As part of the “grain initiative”, the Brave Commander bulk carrier left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi on the morning of August 16 with 23,000 tons of wheat for Ethiopia, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure reported on Facebook. “The ship Brave Commander with grain for Africa has left the Pivdennyi port. The…
Lithuania’s minimum monthly wage “should increase by between 15% and 19%” next year, Mykolas Majauskas, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance, said on August 16. “Accordingly, the government should calculate how much the non-taxable personal income threshold should increase so as to somewhat ease the burden on businesses, because a minimum wage…
The State Road Administration (ASD) announced on August 16 that unauthorized construction works were identified on the national public road R6 Chisinau – Orhei – Balti. “Following the situation created on the route R6 Chisinau – Orhei – Balti, km 137+927 (right side), where an economic agent intervened on the construction site, ASD examined the…
The third and final stage of liberalisation of Lithuania’s retail electricity market will be delayed for at least a year, the country’s Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on August 16. “We will provide a specific figure later when we put the bill before the parliament. But the liberalisation delay period will be more than a…
Passengers will be able to pay seasonal ticket fares for Tbilisi public transport using their bankcards starting from September 1, Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced. Kaladze said city authorities had reached agreement with two major banks in the country, TBC Bank and Bank of Georgia, enabling their customers to integrate their travel passes into the…
Lithuania’s decision to give up nuclear energy “was a big mistake”, the country’s Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on August 16. Closing the Ignalina nuclear power plant in northeastern Lithuania “was a mistake made by all of us”, Kreivys told a joint meeting of the parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and the Commission for Energy…
The leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), together with officials of the National Food Safety Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration had a meeting yesterday with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Chisinau Oleg Vasnetsov. The parties exchanged views on the decision of the Federal Veterinary and…