Kyrgyzstan has to switch to the production of only organic products, that is, non-GMO and cultivated with the use of natural fertilizers. Speaker of the Parliament Dastanbek Dzhumabekov sent a corresponding instruction to the government. It states that the production of agricultural products throughout the country should become organic within ten years. Farmers should not…
Before martial law period expires, Ukrainian troops are expected to have received more than 200 units of military equipment, according to Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak. Martial law is introduced in the country for two main reasons. The first is aggression against Ukraine. The second is when there is a threat of open aggression. “Thanks…
The most popular international flights from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) in 2018 were Minsk, Warsaw, Sharm el-Sheik, Ankara, Dubai, and Antalya, the airport’s press service wrote on Facebook. “And domestic flights – Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Lviv,” reads the report. In January-November Kyiv International Airport serviced 2.606 million passengers, up by 53.7% YoY. “The…
The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are starting a new project with a total budget of EUR 6,136,000 to contribute to Georgia’s road infrastructure development. The project activities are expected to start in January 2019. The Technical Assistance for Georgia Transport Connectivity (GTC) is a seven year program funded by the…
The Lithuanian Seimas has passed the state budget for 2019, which includes more funds for defense, while not taking into account the funding demands of striking teachers. Canadian-British news agency Reuters reports that the state budget was passed in the Seimas on December 11, with revenues expected to be 17.2 billion euros and spending at…
Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev put on-stream the Burnoye solar power plant in Zhambyl region and the windmill farm in Mangistau region at the nationwide teleconference. “The 100 MW solar farm in Zhambyl region is the joint Kazakh-British project. It is the largest solar power plant in the CIS. The EBRD has also lent its…
Lviv region has approved the main financial document for 2019. “The Lviv Regional Council at an extraordinary session on December 11 adopted the budget for 2019. The main financial document envisages expenditures at UAH 14.5 billion. Almost UAH 1.42 billion will be spent on the implementation of regional programs in Lviv region next year,” press…