Estonia and Latvia are jointly to procure mid-range air defense systems following an agreement at the NATO Madrid Summit. Defense minister Kalle Laanet (Reform) and his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks signed a letter of intent while in the Spanish capital, which would create a legal framework for the systems’ joint procurement. Laanet said: “The NATO…
The European Commission has waived customs duties and VAT on the import of life-saving goods from third countries for Ukrainians affected by the war. The relevant statement was released on the website of the European Commission. “The European Commission has adopted a Decision enabling Member States to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the…
Just three months after the visa-free energy regime was launched, Ukraine began to export electricity towards Europe, namely to Romania. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Telegram. “On June 30, from 01:00 a.m., such exports were launched to Romania. The initial volume is 100 megawatts. The visa-free energy regime…
The European Commission (EC) has approved a Polish EUR 1.2-billion public aid programme for companies affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine. “The European Commission has approved the EUR 1.2-billion Polish scheme (PLN 5.5 billion) to support companies across sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” the EC said in a press release on…
On June 30, two guarded freight trucks sent from a manufacturing plant in Ostrava delivered the remaining two out of four new passenger cars for the new electric train, as reported by JSC Pasazieru vilciens. To rolling part, roof parts and the first two passenger cars arrived in Riga last week. With that, Latvia has…
Poland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.7% in May from the previous month, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported on June 30. According to Eurostat, in May, the unemployment rate in the eurozone countries, according to seasonally adjusted data, went down to 6.6% from 6.7% in April. According to Poland’s Central Statistical Office…
Lithuania’s state-owned railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LTG) has informed its customers that new sanctions will take effect on more goods transiting between Russia and Kaliningrad in July. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte says that “various reactions” can be expected from Moscow. Based on information from the Lithuanian Customs Department, the ban on the transit of cement,…