Lithuania: national stadium costs not to increase

Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas said on May 11 that neither the government’s nor the municipality’s financial commitments to the long-delayed national stadium project would increase, rejecting suggestions that the Education, Science and Sports Ministry was seeking to reduce its contribution. “That is not true,” Benkunskas told reporters when asked whether negotiations were underway to cut…

Ukraine: nearly 200,000 families receive housing compensation over three years eVidnovlennia programme operation

For three years, the state has been providing people with support and housing under the eVidnovlennia programme. During this time, 196,067 Ukrainian families have received compensation totalling UAH 89.7 billion. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko. “People who lost their homes due to russian aggression have been given the opportunity…