Environmental experts criticise Vilnius council’s plans to replace natural gas with mazut, low quality and very polluting fuel oil, to cut heating bills this winter. The capital’s authorities, however, say this is a temporary solution. Air pollution from burning fuel oil is up to ten times higher than from burning gas, says Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, a…
On July 29, the Government approved an Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the field of food safety, having been concluded on January 14 in Kyiv. Under the agreement, the main areas of cooperation between the parties are as follows: – Promotion…
The US Embassy in Ukraine has welcomed the departure from the Odesa port of the first ship loaded with unblocked Ukrainian grain. “We welcome the departure of the first vessel from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24. The world will be watching for continued implementation of this agreement to feed…
In August, Moldovagaz will pay $1,458.5 for every thousand cubic meters of natural gas bought from Gazprom, compared to $980, which was paid in July. Moldovagaz director Vadim Ceban made the statement on August 1. He said that the price was calculated according to the contract signed with the Russian concern. According to the contract…
Poland’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 42.1 points in July from 44.4 points in June, economic researcher S&P Global reported on August 1. Economists polled by PAP predicted the PMI would reach 43.7 points in July. The July reading was the lowest since May 2020. High inflation and lower demand resulting from poor economic…
Teltonika Telemedic, a company that is a part of the Lithuanian high-tech group Teltonika, has completed another stage in the development of its artificial lung ventilator and plans to launch its serial production until 2024. The company says the latest version of its prototype has already been tested by doctors at Vilnius and Kaunas clinics,…
Poland’s inflation, which reached 15.5% in July, would start going down after the summer holidays and would fall within the central bank’s target range in 2024, said Adam Glapinski, governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP). “Of course, we have a very acute inflation,” Glapinski told the Sieci weekly on August 1. “It will…