No consent of the Russian Federation is required to make them pay reparations to Ukraine. It is possible to reimburse Ukrainian losses after the war at the expense of seized Russian assets. This was announced by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk. He said that the government was currently doing a lot of…
Ukraine has stockpiled the necessary food products, but due to the ongoing war and the inability to export Ukrainian agricultural products, issues may arise in a number of countries. That’s according to a Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers, Oleh Nemchynov, who spoke at a national telethon. “We have repeatedly said that Ukraine has stocks…
SEB has revised its forecast for Lithuania’s GDP growth in 2022 up to 0.9% from 0.1% in late March, and has raised its projection for 2023 to 1.8%. SEB Lithuania’s economist Tadas Povilauskas says that the upward revision reflects expectations of a less sharp economic downturn in the second quarter, as well as a positive…
Representatives of a company from Turkey have shown interest in apples produced in Moldova. Members of the Moldova Fruct Association, apple producers, last week were visited by representatives of Turkish company, which owned one of the biggest areas of orchards in Moldova (850 hectares) and sold apples in India, Middle East and Russia. “The company…
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on May 12 inspected the ongoing construction of a residential district on the outskirts of Tbilisi, with the project designed for service members and their families and dubbed Army City. Accompanied by Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze to observe the work on Makhata Mountain in the northern part of the…
On May 12, Latvian Saeima passed in the second and final reading urgent amendments to the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians. Amendments are intended to provide aid to persons in Latvia who voluntarily provide accommodation to Ukrainian refugees. It is planned to provide private persons with the right to receive benefits to compensate additional…
Average monthly gross income rose by EUR 92 (+6.7%), to EUR 1,475 per employee in 2021, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. Gross income also continued to rise as 2021 progressed. Statistics Estonia analyst Greta Tischler noted that the highest average income was once again earned in municipalities of Harju County, principally those which made up…