On November 28 – December 4, the Customs Service collected over 630.6 million lei (about 31.5 million euros) to the state budget. According to the Customs Service, during the period private people brought goods with the value in customs exceeding the non-taxable limit, and payments amounting to over 18.5 million lei were collected, which represented…
An open-ended strike by public transport workers in Vilnius started on December 5. According to Vilnius Public Transport (VVT), only about half of the buses serviced by VVT were operating on December 5 morning, while most of the trolleybus services are running. On the eve of the event, city authorities warned that up to a…
The ministers of foreign affairs of Estonia, Lithuania and Poland in a joint statement praised the approval of the price cap on Russian oil and called on the EU to speed up the preparation of the next round of sanctions on Russia. That’s according to a tweet by Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu. “We need…
The international event Ukrainian Infrastructure Forum in London discussed the future post-war reconstruction of Ukraine – a monumental task that required unprecedented financing. Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Oleksandr Gryban made a report on the mechanisms of attracting such funds at the forum. In particular, he said that successful reconstruction was impossible without raising…
The French state-run humanitarian operator CDCS handed over to the State Highway Agency of Ukraine three river crossings to be installed in Chernihiv region. This was announced by the Minister of Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov. “The bridges provided by France will be used to improve the mobility of the population in Chernihiv region. The priority is…
Up to a quarter of public transport vehicles may not be able to operate during the strike of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) drivers that is starting on December 5, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius says. “In the worst-case scenario, about a quarter of public transport vehicles will not go out,” Simasius told a press conference on…
The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has adopted a bill freezing natural gas tariffs in 2023 for all households and sensitive recipients at 2022 levels. The bill went through on December 1 night with 424 votes in favour and 16 abstentions, with no votes against. Under the draft legislation, the gas price…