Whisky is now Poland’s fastest-growing alcohol export. Last year, 197 million zloty (EUR 46.3 million) worth of Polish whisky was exported, up from 40 million zloty in 2021, representing a fivefold increase. However, vodka remains Poland’s leading exported spirit, with foreign sales worth nearly 900 million zloty last year, according to a new report by…
The National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom” reported that investigative actions were conducted in one of its branches. “Energoatom informed that on November 4, an investigation was carried out in one of the company’s separate divisions. The company is cooperating with the investigators and providing all necessary documents and explanations. Energoatom is interested in a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine still lacks $750 million out of the $2 billion needed to import natural gas for the current heating season. He said this at a briefing following a meeting with, among others, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk. “As of today, we understand that we…
The Competition Authority has launched an investigation into nearly all of the country’s largest retail chains over potential unfair trading practices with food suppliers. The inquiry targets Coop Eesti Keskuhistu, Selver, Prisma, Rimi, Maxima and OG Elektra, the owner of Grossi Toidukaubad. Kristin Truus, a lawyer at the Competition Authority, said the agency focused this…
Germany’s armaments company Rheinmetall and its Lithuanian partners on November 4 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory worth several hundred million euros near the northern town of Baisogala. The facility will be built on a 340-hectare site in Kemerai, a village about six kilometres from Baisogala in Radviliskis district. It is expected…
Starting today, Ukraine has begun accepting applications from electronic document management operators to test the electronic consignment note (ECN) system in the field of domestic freight transportation. This was announced on Facebook by Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development Serhiy Derkach. “Today marks the start of accepting applications from electronic document management operators to…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated that over the past three months, the Ministry of Defence concluded 20 contracts under the “Danish model.” The total value of these contracts with partner countries’ defence entities and manufacturing companies amounted to EUR 1.4 billion. “In total, EUR 427.8 million has been disbursed to Ukrainian manufacturers…