This marketing year, Ukraine is not threatened by a shortage of sunflower oil, Stepan Kapshuk, CEO of Ukroliyaprom, has said. “The level of consumption of sunflower oil in Ukraine in packaged form is about 20-25 thousand tons per month, 400 thousand tons – per year, while the oil and fat industry, according to the forecast…
Lithuania has frozen funds worth 13.9 million euros due to EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, according to the latest figures from the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT). These include over 10.8 million euros, almost $3.4 million and more than 645,000 Russian rubles. Almost 0.9 million euros and over $200,000 have been frozen over the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union have donated another eight tons of medical products, medicines and rapid tests to the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry of Health, the donation comes in response to the refugee crisis. The batch includes 55 modules for trauma care, 10 trauma bags, 24 sets for…
Some 50.3% of Lithuanians have donated money or found other ways to help Ukraine, according to a recent poll commissioned by the Baltic News Service (BNS). Published on March 29, the survey found that 29% of respondents donated money through non-governmental organizations, 15.7% donated various goods, as well as provided accommodation and contributed in other…
Customs Service has launched an online trade facilitation tool (ITC-WCO Rules of Origin Facilitator), which allows for the identification of information related to trade agreements, customs duties applicable according to the final destination, rules of origin specific to each product, as well as information on certificates of origin. The online search system was launched by…
The ruling coalition in Latvia has decided to discontinue issuing residence permits in exchange for purchase of real estate property and other investments, said Latvian PM Krisjanis Karins after a meeting of coalition parties on March 28. Karins stressed that the coalition had decided to discontinue this “golden visa” program, which allowed people to acquire…
In addition to expenses tied to refugee accommodation and civil protection, Estonia’s supplementary state budget aims to bolster energy security. Plans are in place to develop capacity to handle large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with investments to connect small renewable energy producers to the grid also on the table. The coalition is still…