Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko held an online meeting with Minister of Energy of Belgium Tinne Van der Straeten who pledged to continue to provide support for the Ukrainian energy sector. “Galushchenko informed his colleague about the massive shelling of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. He emphasized that energy workers were trying to promptly…
“The Republic of Moldova is currently facing the worst energy crisis in its history and how we will get through the coming winter depends on all of us,” said President Maia Sandu at the beginning of the meeting of the Supreme Security Council (CSS), held on October 24 evening on the current threats to energy…
Poland has played a major role in restoring Ukraine’s food exports to their pre-war level, the EU’s agriculture commissioner has said. Janusz Wojciechowski said it was possible to restore Ukraine’s food exports thanks to special corridors that Poland had helped keep open. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of grain, and there have…
The Economy Ministry has plans to develop a green growth strategy for the country, deputy minister Romeo Mikautadze announced at a “high-level dialogue” on sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling in Georgia on October 25. The ministry cited Mikautadze as saying sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling were “essential components of a green economy”. “In sustainable public…
Poland’s unemployment rate went down to 5.1% in September from 5.2%, after correction, in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of registered unemployed measured 801,700 in September against 806,900 in August, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated September’s unemployment at 4.8%. (The First News/Business World Magazine)
Supermarkets in Lithuania stopped stocking Russian and Belarusian goods after Ukraine’s invasion last February. Most products were not difficult to replace, with a few notable exceptions. If Russian or Belarusian goods can sometimes still be found in Lithuanian shops, retailers say it is because they are selling off their old stocks and not ordering any…
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two nuclear locations in Ukraine to detect any possible undeclared nuclear activities. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that the agency was aware of statements made by the Russian Federation on Sunday about alleged activities at two nuclear locations in Ukraine. Director General Grossi…