On April 12, the Riigikogu’s finance committee reviewed the amendment proposals submitted for the third reading of the draft supplementary budget for this year and proposed to the plenary that a final vote be held. Committee chairman Erki Savisaar (Center) said that the parliamentary groups tabled the same proposals for the third reading as for…
Latvia’s national carrier airBaltic will be operating a direct flight link between the Latvian and Scottish capitals, Riga and Edinburgh, from June 4. While weekly direct flights have in the past linked Riga and Glasgow, the new link will run twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, using the airline’s Airbus A220-300 planes. While Estonia closed…
A temporary ban was imposed on the export of medicines and medical products from Kyrgyzstan for a period of six months. The corresponding decision was signed by the Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov. The ban was imposed within the approved plan of priority measures of the Government. Its purpose is to protect the life and health…
Samarkand air harbor is about to become a major tourist hub. The entire airport is soon to receive a program which is expected to systematize the most complex system of the commissioning of a new terminal. The project company Air Marakanda, together with specialists from Munich International Airport (Germany) and Istanbul International Airport (Turkey), is…
The conclusion of the Ukraine-Turkey Free Trade Agreement will help increase trade between the countries significantly. “Traditionally, we have paid considerable attention to our trade and economic relations, and further liberalization of bilateral trade is important for them. Signing a free trade agreement can significantly increase its volume. We understand that this is a responsible…
The Verkhovna Rada has finally unblocked the holding of auctions for the sale of large state-owned enterprises. Although the main purpose of privatization Ukrainian officials name fighting corruption and increasing the efficiency of property management rather than raising funds for the budget, the ban lift is primarily dictated by financial motives. A year ago, when…
The provisional estimate of the cost of the new teachers’ pay model in Latvia for the entire 2022-2023 academic year is at EUR 406 million, the chairperson of Latvian Education and Research Workers’ Trade Union (LIZDA) Inga Vanaga has said after a meeting with the world group of the Ministry of Education and Science. She…