The state-owned Estonian Railways (EVR) may need an additional EUR 10 million in support from the state to cover this year’s costs in connection with the termination of freight transport from Russia. The company is seeking new markets in Central Asia, as cargo shipping on the Black Sea has been reduced due to the ongoing…
Lithuania’s national security would not be affected if the Baltic States were disconnected from the common electricity system with Belarus and Russia (BRELL), Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on April 19. Such a cut-off would not have an impact on Lithuanian consumers because the country would be immediately connected to the Western European grid via…
A third of Ukrainian agricultural fields will not be used to sow wheat and other crops as a result of hostilities. That’s according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine. “Up to 30% of agricultural fields in Ukraine won’t be used to plant wheat, barley, sunflowers and corn this…
Inflation in Ukraine will reach 10-20% this year. Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleh Ustenko said this during a national telethon. “I believe that inflation will be between 10% and 20% this year. This is a significant inflation, but I hope that if the war stops soon enough, the situation will develop in a positive way and…
The Polish national air carrier PLL LOT will soon launch two new routes from Warsaw to Egypt and Kosovo. “From May 31, LOT passengers will be able to travel from Warsaw Chopin Airport to the capital of Egypt. The flights to Cairo will be operated by Embraer 190 planes five times a week, on Mondays,…
Georgia’s previous 80% dependence on wine exports to the Russian market has dropped to 57%, Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, has said. The minister noted the Government had been implementing projects for diversification of the wine export market with the involvement of the country’s National Wine Agency, pointing out about 12 million lari ($3.9…
The National Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced that 295 Ukrainian citizens had been employed. According to ANOFM data, they are 231 women and 64 men. Most of them – 202 – have been employed in Chisinau. The refugees found jobs in the following sectors: programmer, engineer, seamstress, salesman, sales consultant, cook, waiter, subassembly fitter, nurse, production…