Revenues worth 20 billion lei were collected in the national public budget (BPN) in the first three months of this year, up by 3.3 billion lei YoY. According to the Finance Ministry, the expenses stood at 21.1 billion lei, up by 3.9 billion. The BPN’s carrying out resulted in a deficit of 1.1 billion lei…
So far, around 2,400 war refugees from Ukraine have found jobs in Lithuania. Overall, nearly 40,400 people who have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion have been registered in the country. According to the Employment Service, a total of 7,066 Ukrainians are currently registered as job seekers. Those who have found jobs are…
The Cabinet of Ministers restarted the economy and put it on the military rails. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in his video address on April 4. The Prime Minister voiced the main economic shifts and the results of work in this direction over the past week. In particular, UAH 73 billion was…
The ambassadors of the Group of Seven will assist Ukraine in receiving emergency and long-term humanitarian and economic support, as well as monitor reports of potential war crimes and other violations of humanitarian law. That’s according to a thread of tweets the G7 ambassadors. The G7 ambassadors stressed that they remained committed to Ukraine’s independence,…
On April 4, president Maia Sandu held a news conference, during which she informed that Moldova would not allow the voiding of sanctions against Russia as to the aspect of the banking system and as regards the re-exports too. The head of state said sappers from Moldova mig1ht help their colleagues from Ukraine. At the…
Lithuania is the first EU country to have completely stopped importing Russian gas, the Energy Ministry has announced. The move to become fully independent from Russian gas was made in response to Russia’s energy blackmailing Europe and the war in Ukraine. “We are the first EU country among Gazprom’s supply countries to gain independence from…
At a meeting on April 4, the Cabinet approved changes to the subsidy principles, including a set of facilities for farmers. The new provisions aim to improve access to subsidies for young farmers, women farmers and returning migrants who want to grow their livestock business, process agricultural production, grow fruit and vegetables on protected land…