Lithuanian border guards’ unions complain that they are armed with old unreliable Kalashnikovs and undersupplied with ammunition. In case of a foreign invasion, border guards say they would be the first line of defence. Shooting is an important part of border guards’ training and the main weapon is the pistol. However, border guards’ trade unions…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is necessary to expand the existing grain export initiative in the coming weeks. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council via video link, the president emphasized that the Russian Federation had put the world on the brink of an unprecedented famine. In particular, as a…
More than 80% of enterprises have returned to operations in Ukraine, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said. “Credit, tax and regulatory incentives, along with other point aid, made it possible to sustain our economic front. As a result, more than 80% of enterprises have now returned to work,” the prime minister said.…
The average monthly salary (gross nominal) in 2021 was 8,979.8 lei, up by 13.1% YoY. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the average monthly salary (nominal net) was 7634.8 lei, up by 15.4%. The number of employees late last year was 739.6 thousand people, up by 0.1%. The highest values of the average gross…
Poland’s unemployment rate was at the level of 4.9% in July, the same as in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on August 24. The number of registered unemployed measured 818,200 in July against 818,00 in June, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated July’s unemployment at 4.9%.…
Some 1,400 monkeypox vaccine doses have been delivered to Lithuania, the Health Ministry said on August 24. “The National Public Health Centre will identify people to be vaccinated and refer them for vaccination,” Deputy Health Minister Ausra Bilotiene Motiejuniene told reporters, adding that over 17,000 infection cases had been recorded worldwide since May. People will…
Thai AirAsia X airline will resume charter flights from Bangkok to Tbilisi, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia announced on August 24. The direct flights on the Bangkok-Tbilisi-Bangkok route will carry passengers twice a week on October 8-29. The ministry said the flights would also be operated in the winter season, while Deputy Economy Minister…