Ferry ticket prices between the mainland and the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa will rise from March 1 in a move, which a local government leader said was made over the heads of authorities and businesses on the islands. The price rises do not apply to island residents. “Understandably, price increases are difficult, but given…
The price of the Russian gas for Moldova will go down from $686.9 to $563 per 1,000 cubic meters in February, Executive Board Chairman of the gas distribution company Moldovagaz Vadim Cheban has reported via his Telegram channel. “According to preliminary calculations, the purchasing price of the natural gas for Moldovagaz will be $563 per…
The Ukrainian economy is stabilizing, and the country’s financial system is under control, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He stated this at the opening of the seventh session of the Verkhovna Rada on February 1. “Our economy is stabilizing. Everything is under control in the financial system. Revenues to the budget in January were over-fulfilled…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) recorded a decline in currency demand on the interbank foreign exchange market on January 28, according to a press release issued by the central bank. “On January 28, the demand for currency on the interbank foreign exchange market decreased and the hryvnia strengthened to UAH 28.68 per US dollar.…
The Government of Georgia is planning to purchase an additional batch of Javelin anti-tank portable missile system produced in the United States, with the Defence Ministry revealing it would benefit from a simplified purchase agreement in obtaining the modern weaponry from the country’s strategic partner. The purchase, with a total value of $26,246,866, will be…
The packaging deposit system start working in Latvia on February 1, said Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development Arturs Toms Pless. He admitted having something akin to Christmas morning anticipation when it comes to this event. “I believe I’ll not be the only one – the whole of Latvia’s society has been waiting for…
Tallink Grupp has announced that its Tallinn-Helsinki route cruise vessel Silja Europa will remain suspended from the route until April 1. During the suspension the vessel will undergo technical repairs before returning to the route and the company’s management has also decided to bring forward the vessel’s technical dry-docking, originally planned for 2023, to carry…