At least 5,000,000 people in Ukraine have lost jobs due to the war unleashed by Russia. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Economy Deputy Minister Tetyana Berezhna during the Polish-Ukrainian Economic Forum. “The war is destroying Ukraine’s labor market. Hostilities continue, where 10 million workers used to be employed. At least 5 million people…
The 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on November 17 adopted their third resolution since the war broke out in Ukraine, calling on Russia to put to a halt all actions at Ukrainian nuclear facilities. The resolution was passed at a closed-door vote, Reuters reported. The draft co-filed by Canada and…
Trains between major Lithuanian cities have been cancelled due to “unforeseen technical circumstances”, Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos gelezinkeliai, LTG) announced on November 18. Lithuanian Railways also informed that on November 17 a freight train collided with railway repair equipment on the railway section Vievis-Zasliai. No people were injured in the incident, but it resulted in a…
Natural gas distribution companies in Georgia will invest GEL 265 million ($97.44 million) within the next five years in improving supply in the country, the Georgian national energy and water supply regulatory commission has announced. “The commission agreed on the investment plans to be implemented by the natural gas distribution companies in the next five…
Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK), and a group of fellow lawmakers have proposed to allocate 3.6 million euros in additional funding to the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union. According to Kasciunas, such a decision would bring the Riflemen’s Union funding up by 50%. The move has been coordinated…
Turkish-German carrier SunExpress will enter the Georgian airline market starting in June 2023, the United Airports of Georgia has said. Tamar Archuadze, director general of the United Airports, said starting from June 3, 2023 SunExpress would offer flights between Tbilisi and Izmir, while flights from Ankara and Antalya would start on June 5 and 15,…
Lithuania has already provided 3 million euros in aid to Ukraine to help it rebuild its energy infrastructure, with an additional 2 million euros to be given to the country’s war-ravaged energy sector shortly, the Energy Ministry has said. Russia is deliberately destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys says. “To our knowledge, 40%…