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,…
Customs Service revenues to the state budget amounted to over 687.9 million lei on April 18-25, up by 23.3% than the budget burden set for this period. According to the institution, the private people set out goods the value in customs of which exceeded the non-taxable limit, collected payments amounting to over 8.3 million lei,…
The ruling coalition in Latvia plans to discuss possible solutions to compensate the rapid price rise, as journalists were told by representatives of government parties. Last week, the Minister of Welfare Gatis Eglitis presented to coalition cooperation parties the plan to increase minimal wage from EUR 640 to EUR 700 next year. On April 25,…
The Estonian Peat Association has proposed the creation of a strategic peat reserve and compensation for the price difference caused by CO2 quotas. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications said that while producers were free to approach district heating providers, there were no measures for CO2 component compensation. The association wrote in its letter…
Georgia will launch a large-scale government program for construction of public infrastructure facilities in installments, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has said at a government meeting. According to the PM, the government intends to act as a guarantor to banks for construction companies, and then, within 3 to 5 years, to return the money to the…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted Ukrainian agricultural production and this year’s grain harvest in Ukraine is likely to be about 20% lower than in 2021 due to reduced sowing areas. The UK Ministry of Defense said this in its latest intelligence update posted on Twitter. “Ukraine is the fourth largest producer and…