Lithuania could serve as a gateway to Europe for green hydrogen, Environment Minister Simonas Gentvilas has said. “Our country happens to be a part of the EU-supported hydrogen supply corridor. Lithuania’s infrastructure – the port of Klaipeda with its LNG import terminal and the gas interconnection with Poland – would allow us to reach the…
Poland’s national air carrier LOT called off its flights to and from Brussels on November 9 due to a planned strike in its capital city of Belgium on that day, a LOT spokesman said. All of Belgium’s trade unions called on workers to take to the streets on November 9 to protest against growing energy…
Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys has denied reports by a bankruptcy administrator of Inter RAO Lietuva, a Russian electricity supplier, that the country continues to buy energy from Moscow. “I want to state repeatedly that the transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Baltic countries are not buying any services,” he told MPs on November 8.…
Today, almost 2.5 million households receive subsidies from the state. It is expected that this number will increase in the coming months, as people continue to apply for the relevant assistance. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Government meeting on November 8. “The average subsidy is projected to amount to about…
The enterprises, the assets of which have been forcibly transferred into state ownership, should meet Ukraine’s defense needs, and some of them will restore the production capacities that have been lost. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a briefing. “These five enterprises are governed and must fully meet our…
Five Lithuanian companies sanctioned by Moscow say they have no business relations with Moscow. The firms, active in military and technology sectors, were among 74 foreign firms sanctioned by Russia. The Lithuanian companies named in the sanctions list are Aviabaltika Aviation Ltd (which is linked to Aviabaltika), Helisota, Defensus, ASU Baltija and Defensa. It was…
Polish retail sales went up by 8.4% YoY in September after an 8% increase in August, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, reported on November 8. Month on month, retail sales went up by 1.4%, the agency also said. Retail sales in the eurozone fell by 0.6% YoY in September after a 2% decline a month…