Slovak coach operator Slovak Lines will launch a new direct service linking central Vienna with Bratislava airport this week, aiming to tap growing demand from Austrian passengers using flights from the Slovak capital. The route, due to start on May 13, will run eight times a day in each direction between Vienna city centre and…
The Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are emphasizing deposit return schemes, strengthening extended producer responsibility (EPR) and expanding waste separation, but differ significantly in market structure, recycling efficiency and investment needs. The packaging markets in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are developing in the context of increased regulation in line with EU regulations, the introduction…
In January-April, transport tax revenues amounted to UAH 115.6 million. This is 32.5% more than last year. In 4 months, 7,692 taxpayers paid the tax. In terms of territorial communities, the largest amounts of tax were provided by payers: – Kyiv city – UAH 34.6 million; – Dnipropetrovsk region – UAH 11.7 million; – Kyiv…
Representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine and the German state development bank KfW discussed possible approaches to the development of the housing financing system in Ukraine. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Vitaliy Petruk and Advisor to the Minister Andriy Telyupa. The…
A total of 25 women entrepreneurs have taken part in two training sessions dedicated to the economic empowerment of women from rural communities located in the area of the Codrii (Forests) Nature Reserve, Orhei National Park and Lower Dniester National Park. The two sessions were organized by NGO EcoContact and were hosted by the Orhei…
The government approved its EUR 29.3-million supplementary budget on May 11 to fund “priority areas” and sent it to the Riigikogu for members’ approval. The money will be used for “priority areas” such as the construction of the eastern border, increasing people’s AI skills, and financing a new explosives factory. Earlier on May 11, Minister…
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…