The company behind the planned EUR 300-million large-caliber ammunition factory to be built in the Pohja-Kivioli defense industry park is a Swedish defense industry firm. Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) announced last week that the state had reached an agreement with a manufacturer of 155-millimeter ammunition to build a factory in Estonia, noting that the…
In March, the general fund of the state budget received UAH 169.4 billion in taxes and fees controlled by the State Tax Service. The plan was implemented by 101.9%. This was reported by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh on her Facebook page. In addition, the budget received UAH 3.1 billion.…
Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece for Economic Diplomacy Haris Theocharis. Representatives of state-owned energy companies of Ukraine and Greek business also took part in the meeting. The participants discussed the priorities of restoring and modernizing Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the current…
The Latvian government is set to review a request from national airline airBaltic for a short-term loan, the Ministry of Transport (SM) has announced. According to the government’s agenda, the Cabinet of Ministers will consider an informational report on the current situation at airBaltic during a closed session. The ministry stated that at the end…
Preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) indicated that consumer prices in Bulgaria increased by 0.7% in March on a monthly basis, while annual inflation reached 3.9%, according to the agency’s flash estimate. The NSI has recently begun publishing so-called “flash inflation” figures, providing early readings on price dynamics before the release of full…
Lithuania will cut domestic train ticket prices by 50% for two months in response to soaring fuel costs linked to tensions in the Middle East, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has said. The discounts, introduced by passenger rail operator LTG Link, will apply from April 1 through May 31 on all local routes. The measure aims…
In January-February, 530 payers of parking fees transferred UAH 38.1 million to local budgets. This is 13.6% more than in the same period last year. Then, budgets received UAH 33.5 million. Large regions traditionally remain the leaders in terms of payment volumes. The largest revenues were provided by: – Odesa region – UAH 13.7 million;…