Iryna Kosse
@ikosse.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Researcher | EU integration, transport, IT & trade policy | Building Ukraine Logistics Insight to track Ukraine’s real economy from the ground up. Kyiv-based, globally minded.
Ukraine’s new EuroGauge to Uzhhorod: built with EU money, promised for July, still idle in August. What’s behind the delay — and why the real challenge isn’t tracks, but rules.
🔗 Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
#Ukraine #Rail #EUintegration
🔗 Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
#Ukraine #Rail #EUintegration
Ukraine’s European Gauge: Symbol of Integration or Risk of Becoming a “Railway to Nowhere”?
This summer was supposed to mark a breakthrough in Ukraine’s integration with the European transport system.
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ukraine’s new EuroGauge to Uzhhorod: built with EU money, promised for July, still idle in August. What’s behind the delay — and why the real challenge isn’t tracks, but rules.
🔗 Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
#Ukraine #Rail #EUintegration
🔗 Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
#Ukraine #Rail #EUintegration
Read something surprising today: a nuclear plant in France had to shut down because the river it uses for cooling got too warm from the heatwave. 🥵 I always thought hot weather meant more power output, not less. Never expected warm rivers to stop reactors!
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
EDF shuts down Golftech nuclear plant due to high river temperature
French utility EDF said it shut down the No. 1 reactor at the Golftech nuclear power plant in southwestern France late on Sunday, ahead of an anticipated rise in the temperature of the Garonne river that supplies the plant's cooling water.
www.reuters.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Read something surprising today: a nuclear plant in France had to shut down because the river it uses for cooling got too warm from the heatwave. 🥵 I always thought hot weather meant more power output, not less. Never expected warm rivers to stop reactors!
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
A thoughtful and timely speech by Christine Lagarde on Europe’s shifting global role.
From competitiveness to climate to capital markets — it’s a clear call to rethink how the EU positions itself in an increasingly fragmented world.
Worth reading in full.
From competitiveness to climate to capital markets — it’s a clear call to rethink how the EU positions itself in an increasingly fragmented world.
Worth reading in full.
The ocean benefits humanity in two vital ways:
💠as one of the most powerful allies in the fight against climate change
💠serves as an important pillar supporting the global economy
Read my speech at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
💠as one of the most powerful allies in the fight against climate change
💠serves as an important pillar supporting the global economy
Read my speech at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
June 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A thoughtful and timely speech by Christine Lagarde on Europe’s shifting global role.
From competitiveness to climate to capital markets — it’s a clear call to rethink how the EU positions itself in an increasingly fragmented world.
Worth reading in full.
From competitiveness to climate to capital markets — it’s a clear call to rethink how the EU positions itself in an increasingly fragmented world.
Worth reading in full.
🚗 It’s not just about parking — it’s about how car-centric design shapes (and distorts) cities, transport choices, and infrastructure spending.
Ukraine, take note as we rebuild.
#TransportPolicy #UrbanPlanning
Ukraine, take note as we rebuild.
#TransportPolicy #UrbanPlanning
U-Turn please.
"The UK’s cars are getting bigger by an average of 1cm every two years, with 52% of cars sold now too large for minimum parking spaces."
www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
"The UK’s cars are getting bigger by an average of 1cm every two years, with 52% of cars sold now too large for minimum parking spaces."
www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
www.london.gov.uk
June 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚗 It’s not just about parking — it’s about how car-centric design shapes (and distorts) cities, transport choices, and infrastructure spending.
Ukraine, take note as we rebuild.
#TransportPolicy #UrbanPlanning
Ukraine, take note as we rebuild.
#TransportPolicy #UrbanPlanning
🚢 Ukraine missed a key Danube port tender — and with it, a chance to anchor trade in Europe.
It’s not just bureaucracy. It’s about how we plan, prioritize, and show up in EU-led infrastructure.
My latest Substack digs in:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
It’s not just bureaucracy. It’s about how we plan, prioritize, and show up in EU-led infrastructure.
My latest Substack digs in:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
Ukraine’s Missed Danube Tender Could Cost More Than You Think
In 2022, emergency dredging of the Bystroe allowed Ukraine to redirect Danube shipping traffic away from Romania’s Sulina Channel.
open.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚢 Ukraine missed a key Danube port tender — and with it, a chance to anchor trade in Europe.
It’s not just bureaucracy. It’s about how we plan, prioritize, and show up in EU-led infrastructure.
My latest Substack digs in:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
It’s not just bureaucracy. It’s about how we plan, prioritize, and show up in EU-led infrastructure.
My latest Substack digs in:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ukrainel...
Don’t you think that’s too much?
Turkish authorities say airline passengers who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face fines under new regulations.
Turkey will fine airline passengers who unbuckle before the plane stops
Turkish authorities say airline passengers who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face fines under new regulations.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Don’t you think that’s too much?
Still finding my way here. I work on EU-Ukraine integration, trade policy & logistics — but I’m also here to listen. Who else is tracking economic trends or border infrastructure? Point me to your favorite voices.
#Ukraine #TradePolicy #Logistics #EUintegration
#Ukraine #TradePolicy #Logistics #EUintegration
May 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Still finding my way here. I work on EU-Ukraine integration, trade policy & logistics — but I’m also here to listen. Who else is tracking economic trends or border infrastructure? Point me to your favorite voices.
#Ukraine #TradePolicy #Logistics #EUintegration
#Ukraine #TradePolicy #Logistics #EUintegration
New here. I’m a Kyiv-based policy researcher working on Ukraine’s EU integration, logistics, IT, and border trade. I write Ukraine Logistics Insight to explain what’s really happening at the frontier. Let’s connect. #Ukraine #Logistics #Policy
May 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New here. I’m a Kyiv-based policy researcher working on Ukraine’s EU integration, logistics, IT, and border trade. I write Ukraine Logistics Insight to explain what’s really happening at the frontier. Let’s connect. #Ukraine #Logistics #Policy