Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has stressed the importance of food security in the context of the war in Ukraine. In a Facebook post on May 18, Morawiecki said that “agriculture is a strategic sector of the Polish economy which has become even more important in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine that…
The export of Lithuania-origin goods grew by over 30% YoY in the first quarter of 2022, totaling more than EUR 6 billion in revenue, Lithuania’s department of statistics reported. “We see that the government’s efforts to diversify export markets and work with like-minded countries, especially by strengthening political and economic ties with the United States,…
Georgia received $582 million from international tourist visits between January-April, up by 463.1% YoY, the Georgian National Tourism Administration reported. Revenues from international tourism have recovered by 68.9% compared to the pre-pandemic 2019, said the GNTA. Other data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed Georgia hosted 431,300 international visitors in the first quarter…
On May 18, the European Commission presented plans for the European Union’s response to address Ukraine’s funding shortfall and long-term reconstruction. This is stated in a press release from the European Commission. In the short-term, the European Commission proposes to launch additional macro-financial assistance in the form of a loan of up to 9 billion…
Ukraine is among top-5 largest exporters of wheat, corn and barley. The share of export amounted to 70-73% in three recent seasons. 99% of the foreign supplies were transported through the seaports that are currently blocked due to the Russian military aggression. Ukraine has exported 18.1 million tons of wheat since the start of 2021-2022…
In the first four months of this year, Warsaw’s Chopin Airport handled more than 2,968,000 passengers, the airport announced in a press statement on May 18. According to the Chopin Airport communique, Poland’s largest airport is seeing “a growing interest in air travel and a gradual restoration in air traffic.” The Q1 results are 28%…
Latvian State Audit said that the report on Ministry of the Interior 2021 annual account underlined multiple capacity problems at multiple institutions that answered to the ministry – the Ministry of the Interior Information Centre, Provision State Agency and Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. Ministry of the Interior Information Centre has used up only…