Turkiye ($1.78 billion), Russia ($1.47 billion) and China ($1.22 billion) were the top trading partners of Georgia in its total external trade turnover in January-August, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. Georgia’s top partners by exports in January-August were China ($502.6 million), Azerbaijan ($421.5 million) and Russia ($409.3 million), while the…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called on Western leaders to step up military support to Kyiv against Russia’s aggression after new mass graves and evidence of torture have been found in liberated Ukrainian territories. “Russia continues with its genocide against the Ukrainian nation. Mass graves and torture chambers in the city of Izium, which has…
On September 12-18, the Customs Service collected over 686.5 million lei to the state budget (about 34.3 million euros), up by 3.5% from the target. According to the Customs Service, private people brought goods with the customs value exceeding the non-taxable limit, and payments worth over 17.1 million lei were collected, which represented 2.5% of…
Following a year of legal disputes, the trade union of Vilnius Public Transport (VVT) workers has announced renewed plans for a strike. According to Algirdas Markevicius, chairman of the VVT trade union, the indefinite strike is planned to start on October 3, as a year-long disagreement with the VVT administration over salaries and working conditions…
Astarta started a new sugar production season. On September 16, the first two sugar plants started processing sugar beets. Three more plants will be launched in the third decade of September and at the beginning of October. “In total, five sugar plants will operate in the 2022 production season. They are fully ready for work.…
A column consisting of 25 trucks of Energoatom National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine has reached the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar and delivered the most necessary spare parts, chemical agents and diesel fuel to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The relevant statement was made by Energoatom National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine…
Vilnius and Warsaw have agreed for a passenger train connecting the two capitals to start running in December. According to the memorandum signed in Vilnius on September 16, a one-way trip will not exceed 8 hours. Once the Rail Baltic project linking the Baltic States with Poland is completed in 2026, a direct-high-speed train will…