The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) announced that the amendments to the European Regulation that referred to certain plants intended for planting of the species Malus domestica, originating in the Republic of Moldova, as well as from another country, entered into force. “Another market for products from the Republic of Moldova has become accessible.…
Subsidising electricity and natural gas bills may cost the Lithuanian government between 500 million and a billion euros next year, according to Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. “No doubt, the government will limit that price hike, as it has done since July 1,” she said on August 23. “Next year’s budget is now being drafted and,…
The digital driving license and vehicle registration passport in the Diia will soon be displayed in the Polish mObywatel application thanks to the cross-state sharing service. This became known during a joint briefing of the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and the Secretary of State for Digital Affairs…
The direct losses to the Ukrainian economy caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have already reached about $113.5 billion, according to the KSE Institute at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). Maksym Nefyodov, head of reform support projects at the KSE Institute, said this during a nationwide television marathon. “The latest figure for direct…
On August 22, the State Road Administration (ASD) announced the launch of the public tender for the purchase of consultancy services for the technical supervision of the execution of the construction works of the M3 road Chisinau – Comrat – Giugiulesti – border with Romania (bypassing the city of Vulcanesti). The contract is part of…
The Bayraktar drone, crowdfunded by Lithuanians and handed over to Ukraine in July, is already carrying out combat tasks, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on August 22. “The Bayraktar UAV Hawk about to perform combat tasks in Ukraine,” Anusauskas wrote on Facebook, posting a photo of the drone. “We cannot give more details, but it…
Poland’s retail sales increased in real terms by 2% YoY and by 1.2% MoM in July, the Central Statistical Office said on August 22. Economists polled by PAP expected July’s retail sales to grow in real terms by 2.7% and by 1.5% respectively. In current prices, retail sales increased by 18.4% YoY in July against…