Georgia: economy minister vows EU conditions to be fulfilled at “high level”

Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili on November 21 said there was a “definite progress” in the country’s implementation of conditions for receiving the European Union membership candidate status, and stressed the priorities would be fulfilled at a “high level”. In his remarks over the matter, Davitashvili noted both parliamentary committees and the “entire political spectrum”…

Lithuania: State Defence Council agrees to step up acquisition of air defence systems

In response to the recent missile incident in Poland, Lithuania’s State Defence Council on November 21 agreed to step up the acquisition of medium-range air defence systems. “The State Defence Council members agreed on the need to accelerate the acquisition of medium-range air defence systems,” Kestutis Budrys, a chief adviser to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda,…

Lithuania: trains between major cities cancelled due to accident

Trains between major Lithuanian cities have been cancelled due to “unforeseen technical circumstances”, Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos gelezinkeliai, LTG) announced on November 18. Lithuanian Railways also informed that on November 17 a freight train collided with railway repair equipment on the railway section Vievis-Zasliai. No people were injured in the incident, but it resulted in a…