Over 200 Ukrainian businesses have relocated to the Lviv region as part of the business relocation program, and 144 of them are already working. The relevant statement was made by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko on Telegram. “Economy must work! We are making a lot of efforts to…
Lithuanian lawmakers backed government’s proposal to introduce a zero VAT rate on district heating for two more winter seasons after 111 MPs voted in favour and nine abstained. As some MPs were concerned that the rate would apply to district heating only, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte pointed out that the state’s electricity and gas price…
Zurab Azarashvili, the Georgian minister of labour, said the government-initiated public employment programme for socially vulnerable citizens had given jobs to 23,000 people since March. Addressing MPs at the parliament, the official said 61,000 socially vulnerable citizens had addressed his body for consultations over the programme since March 1, with 27,800 expressing readiness to work…
Gas group PGNiG has said that it has secured gas supplies for the entire 2022-2023 heating season and that it would utilise 100% of the Baltic Pipe’s capacity planned for this year. The war in Ukraine, the Polish boycott of Russian energy and intense international competition for carbon fuels has led to fears of an…
The National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) has approved the increase in the gas rates. Thus, from October 1 the gas price will rise from 22.99 lei to 29.26 lei for end consumers. According to ANRE, when determining the gas price supplied by the license holder, the following parameters were taken into account: the increase…
Poland’s unemployment rate went down to 4.8% in August from 4.9% in July, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of registered unemployed measured 806,900 in August against 810,200 in July, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated August’s unemployment at 4.9%. (The First News/Business World Magazine)
With some Lithuanian MPs proposing to legislate the right of workers to be unavailable after working hours, trade unions say the scale of the issue is huge. Employers, meanwhile, do not see a problem. The Vilnius-based law firm Cobalt employs over 120 lawyers, paralegals and support staff. The lawyers’ union has been working for some…