Georgia: country enjoying double-digit economic growth in January-May 2022

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said Georgia experienced a “double-digit” economic growth in the first five months of 2022 despite “world markets crashing” the recessions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, the Government Administration announced on June 27. Garibashvili called the growth figure “unprecedented” in Europe, adding the Government would “not allow any destructive force” to “hinder”…

Lithuania: leaders discuss sanctions on Kaliningrad transit

On June 27, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and the country’s leadership agreed on “key principles” for consultations with the European Commission on Kaliningrad transit sanctions. “There was unanimous agreement today on the key principles and provisions Lithuania should follow in order to clarify certain points to the European Commission,” presidential adviser Kestutis Budrys told reporters…

Lithuania: acute shortage of bus drivers looming

There is a shortage of around 1,000 bus and trolleybus drivers across Lithuania. With few new drivers entering the labour force, the problem is expected to get worse. “This is a shortage of public transport drivers everywhere – in all companies, in all regions, in all municipalities,” Gintaras Nakutis, head of the Passenger Transport Association,…

Ukraine: EU’s LIFE environmental program joined

Ukraine has joined the EU’s LIFE program, under which it will be able to get resources and funding to address the long-term effects of Russian aggression, as well as to restore the environment as a whole. Ukraine’s Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets and EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius signed a respective document…

Poland: unemployment down in May 2022

Poland’s unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in May from 5.2% April 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of registered unemployed measured 850,200 in May against 878,000 in the previous month, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated May’s unemployment at 5.1%. (The First News/Business World Magazine)