French wheeled self-propelled howitzers Caesar could be delivered to Lithuania in 2027, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “The acquisition itself will take place in 2027. Or perhaps earlier. It is still too early to talk about very specific terms,” the minister said. On June 13, Anusauskas signed a letter of intent on purchasing 18…
A growing number of Polish companies plan to maintain their current level of employment, while the percentage of firms seeking new staff has decreased, according to a new survey by the Randstad recruitment agency. In all, 69% of companies will not add to their head count, up by 9% in comparison to December 2021, indicates…
Economists warn that the coming autumn and winter should be spent preparing for hard times: unemployment and bankruptcies are likely to increase, as wages are set to stagnate. The Food Bank is already reporting an increase in demand. Emilija from Panevezys in northern Lithuania adds 500 euros to her retirement pension by selling flowers. Now,…
The tariff for one travel in the public transport from Chisinau will be 6 lei starting from July 1. The Moldovan capital’s city hall made statements to this effect, after the Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC) approved the methodology of calculation of the tariff for one travel by the municipal public transport. Under the decision, the…
“If Europe ceases using Russian gas or Russia stops supplying gas to Europe and/or Latvia fails to secure alternatives to Russian gas, the gas price for households will increase again next year,” Swedbank senior acting economist in Latvia Agnese Buceniece has said. “But if these scenarios do not come true, we can expect the gas…
The Prisma chain of supermarkets planned to open a new shop in Saue this year but price advance caused the developer to ax the project, with the chain now looking for a new location for the supermarket. The Saue Municipality said that Saue EPT, which was the developer for the Prisma supermarket building in the…
According to preliminary forecasts, the potential production of grain on the existing sown areas in Ukraine will be 48-50 million tons. “In Ukraine this year, the end of sowing campaign actually coincided with the start of harvesting campaign. On June 9, the southern areas of Odesa region began harvesting winter barley. We already have the…