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…
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…
Ukraine and Turkey have agreed to increase the number of permits for international transportation, as well as to begin joint work on the digitalization of the permit system. The relevant agreements were reached during a meeting of the Joint Commission on International Road Transport. “We are consistently working on the digitalization of international transportation and…
Transmission system operator (TSO) Elering is weighing a possible new Estonia-Latvia gas interconnector near Varska to strengthen supply security as demand is set to rise. The company is assessing potential routes, technical feasibility, costs and timelines, with no final investment decision made. The pipeline is estimated to be about 40 kilometers long and cost around…
Retail trade across the European Union showed mixed dynamics in March, with Bulgaria standing out as the strongest performer on an annual basis, according to Eurostat data. On a monthly basis, retail sales in the euro area declined by 0.1%, following a 0.3% drop in February. Across the wider European Union, sales rose by 0.5%…
Estonia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.4% YoY in April, driven largely by higher fuel, housing and food costs, according to Statistics Estonia. Goods were 3.8% and services 2.8% more expensive on year in April, while the CPI rose by 0.8% from March. Lauri Veski, consumer price statistics service manager at the agency, said…
Russian forces have carried out 596 strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Yevhenii Khmara, announced this during the conference “United for Justice. Accountability for Crimes Against Civilians”. “At the initial stage, the enemy’s main target was the energy system. Later,…