use of oil fields in Uzbekistan have been revoked because the license conditions were not fulfilled and the fields were not put into operation, said State Assets Management Agency director Sohibjon Murodov. He explained that the fields themselves were not privatized — only subsoil-use licenses were granted — and noted that the right to issue hydrocarbon licenses has been moved to auctions since 2023–2024. Saneg's website says the company holds rights to 103 oil and gas fields. The transfer of over 100 fields from Uzbekneftegaz to Jizzakh Petroleum (Saneg) in 2019 was linked to a $2.68 billion project to boost oil production, but production fell short of targets, and the transfer became an episode in a criminal case against former Uzbekneftegaz chief Bakhodirjon Sidikov, who denies the charges.

Gazeta4 min read