Rail Baltica construction is significantly cheaper in Estonia, where a full kilometer of the railway will cost about the same as the substructure alone in Latvia. Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said this week that building the 45-kilometer stretch from Misa to the Lithuanian border would cost over EUR 520 million, or about EUR 11.57…
Average household income per person in Bulgaria grew more strongly than spending during the last quarter of 2025, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. The quarterly total income per household member reached BGN 3,687 (EUR 1,880), marking an increase of 9.4% compared to the same period in 2024. At the same time, average…
Corner stores are fading from the Tartu cityscape, as high energy bills and dwindling customer numbers force even longtime neighborhood fixtures to close. Just days ago, the storied Kuu pood, the last of its kind in Karlova, closed its doors, simultaneously closing a chapter in a district that once boasted hundreds of tiny shops. Rising…
Renewables now account for over half of installed power capacity in Poland, with the country’s climate minister calling it a “breakthrough moment”. “For the first time in history, the share of renewable energy sources in the installed capacity in our country has exceeded 50%,” wrote Paulina Hennig-Kloska on social media, noting that the latest data…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to launch an experimental mechanism of state ordering for domestic long-distance passenger transportation. The project was developed by the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance. This is a gradual transition to the European PSO (Public Service Obligation) model, when the…
On February 17, the Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksiy Sobolev met with the Chairman of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission Oleksiy Semenyuk. They talked about commodity markets and capital markets – a resource that was now extremely necessary for the recovery and growth of business and attracting capital. “It…
Moldova’s exports of goods increased by 6.4% last year compared to 2024, reaching a total of $3.78 billion. The European Union remains the main market for Moldovan products, accounting for 67.5% of total exports. The National Statistics Bureau unveiled the data. According to the BNS, exports of goods to European Union countries in 2025 totaled…