Lithuania will send two rotations of instructors to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian troops there, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on August 23. “I can confirm that Lithuania will send two rotations of 15 instructors each to the UK for the basic training of Ukrainian troops. This further increases Lithuania’s contribution to the…
Branded filling stations as well as small- and middle-sized petrol stations across Georgia have decreased fuel prices by 30-40 tetri following the recent strengthening of the national currency and the reduction of international oil prices, with the trend expected to continue in September, the Head of the Union of Oil Products Importers, Vano Mtvralashvili, said…
There should be no problems with payments for the transit of Russian goods via Lithuania to Kaliningrad from September 1, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Lansbergis has said. “Based on the information I am aware of, settlement issues should be resolved,” Lansbergis told reporters at the Seimas on August 23. There are no sanctions on payments for…
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) announced that the amendments to the European Regulation that referred to certain plants intended for planting of the species Malus domestica, originating in the Republic of Moldova, as well as from another country, entered into force. “Another market for products from the Republic of Moldova has become accessible.…
Subsidising electricity and natural gas bills may cost the Lithuanian government between 500 million and a billion euros next year, according to Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. “No doubt, the government will limit that price hike, as it has done since July 1,” she said on August 23. “Next year’s budget is now being drafted and,…
The digital driving license and vehicle registration passport in the Diia will soon be displayed in the Polish mObywatel application thanks to the cross-state sharing service. This became known during a joint briefing of the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and the Secretary of State for Digital Affairs…
The direct losses to the Ukrainian economy caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have already reached about $113.5 billion, according to the KSE Institute at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). Maksym Nefyodov, head of reform support projects at the KSE Institute, said this during a nationwide television marathon. “The latest figure for direct…