Military equipment manufactured in Poland, especially the Piorun (Thunderbolt) air defence system, has been attracting growing interest from around the world, the CEO of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) has said. “Interest displayed in the purchases of Poland-made military equipment, especially the Piorun surface-to-air missiles, is huge today,” Sebastian Chwalek said, adding that talks were…
As of the evening of December 11, Ukrainian emergency teams have restored most of the generating capacities in the country’s power system, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chairman of the Board of NEC Ukrenergo, has said. “As of now, Ukrainian energy engineers have been able to restore most of the generating capacities after this week’s missile attacks,” Kudrytskyi…
Ukraine is currently trying to protect the democracy of the entire civilized world, so support for Ukraine cannot be considered charity. Total aid committed to Ukraine reached 113 billion euros as last week. “It’s not charity to support Ukraine. We are trying to protect freedom and democracy of all the civilized world,” Minister of Finance…
Lithuania plans to train a battalion of Ukrainian troops within the framework of the European Union’s new support mission for Ukraine, Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys has said. “We will probably lead the training of one of the battalions,” he told reporters in Vilnius on December 9. Led by Poland and Germany, the mission was…
The three Baltic countries agree on the need to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP. However, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to achieve the target at their own pace. “Each country individually will increase the defence investment toward 3% of GDP,” Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins told reporters after meeting with his Lithuanian and…
Over 150 fruits producers, including from the Transnistrian region, participated in a National Conference titled, Business of Fruits in Moldova, held in Chisinau on December 8-9. The event was organized by the Moldova Fruct Association, in partnership with the Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Activity project (RCRA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “A…
The average wage growth in Baltic States in the past ten years has been the most rapid among members states of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to results of the study by international financial technologies company Tipalti. Data indicates that between 2011 and 2021 the average wage in Latvia has increased…