Ukraine: 349 energy infrastructure facilities damaged in Russian invasion

A total of 349 energy infrastructure facilities have been damaged in Ukraine since the Russian full-scale invasion started, including 11 combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) and three thermal power plants (TPPs). The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Communities and Territories Development Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov in his online speech during the Local Self-Government Forum…

Georgia: 142,000 tons of grapes processed in Kakheti

Factories have processed 142,000 tons of grapes from the ongoing harvest in Georgia’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti, with about 13,000 growers generating GEL 141 million ($48.45 million) in income so far, the Georgian national wine agency announced on September 22. Local growers have processed the following grape varieties: Rkatsiteli – 75,000 tons, Saperavi –…

Georgia: PM vows to explore “new avenues” in economic cooperation with Switzerland

Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvil pledged to explore new avenues in Georgian-Swiss economic cooperation following his meeting with president of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis at the United Nations general assembly in New York. Stressing “successful cooperation in a number of fields”, the officials agreed to further intensify political, economic and other cooperation. Praising “excellent bilateral relations”…

Lithuania: foreign arms makers consider production

Foreign arms manufacturers are considering to set up a production facility in Lithuania, says Laurynas Kasciunas, conservative chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence. On September 21, the committee talked about the Lithuanian military’s stockpile and national production capacity. The war in Ukraine has shown the need to stock up as much…