Europe is facing sunflower oil shortages. Similarly to British supermarkets, Lidl likewise imposed purchase limits on cooking oil in its Estonian stores, but had since lifted them. The shortage and price increase on cooking oil, however, has put several Estonian food industry businesses in a bind. Until recently, Lidl had imposed a limit of five…
The West is ready to contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said following a US-initiated allied meeting in Germany. “It is difficult to expect a quick end to this war, we are, therefore, determined to fully contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces. Together,…
The United Kingdom announced the decision to reduce all tariffs to zero and remove all quotas on imports of Ukrainian goods thus saving thousands of jobs during the war. “I am grateful to the United Kingdom and personally to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his prompt and positive response to our request for trade liberalization.…
As of April 25, the balance on the special fundraising account the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) opened to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine totals over UAH 45 million. Overall, the NBU has already transferred almost UAH 15.4 billion to meet the needs of the Ukrainian military. In addition, the balance on the special…
Lithuania still has weapons it could send to Ukraine, Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys said on April 26. “We are looking at what other options there are. There are still some, and we are still discussing with the key allies possible supply lines to rebuild that capability if we give it to Ukraine,”…
Poland’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in March from 5.5% February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on April 26. The number of registered unemployed measured 902,100 in March against 921,800 in the previous month, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated March’s unemployment also at 5.4%. (The First News/Business World…
Ireland’s budget airline Ryanair is set to launch around a dozen new direct routes from Lithuania this summer. This will bring the total number of destinations from Lithuania to 50, Dara Brady, director of marketing, digital and communications for Ryanair, told a press conference on April 26. The new direct destinations are Aalborg, Brussels, Budapest,…