KN (AB “Klaipedos nafta”), the operator of LNG and oil terminals, says it has completed the annual LNG terminal capacity allocation for the last quarter of this year. During the period from October 1 to December 31, five customers will use the booked 9.66 TWh of LNG terminal degassing capacity. In order to ensure that…
As many as 185,000 Ukrainians have been employed under a simplified procedure that Poland introduced to help them find work, the Ministry of Family and Labour has said. Under a special law, Ukrainian citizens who arrived in Poland after February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, can take up employment without the need to apply for…
A trial shipment of Ukrainian grain to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda shows that transport via Poland is inefficient and only shipments via Belarus would allow making full use of the port’s potential. The test run of the grain was delivered this week to the stevedoring company Bega. According to Klaipeda port companies, Ukrainian grain…
The Republic of Moldova has improved public access to budget information, according to the 2021 Open Budget Survey. It was made available on June 1 at a conference with participation of representatives of the Finance Ministry, EU Delegation to Moldova, IMF Office in Moldova, the Court of Accounts and Independent Expert-Grup Analytical Center. According to…
Turkey has gifted a Bayraktar combat drone to Lithuania to be handed over to Ukraine, journalist and public figure Andrius Tapinas said on June 2. “Turkey and the Baykar manufacturer have decided to gift to Lithuania a state-of-the-art Bayraktar TB2 combat drone with all optics and essentials,” Tapinas wrote on Facebook. Last week, ordinary Lithuanians…
As of May 31, Latvia has donated more than 1 million doses of anti-Covid vaccines to third countries, as reported by the National Health Service. The biggest number of vaccines was for Vaxzevria – 452,400 doses. Of this amount Latvia has donated 64,200 doses to Tunisia, 115,000 to Egypt, 80,000 to Benin, 55,200 to Kenya,…
Uncertainty over macroeconomic trends is high amid the Russia-Ukraine war, but Georgia’s financial system is ready to withstand stress, the National Bank of Georgia has said. “The banking sector remains resilient even in the face of severe and extreme risk scenarios. Despite the possible losses, the existing capital buffers allow for their absorption,” the NBG…