Ukraine is directly cooperating with the United States, as well as other countries, to introduce new effective sanctions against Russia after its missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. The relevant statement was made by Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova. “Certainly, we are providing all the information, working together with partners to ensure…
The EU’s embargo on most Russian oil imports, announced six months ago, came into force on December 5. Depending on the specific commodity code, part of the sanctions took effect on December 5, with the rest to be enforced on February 5, 2023. Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) says it does not yet have information…
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on December 5 said this year’s fruit harvest was expected to hit about 45,000 tons of citrus, adding the Government would subsidise collection of non-standard tangerines. Last week, the regional Government of Adjara also announced state authorities would co-finance collection of a kilogram of industrial tangerines with GEL 0.15 ($0.055), with…
As part of Vilnius’ continuing military assistance to Kyiv, two more PzH2000 howitzers have been repaired in Lithuania and handed over to the Ukraine Armed Forces to be deployed on the battlefield, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “Two PzH2000 howitzers repaired in Lithuania have been shipped to Ukraine,” Anusauskas posted on Facebook on December…
The Georgian Government has revealed plans for a new ropeway that will service 1,800 passengers per hour in the northern Gudauri ski resort, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on December 5. Speaking at the weekly Government meeting, the PM said the new cable car would reach the length of 2,800 metres on slopes of the…
In 2014, the first Lithuanian satellite, Lituanica SAR-1, was launched into orbit. It became the inspiration for founding NanoAvionics, the first and so far the only space technology company in Lithuania. Now, it is among the leading satellite producers in the world, intending to be top in the universe, says Vytenis Buzas, head of the…
On November 28 – December 4, the Customs Service collected over 630.6 million lei (about 31.5 million euros) to the state budget. According to the Customs Service, during the period private people brought goods with the value in customs exceeding the non-taxable limit, and payments amounting to over 18.5 million lei were collected, which represented…