President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda on November 14, 2025.

• Main announcement: The meeting highlighted ongoing cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB); ADB has provided $5.5 billion to Azerbaijan since 1999 under 145 loans, grants, investment and technical-assistance projects covering transport, water supply, energy, finance, education, healthcare and other sectors. The sides discussed new projects and prioritized enhancements to railway and metro networks and water supply systems.
• Background and details: The parties praised cooperation in both public and private sectors, citing joint projects in oil and gas, electricity, roads, railways, agriculture, water supply, wastewater disposal. They also noted that recent achievements in Washington on the Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agenda create additional opportunities to expand the region’s transport and transit connectivity along the Central Asia–Azerbaijan–Europe route. (No project implementation timelines specified in the article.)

The Environment Agency has published guidance on how it considers competing applications for water abstraction licences.

• Main announcement: The Environment Agency published the guidance “Water abstraction licences: competing proposals” explaining what applicants must do when their application is competing with one or more other proposals; Published 14 November 2025; Applies to England; links to the full guidance are provided on GOV.UK.
• Details: Annex 1 (“How the Environment Agency decides on competing proposals”) sets out the Agency’s role and decision-making process for deciding which proposal(s) to grant a licence to and references the procedural steps for applicants and how competing proposals are assessed.

Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri conducted a working visit to Varnița to address local development projects, infrastructure modernization and sustainable management of energy resources.

• Main action: Met with mayor Alexandr Nichitenco in Varnița to discuss implementation of local development projects, infrastructure modernization, and efficient and sustainable management of energy resources; also held discussions with Bender Police Inspectorate personnel during the visit in Bender municipality.
• Background and other details: Met with Ombudsman Office representative Veaceslav Ursu to review frequent human rights violations in the Transnistrian region (including restrictions on liberty and security, prohibition of torture, limits on freedom of expression and access to information, freedom of movement, and the right to education); emphasized continuous monitoring and protection of human rights and thanked police for professionalism in maintaining public order.

The Bank of Italy has published the regional economic update for Friuli Venezia Giulia (14 November 2025).

• Main announcement: Bank of Italy reports modest regional growth — GDP +0.4% year-on-year in H1 2025 per the ITER indicator; manufacturing activity stabilized after a three-year decline thanks to foreign demand; the construction sector expanded, supported by local administrations’ investments since 2021 and projects under the PNRR; housing transactions rose in the first half of 2025 and house prices increased.
• Additional details: foreign demand weakened in Q2 2025; bank lending to firms resumed growth in the summer months aided by lower interest rates and renewed investment loan demand; household purchasing power remained unchanged in H1 2025 as modest income gains were offset by slightly higher inflation; port volumes slightly increased overall with a decline in container traffic and growth in Ro‑Ro; employment stabilized and hours of Cassa integrazione guadagni rose moderately, notably in the metallurgical sector.

Eurostat published quarterly estimates showing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and GDP changes for Q2 2025.

• Main announcement: Eurostat estimates EU GHG emissions at 772 million tonnes CO2-equivalents in Q2 2025, a 0.4% decrease year‑on‑year (compared with 775 million tonnes CO2‑eq in Q2 2024), while EU GDP rose by 1.3% in the same quarter. Data source: Eurostat quarterly estimates and datasets env_ac_aigg_q and namq_10_gdp; figures are non-seasonally adjusted (seasonally adjusted series also available online).
• Details and breakdown: Largest sector declines were electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.9%), manufacturing (-0.4%), and transportation and storage (-0.4%), while households increased emissions by 1.0%. 12 EU countries recorded emissions decreases (largest: Slovenia -8.9%, Netherlands -5.9%, Finland -4.2%); Finland, Germany and Luxembourg saw both emissions and GDP declines. Eurostat notes methodological points: national estimates from the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain were used where provided; international transport emissions are attributed to individual countries following the SEEA standard. The EU climate targets referenced: -55% net reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050.