Slovakia is facing one of its most severe droughts in decades, with meteorologists warning that April was the driest since records began in 1881 and farmers increasingly concerned about major crop losses and possible food price increases later this year. Experts from the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute say exceptionally low rainfall between December 2025 and April…
Last year’s rainy summer damaged fields for several strawberry growers, and this year the harvest is expected to be smaller than anticipated. The impact on strawberry prices cannot yet be predicted. At Wiira Farm in Tartu County, strawberries are being grown on around two hectares of land, evenly divided between the Asia and Falco varieties.…
A representative of LTG Group said on May 5 that sabotage was considered unlikely in two train derailments that occurred within 48 hours in central Lithuania, though all possible causes remained under investigation. Gediminas Seckus, the company’s director of business resilience, said data collected at the sites in Kaunas and Kedainiai districts suggests third-party interference…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko held a meeting on road repairs with Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba, Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov, and Minister of Finance Serhii Marchenko. Work is ongoing across the country: 203 road crews-about 2,000 workers-are working every day. On May 1, major repairs on international highways were…