Factories have processed 175,500 tons of grapes from the ongoing harvest in Georgia’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti, with about 16,000 growers generating GEL 174 million (about $61,514,530) in income so far, the national wine agency has announced. Growers have processed the following grape varieties: Rkatsiteli – 102.7 tons, Saperavi – 75.5 tons and Kakhuri…
One in five people in Lithuania were at risk of poverty last year, according to data from the Lithuanian Statistics Department. In 2021, the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Lithuania was 20%, according to Inga Masiulaityte-Sukevic, Deputy Director of the Lithuanian Statistics Department. “Compared to 2020, the at-risk-of-poverty rate has decreased by 0.9% and by 2.9% over…
Kutaisi international airport in Georgia’s west is expected to service more than a million passengers in 2023, Tamar Archuadze, the head of United Airports of Georgia, has said. Archuadze made the comment at the presentation of a research Tourism – Challenges and Prospects by Galt & Taggart, a Georgian-based investment bank and brokerage service company.…
Together with Associated British Ports (ABP), Unifeeder has launched a new service from Klaipeda to the Port of Immingham, UK, according to the company’s release. The new route is a weekly sailing offering faster transit times, with the vessel leaving Klaipeda on Friday and Immingham on Monday. The maiden voyage saw the Elbspring vessel arrive…
Jacek Sasin, Poland’s state assets minister and a deputy prime minister, has proposed a 50% windfall tax on power companies, which have profited from rising energy prices. Energy prices in Poland have increased rapidly owing to a combination of factors, including the Ukraine war and a boycott of Russian oil and gas. “I have suggested…
The trade union of Vilniaus Public Transport (VVT) workers is seeking to improve working conditions and therefore is calling a strike “to the bitter end”. A bus driver says it is a result of the management’s failures to address long-brewing issues. The action is to start on October 3, the union leader Algirdas Markevicius has…
A total of 745 businesses have been relocated in Ukraine since the relevant government program was launched, and 558 of them have already resumed operations. The relevant statement was made by the Economy Deputy Minister Tetiana Berezhna. “Since the government program was launched, businesses have submitted 1,846 requests. A total of 745 enterprises were moved…