Brussels Airlines, the only carrier operating direct flights from Lithuania to Brussels, has temporarily suspended its service between Vilnius and the Belgian capital. The last flight from Lithuania to the Belgian capital took off on October 28. Direct flights from Vilnius to Brussels have been operating since 2009. According to Brussels Airlines, the flights were…
Flights at Georgia’s western Kutaisi international airport will be resumed on October 31. The airport has been closed since October 10 for maintenance works on its runway. The two-week work included construction of the new 3-kilometre runway to ensure the airport’s ability to receive larger aircraft and make operations more flexible. Airlines operating through the…
On-site Covid-19 testing is no longer available at Kaunas and Palanga Airports, and at Vilnius Airport from November 1. The service will no longer be provided due to the drop in demands from passengers to get tested before or after their flight, Lithuanian Airports, the airport operator in Lithuania, has said. This year, European countries…
Moldova and the French Development Agency (AFD) on October 28 signed a credit facility agreement worth 60 million euros, which will help the country promote the renewable energy, enhance the sustainability of the railway sector and to attenuate the impact of the energy crisis on the disadvantaged families. According to the Moldovan Finance Ministry, for…
The central bank governor believes that despite the geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Lithuania’s government should not delay tax reform. According to Gediminas Simkus, the country’s tax system is still an “animal farm” – meaning, messy and conferring unjustified advantages to some – and it is in the state’s interest to put it in order. “In…
Moldovan wineries were invited to attend the Vinitaly exhibition in Verona (Italy). The invitation was given at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) with the participation of head of Veronafiere Exhibition Center Matjaz Zigon and Italian Ambassador to Chisinau Lorenzo Tomassoni. Italian officials have communicated the opportunities and conditions for…
Lithuania has signed a contract on the acquisition of Spanish mortars, the Ministry of Defence reports. Towed 120-mm EXPAL 120-MX2-SM mortars will be supplied by Spain’s EXPAL Systems, S.A. for 9.8 million euros, including mortars and their parts. The company was chosen because it offered the best price, the ministry said. The weapons are to…