As part of the mandatory evacuation process, Ukrainians obtain cash support from the Government, Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, has said. “People who leave Donetsk region as part of the mandatory evacuation receive cash support from the Government in the amount of UAH 2,200 per person,…
The Transport Ministry has postponed its plans to subsidise air connections with Lithuania amid fund shortages. Under the plan, proposed by consultants in summer, the Lithuanian government was to offer financial incentives to airlines in order to create a dozen new flight routes to and from the country. “We have a flight promotion model ready,…
The Republic of Moldova has got a batch of 30 thousand doses of the 2022-2023 seasonal flu vaccine donated by The Task Force. The vaccine is tetravalent (a dose of 0.5 ml) and was stored at the National Vaccine Warehouse of the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP) until distribution in the territorial subdivisions. The…
Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $4.09 billion between January-September, up by 37.4% YoY, preliminary data from the national statistics office of Georgia showed. Geostat said local exports in the country had accounted for 68.7% of total exports, amounting to $2.81 billion, up by 29.9%. Georgia’s top trading partners were: China – $541.9 million, Russia…
The European Commission’s current proposal on how to regulate high energy prices does not solve the problem at the moment and must be improved, says Lithuanian Foreign Vice Foreign Minister Jovita Neliupsiene. Her comment came in response to the EC’s proposal on joint gas purchases and the application of price cap mechanisms, but only for…
The government may levy additional fees on investment funds that bulk-buy apartments, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Prime Minister, has said. The Prime Minister made the comment on October 18 after news website wyborcza.pl reported that Heimstaden Bostad, a Swedish residential real estate fund, had purchased all 400 flats in a new-build housing project in Warsaw. “Works…
Women in Lithuania earn 14% less than men. Even in sectors dominated by women, their salaries are often significantly lower. Experts interviewed by LRT Radio note that the stereotypical distinction between male and female professions is becoming less salient. “If you ask me, in what fields I wouldn’t expect to see much women, I would…