This year, sugar beet processing season for agricultural producers was better than for Gnidava sugar refinery, because when growing a good crop, $2-3 thousand of net profit could be received from each hectare of sugar beets last year, the deputy director of the company Oleksandr Nikishyn said. “Sugar beet is a good crop, its profitability…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expects that Ukraine will receive EUR 5 billion in macro-financial assistance from the EU this week. He discussed with German partners the issue of receiving another EUR 3 billion in support, as well as providing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine next year. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister…
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) announced on September 5 that as part of the monitoring and supervision program in the safety and quality control of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic production, wine products and beer, samples of wines bottled in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) were taken, which were cataloged as not meeting the requirements of the…
The Georgian Government will officially unveil its 2030 development strategy for the country in the coming days after approving the document, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has said while announcing the document involved focus on healthcare, education, strengthening of democracy and other areas. The Government Administration cited Garibashvili as saying the long-term development strategy was based…
Lithuania’s Energy Ministry is unveiling an energy-saving plan on September 7, which will include proposals to reduce speed on motorways, as well as limit heating and cooling in buildings. The plan, which will be presented to the Cabinet later that day, will include lowering indoor temperatures to 19 degrees C during the heating season, limiting…
On August 29 – September 4, the Customs Service collected over 539 million lei (about 26.9 million euros) from the state budget, up by 7.1% from the budgetary burden established for this period. According to the service, private people brought goods with the customs value exceeding the non-taxable limit. Payments of over 15 million lei…
The Incukalns gas storage facility in Latvia – the only one of its kind in the Baltic States – is emptying, and is currently less than 50% full. Gas storage facilities in Europe are currently around 80% full, while the Incukalns facility has dropped to 49.7% of its capacity. “The whole Baltic region and Finland…