Poland’s unemployment rate went down to 5.1% in September from 5.2%, after correction, in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of registered unemployed measured 801,700 in September against 806,900 in August, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated September’s unemployment at 4.8%. (The First News/Business World Magazine)
Supermarkets in Lithuania stopped stocking Russian and Belarusian goods after Ukraine’s invasion last February. Most products were not difficult to replace, with a few notable exceptions. If Russian or Belarusian goods can sometimes still be found in Lithuanian shops, retailers say it is because they are selling off their old stocks and not ordering any…
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two nuclear locations in Ukraine to detect any possible undeclared nuclear activities. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that the agency was aware of statements made by the Russian Federation on Sunday about alleged activities at two nuclear locations in Ukraine. Director General Grossi…
As a result of the Russian full-scale invasion, 90% of wind energy facilities and 45-50% of solar energy facilities have been put out of service in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko. “Green energy is probably the most affected industry, as most of our capacities have been located in…
While Lithuania scored slightly more in this year’s gender equality index, it still ranked near the bottom among EU member states. Lithuania scored 2.2 points higher than last year in the latest Gender Equality Index published by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), with an overall index score of 60.6. This put the country…
The municipal authorities announced on October 24 that 127 kindergartens in the capital had been connected to the thermal supply. At the operative meeting of the municipal services, the deputy head of the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport, Andrei Pavaloi, said that two kindergartens in the Rascani sector were not connected to the…
The Polish government has already secured some 30-35% of its borrowing needs for next year, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said. Morawiecki said at a press conference on October 24 that Poland would organise new bond auctions “when the most appropriate conditions appear,” as he referred to two auctions that the state-run bank BGK…