The Public Procurement Review Committee (VAKO) has overruled a complaint from Lithuanian air carrier Transaviabaltika, finding that a clause setting a ceiling on airplane age in the new round of procurement on the Tallinn-Kuressaare flight route, which links Estonia’s largest island with the mainland, to be a legitimate demand, which does not distort competition. The…
2,800 apartments will be commissioned this year in the North Kazakhstan region. At a meeting of the local administration, Chief of the Construction, Architecture and Urban Planning Department Serik Mukhamediyev said that 420 rental apartments would be built for socially vulnerable groups of population. “We plan to continue the construction of affordable credit housing. 1,122…
Egg production in Ukraine grew by 3.4% YoY in 2019, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. Last year, Ukraine produced 16.68 billion eggs. In particular, agricultural enterprises produced 9.36 billion eggs (+5.2%) and households – 7.32 billion eggs (+1.2%). The largest number of eggs in 2019 was produced in the Kyiv region – 3.31…
Italy’s Ernest Airlines, which has temporarily halted its flights over the termination of its license, must pay for air navigation services rendered by the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) in November-December 2019 and partially in January 2020. “The due date for the payment of the invoice for November 2019 has come. The airline…
Among food delivery services operating in Estonia, two of the biggest competitors are the Finnish Wolt, which has operated on the Estonian market for years, and the Estonian Bolt, which entered the food delivery market last year, and while the newcomer sees no issue with the competition, leaked internal correspondence shows that Wolt is struggling…
Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas has hailed the first green energy action a “breakthough” for Lithuania as the winner asked no government support. “It is a breakthrough for Lithuania’s renewable energy, since it is the first time that investments are made into wind farms without state support,” the minister said in a press release. “Lithuania has…
Prime Minister Askar Mamin has chaired a meeting to discuss the development of cattle breeding in the country. Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov reported on measures taken to increase the number of cattle and beef production as well as regions’ potential for the development of beef cattle breeding. According to preliminary data, in 2019 gross…