The Lithuanian and Latvian prime ministers on February 20 called for ramping up the “political coordination” of the Rail Baltica railway project. “We talked in detail about the Rail Baltica project, which is huge in scope and complex in technical parameters, and therefore requires very constructive and thorough political coordination,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas…
Large-scale inspections at food retail establishments continue across Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, the National Revenue Agency (NRA) and the Consumer Protection Commission have been conducting checks in stores and warehouses throughout the country. A separate inspection led by the NRA is also underway today. Both large and small outlets are being scrutinized for…
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Oleksii Chernyshov met with the IMF mission led by Gavin Gray to discuss support mechanisms for the integration and social adaptation of Ukrainians abroad. Chernyshov shared this information on Facebook. “Today, I had a meeting with representatives of the IMF mission led by Gavin Gray. We…
On the night of February 20, Russian forces launched another attack on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, Energy Minister German Galushchenko announced on Facebook. “Last night, Russia once again carried out a massive missile and drone strike on the gas infrastructure. Production facilities sustained damage. As soon as the security situation allowed, specialists began assessing the damage…
The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has requested detailed information from producers and traders of food products in order to establish the specific pricing method, delivery conditions and other factors affecting the formation of their retail price. The study will cover such basic food products as eggs, dairy products, meat, flour, bread and…
Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said on February 19 that Estonia’s defense spending would be over 4% of GDP next year but could not give an exact figure. “I can confirm that next year’s sum will be well over 4%. But how much exactly depends on the economic forecast. We are in the final…
348 million leva (178 million euros) were received by the budget of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense at the end of January as part of the agreement on compensation for aid provided to Ukraine. This was announced at a briefing in the Council of Ministers by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova. “These funds contribute to the…