Some 63% of Ukrainian exports were directed to the EU countries from January to October, with most of them reaching the central and eastern regions, Ukraine’s Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office said in a post on Facebook. “In the first ten months of 2022, 63% of all Ukrainian exports were directed to the EU countries,…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on November 28 said the public employment programme for the country’s socially vulnerable individuals had given jobs to about 30,000 people since March. Speaking about the programme – launched on his initiative last year – at the weekly government meeting, the PM said the country’s Health Ministry registry still included…
The Lithuanian government on November 28 dismissed Mantas Staskevicius from his job as director of the country’s State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) amid corruption suspicions. “There’s probably nothing much to discuss here. Mr. Staskevicius is being dismissed from his post as of today,” Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte told the cabinet. A week ago, Simonyte…
More than eight out of ten people in Lithuania think that the situation in the country is getting worse, according to a survey conducted by Baltijos Tyrimai for LRT. The survey, conducted in late October and early November, found 84% of the respondents pessimistic about how things were going in the country, while 15% thought…
Germany will support agricultural sector of Ukraine by providing 9 million euros until the end of this year for the purchase of generators, as well as to help restore farms affected by war. This was stated by German Minister of Agriculture Cem Ozdemir during a meeting with Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine…
Poland’s unemployment rate remained unchanged MoM at 5.1% in October, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. Economists polled by PAP also expected a 5.1% unemployment figure in October. The number of registered unemployed measured 796,000 in October against 801,700 in September, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated October’s unemployment at…
The Lithuanian parliament Seimas has legalised specialised tobacco shops that will start operating in 2025. Other stores will no longer be allowed to publicly display tobacco products. On November 24, Lithuanian MPs adopted amendments to the Law on the Control of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Related Products, with 44 votes in favour, 13 against and…