The European Investment Bank (EIB) will offer the Republic of Moldova a grant of 15 million euros for energy efficiency projects of public buildings. The agreement was signed on September 13 by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Head of the European Union Delegation to Chisinau Janis Mazeiks and Head…
The Polish government will offer a special support package to at least several hundred firms with high energy consumption, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has announced. “We want to cover up to about a thousand companies with the package of aid measures for the energy-intensive sector, certainly 800-900 firms that are most affected by…
The Social Democratic Party’s (LSDP) representatives in the Lithuanian parliament are launching an interpellation procedure against Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys over what they say is a mishandled electricity supply reform and failure to respond to the surge in energy prices. The group says the minister will be asked to provide answers regarding “negligent attitude towards…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, the State Minister of the United Arab Emirates for Economy and Trade, on September 13 announced talks on a free trade agreement between the two countries following their meeting in Tbilisi. The talks are starting this month in a bid to improve the current trade…
Lithuania will open its representative office in Taiwan “as soon as we are ready”, Deputy Economy Minister Karolis Zemaitis, who is currently visiting the island, has said. The previous plan was to open the office on September 12. Vilnius’ representative to Taiwan, Paulius Lukauskas, “arrived last week and is only a few days out of…
On September 13, seven more vessels loaded with Ukraine-produced agricultural crops left Odesa Port, Chornomorsk Port and Pivdennyi Port via the “grain corridor”. The relevant statement was made by Turkiye’s National Defense Ministry on Twitter. “As part of grain shipments, this morning seven more vessels loaded with grain have departed from Ukrainian ports,” the report…
Ukraine may save about $5.9 billion within a year, as investors have agreed to reschedule its external debt service payments until 2024. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry. In August, investors supported Ukraine’s proposal to change the terms of issuance and placement of the state financial instruments. Three-week negotiations with holders…