Ukraine: government to develop economic inclusion

By focusing on barrier-free economic support programmes, actively engaging communities and opinion leaders on barrier-free issues, the Government is making efforts to create an adaptive environment and opportunities for all people across the country. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, at the presentation…

Baltic States: Estonian bus company makes Latvia change its public transport system

Estonian coach operator Lux Express has successfully influenced Latvia to change its public transportation principles, allowing intercity bus services to be operated on a commercial basis, similar to the system in Estonia. State-subsidized public transport in Latvia has led to absurd situations. For instance, long-distance buses may have toilets, but the operators do not open…