Lithuania: trade unions to hold picket outside Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius

Lithuanian trade unions will hold a picket outside the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius in support of their arrested colleagues. The move is aimed at protesting against the persecution of democratic Belarusian trade unions, the Confederation of Lithuanian Trade Unions says. “This is an international action initiated by the International Trade Union Confederation,” the statement read.…

Ukraine: government preparing for harvest after most difficult sowing campaign in history

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that the Cabinet of Ministers is beginning preparations for the harvesting campaign, taking into account the challenges facing farmers. “The sowing campaign, despite unprecedented challenges, was successful. According to the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food, 75% of last year’s areas have been sown,” Shmyhal said. He added…

Lithuania: Lifosa resumes operations

The Lifosa plant has resumed production after a forced shutdown in April. 240 employees of the enterprise are back to work. Earlier, the European Union authorities imposed sanctions against Andrey Melnichenko, the owner of EuroChem, which owned Lifosa. After that, the accounts of Lifosa were blocked and the plant was forced to stop. Later, the…