In the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all shops in Lithuania were seemingly out of salt. Why did people in the country panic-buy salt and why did it disappear from the shops in the first place? Most of Lithuania’s salt supplies were imported from Ukraine, according to representatives of Maxima and Lidl, two major…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on western partners to increase sanction pressure on Russia amid the attempts to introduce the ruble in the temporarily occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. This was stated on Twitter by Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko. “Faced with total resistance from the local population, Russia…
This marketing year, Ukraine is not threatened by a shortage of sunflower oil, Stepan Kapshuk, CEO of Ukroliyaprom, has said. “The level of consumption of sunflower oil in Ukraine in packaged form is about 20-25 thousand tons per month, 400 thousand tons – per year, while the oil and fat industry, according to the forecast…
Lithuania has frozen funds worth 13.9 million euros due to EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, according to the latest figures from the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT). These include over 10.8 million euros, almost $3.4 million and more than 645,000 Russian rubles. Almost 0.9 million euros and over $200,000 have been frozen over the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union have donated another eight tons of medical products, medicines and rapid tests to the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry of Health, the donation comes in response to the refugee crisis. The batch includes 55 modules for trauma care, 10 trauma bags, 24 sets for…
Some 50.3% of Lithuanians have donated money or found other ways to help Ukraine, according to a recent poll commissioned by the Baltic News Service (BNS). Published on March 29, the survey found that 29% of respondents donated money through non-governmental organizations, 15.7% donated various goods, as well as provided accommodation and contributed in other…
Customs Service has launched an online trade facilitation tool (ITC-WCO Rules of Origin Facilitator), which allows for the identification of information related to trade agreements, customs duties applicable according to the final destination, rules of origin specific to each product, as well as information on certificates of origin. The online search system was launched by…