President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics has proclaimed the state budget for next year along with 46 accompanying laws, according to a notice published in the official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis. The government approved the 2026 state budget on October 14, while the Saeima adopted it on December 4. Under the 2026 state budget, revenues are projected…
Estonia has been gradually withdrawing one- and two-cent euro coins from circulation, sending them to Latvia, which still uses them. Due to rounding-off rules introduced at the start of 2025, the smallest euro coin denominations are, while not completely obsolete, not practical in Estonia, nor in Finland, which has also been phasing the coins out.…
Construction work at the Rudninkai military training area is progressing significantly faster than planned, with the first stage of the project nearing structural completion nearly a year ahead of schedule, the head of contractor EIKA Construction has said. A wreath was raised on December 17 atop the future headquarters building of the German brigade to…
GymBeam built a regional e-commerce empire from Kosice. Now, after attracting heavyweight investors, it is moving its headquarters to Austria. GymBeam, one of Slovakia’s most successful e-commerce companies, is moving its legal headquarters and key strategic functions to Austria following a major EUR 110-million investment round. The Kosice-founded retailer, best known for fitness supplements and…
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine has approved the provision of state incentives to one more – the 13th – industrial park, “City of Glass”. The state allocated UAH 8.345 million in co-financing for the implementation of an infrastructure project. This decision marked the final approval in 2025 under the state incentive…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko held a meeting with the heads of regional military-civilian administrations on the implementation of the Government’s decision to review the current lists of critical infrastructure facilities. “As a result of the review, we have found an opportunity to free up at least 800 MW of electrical power. This will…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to provide an additional subsidy from the state budget in the amount of approximately UAH 1.6 billion to support frontline regions. The subsidy will enable communities to quickly address the most pressing local issues. This time, local authorities will decide independently where to allocate the funds based…