Ukraine’s draft state budget for 2023, which was approved by the government on September 13, envisages a monthly deficit of more than $3 billion. That’s according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “In 2023, our revenues will amount to UAH 1.28 trillion, while expenditures are projected at UAH 2.57 trillion. Accordingly, we estimate the monthly…
Lithuania has so far provided military support to Ukraine worth around 200 million euros, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on September 14. “Lithuania’s total military support amounts to around 200 million euros,” the minister said in a Facebook post. In his words, “fifty M113 armoured personnel carriers have recently been sent to Ukraine”. “A decision…
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) has announced hat the antibiotic preparations for the treatment of animals will be marketed only under veterinary prescription. The ANSA Order on restriction of the use of antimicrobial substances in animals for combating antimicrobial resistance entered into force on September 13. “Veterinary pharmacies will no longer sell veterinary…
Fifty more armoured Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) will reach Lithuania in November, Deputy Minister of Defence Vilius Semeska has announced. “50 of the 200 units ordered under the contract will be delivered to Lithuania in early November,” he said in a Facebook post. Representatives of the Defence Materiel Agency are currently in the United…
Warsaw now officially has the tallest building in the European Union. Work on Varso Tower, which stands at 310 metres and eclipses the Palace of Culture and Science, has been completed and the building is waiting for its first tenants to move in. Standing in the centre of the capital, as many as 16 trees…
The Defence Materiel Agency under the Defence Ministry has launched procurement procedures for 35 sets of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The plan is to buy 26 sets of “mini” and nine sets of “small” UASs for around 36 million euros. “The acquisition of these systems will significantly improve the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ intelligence capability,” Defence…
Minister of Economy Sergiu Gaibu had a meeting with President of the Polish Development Bank (BGK) Beata Daszynska-Muzyczka on September 13 in Warsaw. They approached areas of mutual interest, as well as opportunities to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through accessible and competitive instruments. Sergiu Gaibu welcomed the Polish Bank’s interest in the country…