Solidarumas, a Lithuanian trade union, has suggested nationalizing a Kedainiai-based phosphate fertilizer manufacturer Lifosa the indirect owner of which is subject to EU sanctions. Kristina Krupaviciene, the union’s chairwoman, has presented the proposal to the Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, saying that the move would help save jobs, government and municipal revenues. Some of the company’s…
About 200 types of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)-standard drugs, imported from Turkey, will be available on the Georgian market in about a month, Deputy Health Minister Ilia Gudushauri has said. The Deputy Minister noted a total of 35 types of medicines were already available on the market, with about 50 being submitted to the ministry…
The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that for March 15 it has authorized six flights to and from the Republic of Moldova. Two flights of official delegations took place that day; a cargo flight, DHL mail; a repatriation flight of Israeli citizens, operated by the Sky Up airline, on the Chisinau-Tel Aviv-Chisinau route; a humanitarian…
The planned completion of the Tartu Sudalinna Cultural Center (SUKU), listed as a cultural object of national significance, will be postponed by two years, with the center estimated to open its doors in 2029. While the Riigikogu approved the application for the center with the original completion date in 2027, the project is being aimed…
Lithuania has signed a contract to purchase new counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems for its armed forces, the Defense Ministry reports. The systems will be configured to detect, identify and neutralize UAVs by suppressing navigation, video transmission and control signals, the ministry said. The Defense Material Agency signed the contract with NT Service, a Lithuanian…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky promises maximum deregulation of business and calls for the resumption of business activities where there is no fighting. The Head of State made a corresponding statement in his evening address on March 14, after 19 days of resistance to the Russian aggression. According to him, the Cabinet of Ministers of…
Ukraine’s production is five times as much as its domestic consumption, so it has sufficient food reserves, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky has said. According to him, even if production stops, Ukraine now has a large stock of everything it needs because “we are exporters, and exports have stopped.” “For example,…