Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said the US was pressuring Lithuania to allow the transit of Belarusian fertilisers through its territory, according to remarks made in a closed-door meeting with the Social Democratic faction. Several Social Democrats who attended the meeting confirmed the information on condition of anonymity. According to them, Budrys specifically used the word…
On May 12, an online event titled “The Circular Economy in Ukraine: Identifying Priority Sectors and Value Chains” as part of the regional program “Recovery through a circular economy and pollution reduction in the Eastern partnership countries” (EU4Green Recovery East), funded by the EU and implemented in the Eastern Partnership countries. The event was organized…
Twenty-three strikes have been recorded as a result of the Russian attack on railway infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn has told journalists. “Following the attack, we have 23 hits on railway facilities. No injuries or fatalities among passengers were recorded. Monitoring teams stopped and evacuated trains in advance,” Lytvyn said. He noted that…
Plans for the fourth electricity connection between Estonia and Latvia have been postponed beyond the original 2038 completion date, and no final decisions have been made. Estonia’s national transmission system operator, Elering, has projected that new connections with Finland and Latvia would be completed in around 10 years’ time. Under the updated plan, both Estlink…
Inflation in Moldova is driven by the external situation, particularly developments in the Middle East. Deputy Prime Minister, Economic Development and Digitization Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu has made statements to this effect. “Inflation depends on the conflict in the Gulf. The National Bank’s decision to raise the interest rate on its main monetary policy operations to…
The Latvian airline airBaltic has cancelled its planned summer season flights between Vilnius and Krakow, citing rising fuel prices and commercial considerations, the head of Lithuanian Airports reports. “Yes, we have this information,” Lithuanian Airports CEO Simonas Bartkus told reporters, adding that the seasonal route had been scheduled to launch in June but would no…
The Government is preparing comprehensive solutions to stabilize payments in the electricity market. The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the relevant ministries, the NEURC, Ukrenergo, and Energoatom to develop appropriate mechanisms. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced this. “The first step is to launch a special mechanism for supplying electricity to district heating companies, water…