Poland recorded a PLN 27.7-billion (EUR 5.78-billion) state budget surplus after the first six months of 2022, the Ministry of Finance said. Poland’s budget revenue reached PLN 263.6 billion (EUR 54.92) in January-June 2022 and was PLN 29.7 billion (EUR 6.19 billion) or 12.7% higher compared to the same period of 2021, the ministry said.…
Vilnius is planning to buy the HIMARS rocket artillery systems from the United States, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry has confirmed. “Lithuania is planning to acquire HIMARS from the US at the same time as Estonia and Latvia,” the ministry said in a written comment. Vilnius will sign the contract “separately” from the other Baltic States…
Ukraine is preparing to export more electricity to consumers in the European Union, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in his video address. “We are preparing to increase our export of electricity to consumers in the European Union. Despite such a war, we ensured the connection of Ukraine’s power grid to the energy system of the…
Ukraine will supply agricultural products to foreign markets via alternative routes if Russia continues shelling the port infrastructure, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has said. “We will move to Plan B if Russia continues shelling the port infrastructure, which we have already used before. That is, we will use the Danube ports, we will use the…
Even if Russia cuts energy supply to Europe, Lithuania will not run out of gas, the country’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has reassured. However, if there is a need for rationing, household consumers will be prioritised over industry. “We have a certain algorithm in Lithuania that defines what to do if there is a real…
Over 670 citizens of Ukraine have been employed in Moldova. According to the National Employment Agency (ANOFM), most Ukrainian citizens are employed in Chisinau – 499. As many as 518 out of all employees are women and 152 are men. Thus, the citizens of Ukraine were employed in the following professions: programmer, engineer, tailor, seller,…
Lithuanian airline GetJet will resume flights in Georgia by offering multiple charter connections between the Baltic States and the country, Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has announced. Kvrivishvili said the Baltic States had been “one of the important” tourist markets for Georgia and noted the Government “actively worked” to increase the awareness of the country’s…