Ukraine: Minister of Finance discusses protection of children’s rights with Special Envoy of Council of Europe Secretary General

On May 6, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko held a meeting with the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the situation of children in Ukraine Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir. Deputy Minister of Finance Olga Zykova also took part in the meeting. The minister expressed gratitude to the…

Slovakia: farmers fear sharp fall in harvests

Slovakia is facing one of its most severe droughts in decades, with meteorologists warning that April was the driest since records began in 1881 and farmers increasingly concerned about major crop losses and possible food price increases later this year. Experts from the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute say exceptionally low rainfall between December 2025 and April…

Lithuania: sabotage unlikely in recent derailments

A representative of LTG Group said on May 5 that sabotage was considered unlikely in two train derailments that occurred within 48 hours in central Lithuania, though all possible causes remained under investigation. Gediminas Seckus, the company’s director of business resilience, said data collected at the sites in Kaunas and Kedainiai districts suggests third-party interference…