The Incukalns gas storage facility in Latvia – the only one of its kind in the Baltic States – is emptying, and is currently less than 50% full. Gas storage facilities in Europe are currently around 80% full, while the Incukalns facility has dropped to 49.7% of its capacity. “The whole Baltic region and Finland…
The Ministry of Health received ten thousand quick tests for the detection of COVID-19 from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). At the same time, at the request of the Ministry of Health, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will deliver to the Republic of Moldova a batch of medical equipment that includes electrocardiographs,…
All Lithuanian border guards should receive NATO-standard compliant weapons until the end of 2023, Rustamas Liubajevas, the commander of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT), has said. “We are planning to fully meet our needs next year,” he told reporters. The Lithuanian Armed Forces transferred 200 G-36 automatic rifles to border guards some time…
The European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) has increased the available cross-border capacity for Ukraine’s electricity exports towards the EU to 300 megawatts. Such capacities will be available to Ukrainian exporters during peak consumption hours. The relevant decision was made by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of Continental Europe at a meeting of the…
As part of this year’s small-scale privatization, Ukraine aims to privatize at least 150 small state-owned enterprises. According to the Ministry of Economy, the received funds will be directed to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Bidding will start from the book value of an asset, and the final price will be determined…
The Lithuanian Armed Forces is undergoing significant upgrades. Construction of a new military campus has started near Vilnius, and two more will soon be launched in Silale and Siauliai. New ammunition depots are also being built. In addition to that, the ministry is planning to buy new weapons and expects the military budget, which has…
The second half of next year should bring inflation down below 10%, according to Pawel Borys, head of the Polish Development Fund (PFR). On August 31, Poland’s statistical office said August inflation stood at 16.1% YoY and increased by 0.8% MoM. Borys said that he believed Poland’s inflation would not exceed 20% this year, while…