The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda said that its first-quarter cargo traffic declined by 13.7% YoY, to 9.7 million tons. Algis Latakas, the port’s CEO, said that he expected container shipments via Klaipeda to continue growing at a fast rate this year. Container (TEU) loadings in Klaipeda almost doubled in the first three months to 218,000…
The Energy Ministry has drafted legislation banning Russian natural gas supplies to Lithuania. If passed, the amendments to the Law on Natural Gas will bar access to Lithuania’s gas transmission system and its LNG terminal to suppliers from countries deemed as posing a threat to national security. The ban will not apply to gas transit…
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has over EUR 140 billion in foreign currency reserves, nearly twice as much as 10 years ago, the bank’s president has written in a weekly magazine. Writing in the “Wszystko co najwazniejsze” (“Everything that’s most important”) opinion magazine, published by the New Media Institute Foundation, Adam Glapinski argued that…
The Georgian National Food Agency has fined 20 slaughterhouses across the country for violating hygienic norms. In its reveal of the inspection results, the Agency said inspection of slaughterhouses as “high-risk facilities” for health matters was its priority. A total of 302 state controls have been carried out in slaughterhouses across Georgia so far this…
The consumer price index grew by 18.8% YoY in April, with price advance faster than in decades. Housing expenses contributed the most, Statistics Estonia reported. According to Statistics Estonia, in April, the consumer price index increased by 3.6% MoM and by 18.8% YoY. Goods were 14.4% and services 27.8% more expensive than in April last…
During his working visit to Warsaw, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that since the beginning of the full-blown russian invasion of Ukraine, the country had obtained more than $12 billion in support in the shape of weaponry and finances. “These are funds from Ukraine’s allies that help us defend our freedom and…
During his working visit to Warsaw on May 5, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir. The parties discussed the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the need to prolong sanctions pressure against the terrorist country. The Prime Minister of Ukraine said that russia continued…