Countries neighboring Estonia are working on legislation regulating the sale and consumption of alcohol. Lithuania and Finland are set to lift some alcohol sale restrictions, while Latvia has rejected a proposal to raise the legal drinking age. The Latvian Saeima supported several legislative amendments during their second reading that would help reduce alcohol consumption, but…
Farmers in Odesa region sowed a number of local fields with five experimental varieties of cotton. This was announced on Facebook by the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa State Administration. “The first sprouts will be seen within two weeks,” the report says. It is noted that the south of…
Nine investment projects worth more than EUR 345 million are being implemented in Ukraine with the support of Germany’s state-owned investment and development bank KfW. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, following a meeting between Ukrainian Finance Deputy Minister Olga Zykova and KfW Director Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Veronica…
Enefit Green is claiming damages from General Electric, one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, and insurance company Compensa for the closure of the Akmene wind farm in Lithuania. Kadri Korsten, a spokesperson for Enefit Green, said that the company was not disclosing the amount of the claim at this time. Enefit Green may…
A large protest against the European Union’s climate policies was held in Warsaw on May 10, organised by the Solidarity trade union and attended by leading figures from Law and Justice (PiS), the main opposition party to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government. They argue that the EU’s Green Deal will “destroy” the Polish economy, causing particular…
A recent national survey conducted by the Market Links agency reveals that nearly half of Bulgarians, constituting 47% of respondents, hold reservations regarding the anticipated benefits of Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro. The survey, conducted among 1007 individuals aged 18 and above between April 27 and May 9, indicates a significant segment of the population…
On May 9, the needs of consumers were covered by domestic generation, commercial imports and emergency supplies from the power systems of Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The total volume of emergency supply was about 3% of daily electricity consumption. Also, during daytime hours, Ukraine received surplus electricity on an emergency basis at Poland’s request. On…