Several farmers came on June 20 with tractors to the center of the capital for a protest action. They parked their tractors in the Great National Assembly Square. They were dissatisfied with the situation in the agricultural field, which, according to them, was influenced by the war in Ukraine and last year’s drought. At the…
June 19 marked a record-breaking day for domestic gastronomy after Bottiglieria 1881 became the first Polish restaurant to win two Michelin stars. The good news did not end there with the Warsaw-based Nuta also winning a star in its first full year of operation. The city of Poznan, too, was left celebrating after Muga became…
As of the morning of June 19, the average water level in the Kherson region was 80 cm. Five settlements on the right bank of the region are still flooded as a result of Russian terror attack on Kakhovka HPP. “Active work is underway to pump out water, dispose of debris and clear mines. The…
On June 19, the State Budget of Ukraine received funding of EUR 63 million from the World Bank. The funds were provided by the International Development Association (IDA) on concessional terms under the World Bank’s Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) Project. The loan has a maturity of 10 years, with a 4-year grace…
Prime Minister Dorin Recean and representatives of the Farmers’ Force Association, at a new round of discussions at the government’s headquarters, have tackled the current challenges in the agricultural sector, against the background of the regional crisis and a protest announced by the association. Attending the discussions was also Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture and Food…
The first flight by LOT Polish airlines’ dreamliner over the polar route took off from Tokyo to Warsaw on June 17. Owing to the Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to change part of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC), LOT Polish Airlines’ Dreamliners can fly over the North Pole, LOT’s spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski wrote on Twitter. By…
Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to accelerate the building of their armed forces, writes Tony Lawrence, research fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) in Estonia. Since regaining their independence in the early 1990s, the three Baltic States have put a high priority on constructing modern, effective…