Poland’s industrial output rose by 15% YoY in May, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on June 21. Month on month, industrial output increased by 1.4%. Economists polled by PAP expected May’s manufacturing to grow by 16.7% YoY and by 2.5% MoM. Seasonally adjusted industrial production went up by 11.9% YoY, but declined by 1.7%…
Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad is not under blockade, and transit sanctions only affect a limited list of goods, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte emphasized, rejecting Moscow’s accusations that Vilnius was violating international treaties. “There’s no blockade of Kaliningrad. It’s just that since last weekend, sanctions have come into force on some of the goods included…
According to a report from employment and HR consultancy Personnel Service, Poland ranks third in Europe in terms of the number of people working in the automotive sector. According to Personnel Service, based on Eurostat data, over 12.7 million people in the European Union are employed directly or indirectly in that sector. Employment in the…
World Health Organization (WHO) has donated to the Ministry of Health a new batch of medicines, medical supplies and disinfectants for managing the refugee crisis in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the ministry, 200,000 bottles of hand hygiene solution, 770 kg of medicines, medical supplies and 900 ampoules of Tocilizumab – an injectable…
Two of the major Georgian airports in capital Tbilisi and Black Sea city of Batumi have been named among the top 10 airports in the Eastern Europe, the company operating them has announced. TAV Georgia said Tbilisi International Airport had been ranked fifth in the Skytrax World Airport Awards index, with Batumi airport ranking sixth.…
Deployment of a larger NATO contingent in Latvia will require a new base, warehouses and barracks, says Latvian Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks. In preparation for the summit, NATO Military Committee presented different recommendations regarding possible development scenarios. “Major changes” include deployment of NATO battle groups in multiple countries in which this has not happened…
Lithuania is likely to receive another 70 million euros from the European Commission to deal with the migrant crisis, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite has said. The EU’s executive body said in late 2021 that 200 million euros would be earmarked for beefing up border protection in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland over the coming years, but…