As a result of the Russian full-scale invasion, 90% of wind energy facilities and 45-50% of solar energy facilities have been put out of service in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko. “Green energy is probably the most affected industry, as most of our capacities have been located in…
While Lithuania scored slightly more in this year’s gender equality index, it still ranked near the bottom among EU member states. Lithuania scored 2.2 points higher than last year in the latest Gender Equality Index published by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), with an overall index score of 60.6. This put the country…
The municipal authorities announced on October 24 that 127 kindergartens in the capital had been connected to the thermal supply. At the operative meeting of the municipal services, the deputy head of the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport, Andrei Pavaloi, said that two kindergartens in the Rascani sector were not connected to the…
The Polish government has already secured some 30-35% of its borrowing needs for next year, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said. Morawiecki said at a press conference on October 24 that Poland would organise new bond auctions “when the most appropriate conditions appear,” as he referred to two auctions that the state-run bank BGK…
According to Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, from October 24 Moldova has a greater deficit of electricity, taking into account the MGRES announcement of a reduction in electricity supplies. Also, the deputy prime minister said that another 100 MW of electricity had been identified that would be imported from…
Poland’s record-high bond yields are a result of pressure from financial markets, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. Poland’s bond yields crossed the 9% mark on October 21, a level last seen more than 20 years ago, prompting the state-run development bank BGK to forgo a planned bond auction as it expected to…
To lower their energy bills, more and more households and companies in Lithuania are installing solar panels on their roofs, making use of the government’s subsidies. Solar panels are most often found on the roofs of private houses, various institutions and office buildings, or in solar farms outside the city. But a solar power plant…